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Treating Complex Multilayered Cases, Part 2
In the
October 2009 issue of Acupuncture Today, I wrote on how to use pulse diagnosis to distinguish patterns as excess, deficiency or complex excess with deficiency. I ended that article by saying that most complex layered cases that enter the clinic will show excess/deficiency patterns affecting the liver, stomach and spleen. Our job, as herbalists, is to evaluate the various stagnation and deficiency patterns and to apply the appropriate herbal formula.

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Medicare Patients Give Chiropractic High Mark

Results from demonstration project suggest feasibility of expanding chiropractic services in the Medicare program.

By Peter W. Crownfield, Executive Editor

The long-awaited final report on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) chiropractic demonstration project, conducted from April 2005 through March 2007, is good news for chiropractic, with 87 percent of patients surveyed giving their doctor of chiropractic a score of 8 or higher when asked to rate their satisfaction with care (1-10 scale), and 56 percent rating their chiropractor a perfect 10. Moreover, in all but one of the demonstration sites (metropolitan Chicago), health care costs did not increase significantly with the addition of chiropractic services. Read More

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Truck driver exams, Department of Transportation (DOT) and non-DOT alcohol and drug testing are the vehicle for all chiropractic physicians to significantly increase their income and fill open appointments. The chiropractic profession has a significant competitive edge over all other providers. That competitive edge will cause a detour in where upwards of $1 billion per year will be spent. Read More
Near the end of our last article (Jan. 1 issue), we indicated that contractors must evaluate suspected claims errors through the use of "probe" reviews. Under probe reviews, contractors may initially examine 20-40 claims per provider for provider-specific problems. Contractors may also conduct widespread probe reviews (involving approximately 100 or more claims from multiple providers) when a larger problem, such as a spike in billing for a specific procedure, is identified. Read More
Posture Evaluations, Part 1
Jeffrey Tucker, DC, DACRB
Like you, I keep looking for better ways to help patients out of their ill-health predicaments. Specifically, I look for that deep meaning of what the person's musculoskeletal system is trying to say to me while I look at their posture. My hope is to fulfill their expectation of me to improve their life and condition. I've always felt that if I learned enough about posture and functional anatomy, then my question, "Why does this person have pain?" would be answered. Read More
Super Breakfasts for Blood Sugar Balance
John Maher, DC, DCBCN, BCIM
Health may be best defined as the ability to maintain a condition of homeostasis, which is the ability of a body to regulate its internal conditions, such as the chemical composition of body fluids, so as to maintain health and functioning, regardless of outside conditions. A common way many of us begin to lose our health is by losing our ability to maintain a healthy level of sugar in our blood. In fact, some experts have said that dysglycemias have become an epidemic. Read More
Following my last column ("Insider's Secrets About Recovery or Postpayment Audits," Dec. 16, 2009), I received a boatload of e-mail inquiries in regards to audit protection or prevention strategies. The most common question in this regard was an interesting variation of the quest for the chiropractic Holy Grail: the "perfect SOAP note." Much like the Holy Grail of Arthurian legend, the assumption by many DCs is that such an instrument, example or software program (if it exists) would make the chiropractor invincible from all documentation denials or audits. Read More

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Approximately what percentage of your patients present with non-musculoskeletal complaints?
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6%-10%
11%-15%
16%-20%
21%-30%
31-40%
41%-50%
More than 50%