issue-16-2015 Archives - Chiropractic Economics

Adding it up

Daniel Sosnoski October 20, 2015

Editor’s Note | Better data means better decisions. Doctors love data. It’s hard to have too much of it. Of course that means information about your patients. Their vital signs and X-rays give you a basis on which to form clinical judgments.

From the ground up

Mark Charrette, DC October 19, 2015

Clinical Concerns | Understanding when your patients need biomechanical support during the gait cycle. Problems with walking can be caused by a number of neuromuscular conditions and biomechanical abnormalities.

Calculated decision: optimal vitamin D dosing

Jolie Root October 16, 2015

Research Results | How did The Institute of Medicine (IOM), part of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, get vitamin D dosing so wrong and how does the clinician make a more appropriate suggestion?

There’s got to be a morning after—doesn’t there?

Kathy Mills Chang, MCS-P October 15, 2015

Practice Central | Doctors who’ve put their nose to the grindstone, located their coding errors, and made a true effort to fix them have seen great turnarounds.

Making the first move: how to encourage physician referrals

Mark Sanna, DC October 14, 2015

Practice Central | To encourage primary-care physician referrals, start by extending a professional invitation. Physician-referred patients are a source of pride for the fortunate practices that receive them.

18th Annual Fees and Reimbursements Survey

Caroline Feeney October 13, 2015

Feature | As the data show signs of modest financial growth in the chiropractic industry, multiple waves of change stand to impact future reimbursements. But healthcare reform that increasingly favors low-cost effective care plays right into the profession’s innate strengths.

The rest of the story: sleep is a vital healthcare concern

Jack Dell'Accio October 12, 2015

Wellness Approach | The body, brain, and sleep are closely connected. Giving the body sleep allows it to learn, remember, and perform.