What's New

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1-5-12

New Medical-Legal Educational Flier,#112, "40% of Whiplash Pain Persists for 1 Year" for you to share with the attorneys has been posted on our Web site, www.teachchiros.com, under “Educational Materials.”

11-28-11

New Medical-Legal Educational Flier,#111, "Whiplash Risk Factors Identified" for you to share with the attorneys has been posted on our Web site, www.teachchiros.com, under “Educational Materials.”

11-8-11

New Medical-Legal Educational Flier,#110, "Whiplash Injury PROVEN!" for you to share with the attorneys has been posted on our Web site, www.teachchiros.com, under “Educational Materials.”

10-13-11

New Medical-Legal Educational Flier,#109, "Traffic Injuries - More Than Neck Pain," for you to share with the attorneys has been posted on our Web site, www.teachchiros.com, under “Educational Materials.”

9-19-11

New Medical-Legal Educational Flier,#108, "Cervical Radicular Pain - UPDATE," for you to share with the attorneys has been posted on our Web site, www.teachchiros.com, under “Educational Materials.”

8-30-11
New Medical-Legal Educational Flier,#107, "Topics Previously Covered and Available," for you to share with the attorneys has been posted on our Web site, www.teachchiros.com, under “Educational Materials.”

8-17-11

New Medical-Legal Educational Flier,#106, "Is Compensation BAD for HEALTH?," for you to share with the attorneys has been posted on our Web site, www.teachchiros.com, under “Educational Materials.”

8-5-11

New Medical-Legal Educational Flier,#105, "Spinal Stenosis INCREASES Bodily Injury," for you to share with the attorneys has been posted on our Web site, www.teachchiros.com, under “Educational Materials.”

7-15-11

New Medical-Legal Educational Flier,#104, "Nerve Injury Causes Persistent Functional Loss," for you to share with the attorneys has been posted on our Web site, www.teachchiros.com, under “Educational Materials.”

7-10-2011

New Quickie Consult #249 "Are you the EASY BUTTON?" How to create the easy button for lawyers in a medical-legal environment in an honest and ethical manner. Once you do...the whole process will get instantly easier for your practice also.  

7-1-2011

New Quickie Consult #248 "Coding, Diagnosing, Insurance Carriers and Bullcap...aka FRAUD" How creating a transparent office with carriers and coding properly can save you years of turmoil and huge legal fees. A simple solution with even simpler steps.

6-30-2011

New Quickie Consult #247 "New Bi-Monthly Flyer Proceedure" How research article requests have changed.

6-30-2011

New Quickie Consult #246: "PI 101...Building it From Scratch, Part 3" On this visit, I interviewed a DC, PA and Neurologist to hire in the practice. The interview process was began and I also started building the paperwork infrastructure of the Calendar and Made Up Missed systems.

6-28-2011

New Quickie Consult #245: "Office Hours" Finding the right blend of hours to accommodate the needs of the pubic varies. We are taking a survey nationally to get a consensus to help guide your practice.

6-27-2011

New Quickie Consult #244 & Consultation #217: "Be Seen and Get Referrals" A concise list of what to do in order for the legal community to find you. This consultation outlines most of the programs taught. Follow complete the list and win.

6-25-2011

New Quickie Consult #243: "Build it From Scratch, Part 2" Chronicling my consulting an office and building an infrastructure and successful PI practice from the ground up. This session handled using our resources to build our team of medical specialists and creating a billing system to ensure compliance and not missing billable services.

6-24-2011

New Quickie Consult #242: "We Change or We Die" How to stay current in practice or end up like the Dinosaurs or the Edsel. Understanding the needs of the lawyers, the courts and the medical-legal practice in this ever changing environment.

6-22-2011

Consultation #215: "Pre-Existing Conditions & Court Rulings" How pre-existing issues are viewed by both licensure boards and the courts. Legal explanations of how lawyers and the courts utilize those pre-existing issues and impact it has on legal cases.

