By: Gina Bortolussi | 2010-04-03 | Insurance Control and transparency are two things that can make a Chiropractor's life much easier. With a handle on transparency and control, Chiropractors can make their practice the best in can be because they will have a great track record. Billing services provide Chiropractors with software that will take care of transparency and control for them. There are different types of control in a practice and they all contribute to the way a practice is run. One type of control is knowing all the information about a claim. read more
By: Frank Gordon | 2010-03-30 | Insurance Although software vendors do provide system documentation, they normally do not provide documentation specific to your use of the software. It is important for you to clearly define and document how the software and billing system will be used specifically in your office. read more
By: Frank Gordon | 2010-03-31 | Insurance A good chiropractic billing and practice management system supplies comprehensive support for all aspects of patient processing and record handling. Such a system should be easy to use, be oriented to providing a high level of service for interacting with the patient, and should reduce paperwork and manual processing as much as possible. read more
By: K.Swan | 2010-10-25 | Software Chiropractic Software iPad is the powerful tool of a practicing chiropractor. He has taken his Chiropractic Soap Note Software he developed and tooled it to work on the iPad. I have seen this software work, and it is incredible. There is a link in the resource box leading to a video demo of it for you. read more
By: Frank Gordon | 2010-03-31 | Insurance Since scheduling is so important and can have a substantial financial impact on your practice, before selecting a medical billing system you should carefully review what scheduling features are included with the system. You should also ask current customers of medical billing systems you are considering how satisfied they are with the scheduling aspect of the system. read more
By: Frank Gordon | 2010-03-27 | Marketing The patient appreciation event is an event every chiropractor should plan for at least once a year. What is the patient appreciation event? A patient appreciation event is an event where the chiropractor simply thanks patients for regularly visiting his practice to address health issues. read more
By: Frank Gordon | 2010-03-27 | Marketing Community marketing is one component of a chiropractic marketing approach that is often not implemented even though this approach can be highly effective in terms of building awareness of a practice, establishing a positive image of a practice in the community, and attracting more patients to the practice. Following are specific tips and ideas for how to effectively market in the community. read more
By: Frank Gordon | 2010-03-27 | Strategic planning The importance of patient lifetime value is often not realized by many chiropractors but it is an extremely important concept in terms of maintaining and improving the overall profitability of the practice. What is patient lifetime value? Patient lifetime value is the value of a patient while they continue to be a patient visiting a practice. read more
By: Jessica Thomson | 2011-09-14 | Health & Fitness The subjective component of Soap notes includes recording the patient’s symptoms is a detailed way with notes about any history of present illness or HPI. For instance a patient suffering from high blood pressure or diabetes could have a family history of the same disease. read more
By: Frank Gordon | 2010-03-29 | Marketing As a chiropractor new patents are the lifeblood of your practice. Unfortunately, many chiropractors who have mastered the technical aspects of their profession have not focused enough attention on their marketing. read more
By: Frank Gordon | 2010-03-26 | Web Development If you are like most chiropractors, you have a web site. That's great, but has the web site produced any new patients for you? Are you providing valuable web site information to your current patients to maintain their loyalty to you? If you're like many chiropractors, unfortunately, the answer to these questions is "no." read more
By: Tom Necela | 2010-05-10 | Insurance Confused about which are the correct diagnosis codes to bill Medicare for chiropractic services? Are you getting denials from Medicare because of codes that have been submitted incorrectly? Billing for chiropractic services can be more complicated because of specific rules and incorrect billing will result in denied or delayed payments. Keep reading to learn how to make sure that you are billing Medicare correctly for your chiropractic claims. read more
By: Frank Gordon | 2010-03-27 | Marketing Although most chiropractors are experts in how to treat patients and all of the technical aspects of their practice, many have not mastered important communications skills that are important for the growth and profitability of their practice as well as for maintaining a high level of motivation on the part of their staff. Here are some important tips for communicating better. read more
By: Frank Gordon | 2010-03-19 | Marketing Postcard marketing is a marketing approach many chiropractors are not aware of. Postcard marketing is an approach where postcards are mailed to potential patients or to existing patients for the purpose of adding additional revenue to a chiropractic practice. read more
By: Frank Gordon | 2010-03-19 | Software If your practice has purchased software to help the practice operate more effectively, one way you can best utilize that software is to join a software user group. What is a software user group? read more