Chiropractic Business Tips

These simple steps can transform your credit score rating

Garrett B. Gunderson October 1, 2018

Money Management Today’s interest rates are some of the lowest in living memory. But many people can’t take advantage of these low rates because they don’t know how to maximize their credit score. Or even worse, they may have an error on their credit report that’s dragging their score down. So here are some tips for transforming your credit and defending yourself from errors.

Strong documentation can be a game-changer

Kathy Mills Chang, MCS-P September 27, 2018

Practice Central Have you ever read a story or a book, only to come to the end and feel like it had no ending; no cliff hanger, no idea if there will be a sequel—just nothing? Similarly, the documentation story of your patient’s active treatment deserves an ending, too. All too often, the story of a longstanding patient in your office is simply a run-on accounting of every time they’ve been to see you over the past 10 years.

18 steps to becoming a patient magnet

Steve Cox And Claudio Gormaz September 13, 2018

Marketing Matters There is one undeniable fact in business: Everyone wishes to be successful. But you can define and attain success in many ways. To be a doctor, you must endure many years of study and competition, which is a testament to your tenacity and success orientation. However, even the most dedicated DC can at times lose sight of the details for developing a thriving practice; moreover, the best game plan in the world is useless if not implemented. Thus, the first rule you need to adhere to is that you must overcome procrastination.

4 ways to build a successful practice with social media

Juliusz Dzierlatka September 12, 2018

In the age of social media, businesses are more in touch with their clients than ever before. They share before-and-after pictures online, post latest events or offers at the business and communicate with clients on a whole new level. The truth is if your business is not available on social media platforms, then it does not exist in today’s marketplace.

What you need to know with a cash-based practice

Kathy Mills Chang, MCS-P September 11, 2018

Practice Central Some providers dream about it: A totally cash-based practice. A virtual provider utopia where the frustrations of dealing with third-party payers don’t exist. No more appeals, no more rejections, fewer staff, lower malpractice premiums, and less worry over unpaid claims—sweet freedom! Or is it? Certainly, feeling freedom from the constraints of insurance carriers makes it seem like less is more.

Boost your business by promoting Pain Awareness Month and get your patients out of pain

Christina DeBusk September 5, 2018

Approximately 100 million Americans struggle with some level of pain according to the American Academy of Pain Medicine. This is roughly four times more than those afflicted with diabetes and eight times more than those diagnosed with cancer. Additionally, the nationwide costs related to these pain-related issues run as high as $635 billion annually, both is lost wages and expenses acquired while seeking and receiving medical care. With a goal of raising public awareness about the prevalence of pain and the variety of pain management options that exist to ease them, in 2001, the American Chronic Pain Association led a coalition to establish September as Pain Awareness Month.

How to survive the chiropractic cross-examination

Charles Theisler September 4, 2018

Legal Ease The great courtroom dramas in movies and on television are both captivating and inspiring. The most riveting scenes are filled with heart-stopping suspense and excitement, and usually involve cross-examination. It’s the lifeblood of a trial where no fact or assertion on direct examination is deemed settled until it has successfully weathered a cross-examination.

Know the new rules for taxing pass-through income

Mark E. Battersby September 2, 2018

Money Management The formation of pass-through entities, such as partnerships, limited liability companies (LLCs), S corporations and sole proprietorships, have long been extremely popular with chiropractors and their practices. In fact, one form of pass-through entity, the S corporation, is currently the most-used business entity. Limited liability companies (LLCs), however, are coming on strong and are the pass-through most frequently chosen today.

3 tax saving adjustments chiropractors need to make

Don Rasmussen September 1, 2018

Money Management Doctors of chiropractic use the term subluxation to depict the altered position of a vertebra and subsequent functional loss that determines the location to perform a spinal adjustment. For most chiropractors, when it comes to the subject of taxes, financial subluxations are the lack of effective tax planning. This, in turn, creates financial loss and pain.

What you need to know about better data protection

Jeff Brown August 31, 2018

Tech Talk While best-practices exist for the use of Wi-Fi connections, there are no guarantees of absolute security. Your duty, therefore, is not to achieve 100-percent security (this is impossible) but rather to assess and reduce risk to a level you consider acceptable. To begin, you must first understand the inherent vulnerabilities of Wi-Fi networks.

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