6-22-11

New Medical-Legal Educational Flier,#103, "Bodily Injury and Anatomical Variants," for you to share with the attorneys has been posted on our Web site, www.teachchiros.com, under “Educational Materials.”

6-17-2011

New Quickie Consult #241: "PI 101...Build it from Scratch, Part 1" I consulting an office the does ZERO PI in a very busy medical environment. The office has no chiropractic and very limited musculoskeletal patients. My role is to create a chiropractic department and a complete Musculoskeletal practice. I will be implementing systems to ensure compliance along with creating a referral program. As I progress in the creation of this practice, I will keep you abreast of every action so that you can mimic it for your office.

6-16-2011

New Quickie Consult #240: "Safety Alert" Preventing death in a chiropractic office with children not being supervised. A link to a critical article.

6-13-2011

New Quickie Consult #239: "Get Published" The reasons for getting published and an easy path to accomplish the achievement.

6-13-11

New Medical-Legal Educational Flier,#102, "Nerve Injury and Minor Traffic Accidents," for you to share with the attorneys has been posted on our Web site, www.teachchiros.com, under “Educational Materials.”

6-12-2011

New Quickie Consult #238: "I Spoke to 110 Lawyers Last Night and They Said..." Keeping up to date on the needs of the courts requires you to constantly communicate with the officers of the courts; the lawyers. In our quest to stay current, the latest on what the needs of the lawyers are.

6-8-2011

New Quickie Consult #237 "ICD-10" When the new coding guidelines takes effect and how we will be supporting you.

6-7-2011

New Consult tation #213#213: "IME Rebuttal System" This is conjunction with consultation #205, 210 and Quickie Consult #229. How to handle the IME system so that you are not taken advantage of and have your reputation tarnished.

6-6-2011

New Quickie Consult #236: "A Positive Ending to a 5-Year Battle with a Former Staff Member" How and why our office prevailed in a labor charge, dispute, hearing and trial with a former staff member.

6-3-2011

New Quickie Consult #235: "You are Not Everyone's Bitch" STOP doing everything for everyone. You have a role and you must stay within that role. All of the other things you take on that are not your responsibility will eventually equate to stifling the growth of your practice.

5-30-2011

New Consultation #211 Posted: "2.49 mph Threshold for Injury" Causal relationship is a critical component of admissibility to lawyers in every state and the no-damage crashes raises serious questions. It is your responsibility as THE "medical-legal educator" to raise the awareness of the courts and individual lawyers and become their "go-to" person with these types of cases. This consultation is a peer referenced article to be able to utilize in certifying you, as the expert on trauma related issues. Read and Win!!!

5-27-2011

New Quickie Consult #234: "If it's Too Good To Be True" There are many get rich quick schemes out there and this is about identifying some so that you can RUN LIKE HELL when they approach you and how to extricate yourself if you have been convinced incorrectly to participate.

5-26-2011

New Quickie Consult #233: "The Power of Chiropractic" Testimonials of patients from 20-30 years ago to remind us of the power in our hands when we adjust. NEVER FORGET!

5-25-2011

New Medical-Legal Educational Flier,#101, "Whiplash Injury PROVEN at 4km/hr," for you to share with the attorneys has been posted on our Web site, www.teachchiros.com, under “Educational Materials.”

5-24-2011

New Quickie Consult #232: "Curriculum Vitae's and Management Citations" In formulating a professional CV, there are many do's and don'ts that will serve you well. Some cite everything not realizing the critical errors and negative sequella of posting inappropriate citations.

5-18-2011

New Quickie Consult #231: "Posting Links" How to increase your Internet visibility for free. The proper way to link and back-link your URL's.

5-17-2011

New Quickie Consult #230: "Marketing Your Practice to Lawyers" This one is a game-changer! What Madison Avenue marketing firms have taught me and how to translate that to individual practices. It is easy, easy, easy and not expensive at all!

5-13-2011

New Medical-Legal Educational Flier,#100, "Whiplash Causes Deafness, Tinnitus and Vertigo," for you to share with the attorneys has been posted on our Web site, www.teachchiros.com, under “Educational Materials.”

5-11-2011

New Consultation #210 Posted: "IME Sample Rebuttal Report" Sample language in rebutting fraudulent IME reports and actions that should be taken to ensure that all of the facts are on the table. These egregious reports should not go unresponded to and the perpetrator of the fraudulent report should not go unchecked.

5-10-2011

New Quickie Consult #229: "IME Secret" Some of the dirty little secrets that IME doctors have when performing examinations and writing reports. In many instances, your patients well-being is not at the center of the process.

5-9-2011

New Quickie Consult #228: "1 Opinion Does Not Rule the Day" Many doctors erroneously think that every lawyer speaks for the entire court in their state; a huge mistake! Lawyers, like everyone else have opinions and personal experiences and although 1 lawyer can be very articulate and strong in their opinion, it is still 1 person's opinion. This program is built on 1 opinion from 10,000's lawyers, judges and courts and represents a consensus  on how to proceed. Build your relationships with the caveat, that 1 opinion does not rule the day.

5-5-2011

New Quickie Consult #227: "Know the Rules or Struggle Financially" To the victor goes the spoils as the adage goes. This is about knowing the rules of your state regarding documentation needs, diagnostic criteria and outcome assessments in order to treat and get reimbursed.

5-3-2011

New Consultation #207 Posted: "Narrative Conclusion Language and the Disc Bulge" This conclusory language is in concert with consultation #197 that you MUST read in order to understand and implement the above language. This is a "game changer" and will serve you well for the rest of your career. This will set you apart from the entire medical community as it is based upon research so new that most medical specialists have never read it, let alone report on it.　

In a microcosm, this　consultation　is what this program is all about; being the expert, teaching the lawyer and reporting and becoming both the resource for cutting edge information and then having the credentials to be able to testify on the findings.

5-2-2011

New Consultation #207 Posted: "The Studin Top 10 Bullcrap Reasons for Failure" Make sure you are not in any of the top 10 categories to ensure success in your practice and career.

4-29-2011

New Quickie Consult #226: "Utilizing Technology" How to understand the technology needs in a medical-legal environment and creating a successful infrastructure with the correct applications. In addition, learning how to communicate with the legal community in 2011.

4-28-2011

New Quickie Consult #225: "Deposition Strategy" How to conduct yourself in a deposition from understanding the parties to the 3 most common answers universal to all depositions.

4-27-2011

New Medical-Legal Educational Flier,#99, "Personality Disorders Do NOT Delay Recovery in Traffic Accidents," for you to share with the attorneys has been posted on our Web site, www.teachchiros.com, under “Educational Materials.”

4-20-2011

New Quickie Consult #224: "Accident History Language" As reported to me by 1000's of lawyers nationally, how to accurately describe and responsibly describe a patient's accident.

4-19-2011

New Quickie Consult #223: "IME Rebuttal" Language and directions for IME rebuttals when the IME doctor performs both an honest and "bogus" evaluation..

4-17-2011

New Consultation #204 Posted: "IME Rebuttal; Protecting Your Reputation" This one is a "GAME CHANGER" and I believe is one of the most significant changes made in the Lawyers PI Program in years. This is in direct response to every conversation I have had with lawyers for years and the issue is addressed and tackled. It is mandatory reading!

New Quickie Consult #222: "Schmorl's Nodes" Acute Schmorl's Nodes occur with trauma. This often misunderstood clinical finding has a profound effect on both your treatment plan and the medical-legal implications.

4-15-2011
New Medical-Legal Educational Flier,#98, "CRITICAL UPDATE - Innervation of Degenerative Intervertebral Discs," for you to share with the attorneys has been posted on our Web site, www.teachchiros.com, under “Educational Materials.”

4-14-2011

New Quickie Consult #221: "Acres of Diamonds" You don't have gold in your offices as we speak, you have diamonds. How to recognize them and mine them to use today.

4-6-2011

New Quickie Consult #220: "Work Restriction Affidavit" All too often we leave ourselves exposed writing work excuses for our patients, understanding that some of the patients aren't always honest. You need to protect your practice and your license and this consultation explains how.

4-4-2011

New Consultation #204 Posted: "Building a Legally Defensible Narrative and Practice" This consultation describes the process of "legally defensible;" 2 of the most important words in the business of health care. You ARE targets; all of you no matter how big or small your practice because as a group, doctors level of business IQ is low and the carriers and government know it making us all easy targets. This consultation shows you how to fair well in court, in your level of reimbursement and allows you to sleep at night with much larger checkbook balances.

3-30-2011

New Quickie Consult #219: "First Impressions" Dressing for success is critical. Again, you only get one chance for a first impression, bit on paper and in person. This is a personal anecdote of how I failed to make that "great first impression."

3-28-2011

New Consultation #203 Posted: "Initial History Language" How you report the history is paramount and the first words the legal profession sees from you. As the adage goes, "you only get 1 chance at a first impression" so make it good. This consultation provides a sample of an expertly written initial history.

3-26-2011

The Academy of Chiropractic Announces the release of the Post Doctor Educational Course "Patient Intake, History and Examination."  This is a 2 CE credit course and can be found at www.TeachDoctors.com.

3-26-2011

New Medical-Legal Educational Flier,#97, "Whiplash Injury, the Central Nervous System and Persistent Pain," for you to share with the attorneys has been posted on our Web site, www.teachchiros.com, under “Educational Materials.”

3-25-2011

New Consultation #201 Posted: "Using Primary Care Doctors as a Value Added Service for Lawyers and Getting Referrals" How to understand the relationship between the DC and the primary care doctor (PCP) and creating the scenario for the lawyers to work with both.

3-21-2011

New Consultation #200 Posted: "Let's Talk About the Business of Marketing For Your Practice" A breakthrough approach to use the Internet in Search Engine Optimization and Social Network Friends Marketing for your practice. This is in conjunction with PMX Computing (www.pmxli.com,) a national leader in SEO and SNF marketing strategies and delivering the services to doctors of chiropractic.

3-18-2011

New Quickie Consult #218 Posted: "Reputation; Yours will Determine Your Referrals" A reputation is no more than perception based upon facts and experience of the referring sources. If yours is good, then you will bear the fruits of referrals. How to understand and build a good reputation.

3-16-2011

New Quickie Consult #217 Posted: "Disc Bulge Language" This research is a "game changer" in the understanding of new research on the disc bulge and sequella as a result of trauma. Through peer-reviewed research, this finding alters the diagnosis, prognosis and treatment plans for trauma patients.

3-12-2011

New Quickie Consult #216 Posted: "Beware of the Uninformed Leading you Down the Slippery Slope" What other consultants are offering to get you PI Cases and legal, ethical and erroneous information many are attempting to convince you to do. The process of acquiring clinical excellence and admissibility is steadfast in the core of personal injury success.

3-11-2011

New Medical-Legal Educational Flier,#96, "Seatbelt Injuries and Spinal Fractures," for you to share with the attorneys has been posted on our Web site, www.teachchiros.com, under “Educational Materials.”

3-8-2011

New Quickie Consult #215 Posted: "Lawyers Want to Talk to You" In Delaware a lawyer had a pointed conversation with me explaining the barriers in communication between the medical and legal fields and how to tear them down. This explains how to tear down the walls.

2-28-2011

New Quickie Consult #214 Posted: "CV's and Getting Paid with Insurers" Your CV is a powerful tool and if utilized properly positions you as the expert. Insurance companies do notice and this consultation teaches you how to Poston yourself within the carriers as expert.

2-26-2011

New Quickie Consult #213 Posted: "CV's and Narratives" How to handle communicating CV's with lawyers in medical-legal documentation .

2-24-2011

New Medical-Legal Educational Flier,#95, "Pre-Existing Disc Disease INCREASES Bodily Injury," for you to share with the attorneys has been posted on our Web site, www.teachchiros.com, under “Educational Materials.”

2-23-2011

New Consultation Posted #198: "Fees for Testifying in Court" A new way to look at how you place a value on your expert witness fee based upon feedback from the legal community.

2-21-2011

New Audio Consultation Posted: "New Jersey Mastermind on 2-17-2011" A 1-hour audio on the latest protocols and changes in medical-legal relationships based upon the current needs of lawyers nationally. As court rulings come down and insurance negotiations take on new twists our findings never change or alter for any medical-legal scenario, however our language on  how our findings are reported, based upon admissibility standards must stay current. This session is about accurate documentation and ethical relationships.

2-18-2011

New Quickie Consultation Posted #212: "Spondylolysis and the Time for Surgical Consultations" Understanding the nuances of spondylolysis, the clinical signs and protocols for diagnostic evaluations.

2-16-2011

New Consultation Posted #197: "Bulging Discs and Pain From Trauma" Breakthrough research explains the how and why trauma victims have pain in the pre-existing bulging disc. The clinical implications in creating an accurate diagnosis, prognosis and treatment plan are "practice changing." These findings also changes the way the courts should now look upon pre-existing bulges and current trauma.

2-14-2011

New Consultation Posted #196: "The Talent Code and What Lawyers Want: After traveling around the country and lecturing to lawyers over the past week, new medical-legal concepts were developed, in conjunction with new research findings on learning strategies that will help the doctor develop their practice over the short and long run.

2-5-2011

New Quickie Consultation Posted #211: "High Risk of Death Lasts for Years After Head Injury" A research review and on the sequella of head injuries and mortality of those patents.

2-4-2011

New Consultation Posted #195: "MRI's and Chiropractic" Your example of leading the profession thorough MRI interpretation is changing the culture and direction of chiropractic.

2-3-2011

New Quickie Consultation Posted #210: "Digital Motion X-Rays" Fantastic technology that needs research and the process of ordering this test and other advanced diagnostic testing and how it pertains to changing treatment plans.

2-2-2011

New Medical-Legal Educational Flier,#94, "Bodily Injury is NOT Proportional to Vehicle Damage," for you to share with the attorneys has been posted on our Web site, www.teachchiros.com, under “Educational Materials.”

2-1-2011

New Quickie Consultation Posted #211: "As Bad As it Gets" One doctors accounting of how his documentation, or lack thereof will be costing him his license and the lessons to be learned.

1-28-2011

New Consultation Posted #194: "Ordering Diagnostic Testing; A Critical Update" A critical inside look at what carriers and licensure boards review when the clinician orders diagnostic testing.

1-27-2011

New Quickie Consultation Posted #210: "Ordering Diagnostic Testing" The correct triaging and documenting your patient's necessity for advanced diagnostic testing.

1-24-2011

New Quickie Consultation Posted #208: "Research Editorial - Minor Impact Soft Tissue Injury" Understanding what the research community is saying about minor damage crashes is critical to the expert in trauma. This article explains the arguments on both sides and offers compelling evidence to causality.

1-13-2011

New Quickie Consultation Posted #207: "The Winning Formula" The latest checklist of what you need to achieve an ultra successful PI Practice. As the program and myself evolve and communicate to more PI lawyers nationally, the more the program stays the same and changes drastically at the same time.

1-10-2011

New Quickie Consultation Posted #206: "Professional Memberships Matter" How the medical-legal community views doctors who are both members and non-members of professional organizations.

1-5-2011

New Quickie Consultation Posted #205: "The Stark Truth About Licensure Audits" 1 doctors accounting of how he only lost his license for short time because he did enough things right.

1-4-2010

UPDATE: Consultation #5: "Admissibility" Has been updated with new information about the legal process and your documentation and level of participation.

1-3-2011

New Medical-Legal Educational Flier,#93, “Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in Children Post MVA,” for you to share with the attorneys has been posted on our Web site, www.teachchiros.com under “Educational Materials.”

12-31-2010

New Consultation Posted #192:  "Asthma, Personal Injury, Research and the Wonders of Chiropractic" A full explanation of chiropractic results and referral relationships with both MD's and lawyers.

12-29-2010

Courtesy Consultation: MD Relationship Program #41: "Rib-Out Referral" A Medical resident in the emergency room referred a patient to chiropractic for a misplaced rib head. How to understand the process in the emergency rooms and create the referrals to your office.

12-28-2010

New Quickie Consultation Posted #204: "Asthma, Personal Injury, Research and the Wonders of Chiropractic" Understanding the correlation between chiropractic results and the ability of referrers to send DC's patients.

12-26-2010

New Quickie Consultation Posted #203: "Research Survey"  We are automating the "Case Report" submission process in order to fill a void in chiropractic. This survey will help us design the format to change how the world sees chiropractic.

12-18-2010

New Quickie Consultation Posted #202: "RSD, Innate & Research" A critical commentary on disease, innate and research and the the necessity for the chiropractic profession to evolve without losing sight of it's roots.

12-17-2010

New Quickie Consultation Posted #201: "Breaking into the Lawyer's Word" If the lawyers don't come running to you, how to get in front of them; en masse' so that you can create the paradigm of getting them to come running after you.

New Quickie Consultation Posted #200: "Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy / Complex Regional Pain Syndrome" This oft misunderstood malady is frequently a sequella to trauma and protocols on triaging and treating your patient.

12-15-2010

New Medical-Legal Educational Flier,#92, “Whiplash is MORE than just Neck Pain,” for you to share with the attorneys has been posted on our Web site, www.teachchiros.com under “Educational Materials.”

12-6-2010

New Quickie Consultation Posted #199: "Narrative Reporting" Organizing your results so that a claims examiner or on the witness stand you can preset clear and concise issues.

11-30-2010

New Medical-Legal Educational Flier,#91, “Low Speed Collisions and Lower Back Pain,” for you to share with the attorneys has been posted on our Web site, www.teachchiros.com under “Educational Materials.”

11-30-2010

New Consultation Posted #188: "How to conduct yourself when an insurance investigator shows up" The insurance companies historically send investigators into your offices for various reasons and none of them are to help you make more money or to tell you how good you are doing. This consultation will give you insight and specific instructions on what to do...READ IT...IT IS MANDATORY.

11-28-2010

New Consultation Posted #187: "Trial Lawyers Training" A reporting of the most recent trial lawyer's association yearly meeting and the needs of the lawyers in 2010-2011.

11-27-2010

New Quickie Consultation Posted #198: "CPT Code 98941 & Audits" Medicare's new 98941 CPT Audit Rule.

11-26-2010

New Quickie Consultation Posted #197: "The Proper Format for Reporting Diagnostic Testing in Your Narrative" MRI's, CAT Scans, EMG/NCV's, etc...must be reported in an admissible format in order for the lawyer's to get your report admitted into testimony. How to accurately report the findings.

11-25-2010

New Quickie Consultation Posted #196: "The Biggest Offender in the Improper Use of Grammar" I am the biggest offender when abusing grammar and how to prevent you from looking the "fool" in your written materials and reports.

11-23-2010

New Quickie Consultation Posted #195: "The Proper Use of Patient Names in Narrative Writing" All too often, the utilization of your patents' name is mis-used and how to properly position those names in your reports.

11-21-2010

New Quickie Consultation Posted #194: "Insurance Company Audits"  The newest trends in audits and the exposure every doctor in the country has that accepts money from any carrier. They are all looking at you and how to understand and prevail in the process.

11-18-2010

New Quickie Consultation Posted #193: "Clinical Review: Fractures" A case review of the emergency room and the radiologist missing sternal, rib and shoulder shoulder fractures and how the case was triaged in order to conclude an accurate diagnosis.

11-17-2010

New Quickie Consultation Posted #192: "References" The utilization of references in your narrative and the admissibility issues that arise. This consultation explains the place of a reference in the medical-legal arena.

11-16-2010

New Consultation Posted #185: "Creating Chiropractic To Be the 1st Choice for Trial Lawyers" My experience being the key-note speaker at the New Jersey Association for Justice (aka NJ Trial Lawyers Association) and the steps taken to get chiropractic to be recognized as expert of choice in an accident case. This consultation also explains how you can create the same scenario in your state.

11-15-2010

New Medical-Legal Educational Flier,#90, “Neck Pain in 'Minor' Traffic Accidents,” for you to share with the attorneys has been posted on our Web site, www.teachchiros.com under “Educational Materials.”

11-10-2010

New Quickie Consultation #191 Posted: "Referenced Research or Footnotes" The power of the reference and footnote in narratives detailed.

11-8-2010

New Consultation Posted #183 Back linking; A Critical Key to Being Seen How to use your Web site, the US Chiropractic Directory to interface with lawyers, referring doctors, clergy, patents and other referral sources and be seen.

11-3-2010

New Medical-Legal Educational Flier,#89, “Normal Range of Motion in the Cervical Spine,” for you to share with the attorneys has been posted on our Web site, www.teachchiros.com under “Educational Materials.”

11-1-2010

New Consultation Posted #182: "S.O.A.P.; 4 Critical Stand-Alone Letters" The critical factors in preventing, bypassing or prevailing in audits are often overlooked because of simple issues. How to close that loophole.

10-27-2010

New Quickie Consultation #191 Posted: "Relationships with Neurosurgeons" How to understand the needs of the neurosurgeon and creating a peer relationship while getting the neurosurgeon as part of YOUR team.

10-26-2010

New Quickie Consultation #190 Posted: " "Being Dumb is Good for Success, but Being Smart is the Key to Success" There is a time and place with no substitution for clinical excellence.

10-25-2010

New Quickie Consultation #189 Posted: "I Am So Naive" Why the "not so smart" doctors are succeeding at unprecedented levels by not re-inventing the wheel and following the program.

10-20-2010

New Medical-Legal Educational Flier,#88, “Diagnosing Head Pain After Whiplash,” for you to share with the attorneys has been posted on our Web site, www.teachchiros.com under “Educational Materials.”  If you need a link to obtain the supporting document, contact the program coordinator.

10-18-2010

New Quickie Consultation #188 Posted: "Testimony Suggestions" When you are being disrespectfully cross-examined for being a chiropractor, how to professionally handle the answers.

New Consultation Posted #180: "MRI STIR Views; A Critical Protocol" When ordering MRI's there are certain protocols that will allow you a conclusive diagnosis. The STIR view is one and this consultation teaches you the physics, applications and conclusions of the STIR View.

10-17-2010

New Consultation Posted #179: "Getting Paid on Insurance is Easy; Keeping Your Money is Another Issue" An inside look at what the carriers are doing to force you to repay the money paid to you and how to be pro-active to prevent it.

10-16-2010

New Quickie Consultation Posted #187: "What's with Mary?" The proper usage of names in narratives. It's those little things that destroy your reputation.

10-15-2010

New Consultation Posted #178: "Initial Narrative" Protocols that will change the industry. How to communicate initially with the lawyers regarding your patient's vicinal findings.

10-7-2010

New Quickie Consultation #186 Posted: "Talking Points that Motivate Lawyers" What to say in a face-to-face meeting with lawyers that will not shoot you in the feet.

10-6-2010

New Medical-Legal Educational Flier,#87, “Whiplash Causes Working-Disability in 58% of Cases,” for you to share with the attorneys has been posted on our Web site, www.teachchiros.com, under “Educational Materials.”  If you need a link to obtain the supporting document, contact the program coordinator.

New Quickie Consultation #185 Posted: "YOUR medical team." Critical care and referrals are dependent upon you having a medical team vs. your being a part of a team of medical specialists. The difference is subtle, yet critical, in the care of your patients and the success of your practice.

9-29-2010

New Consultation Posted #177: "The Studin Top 10 List- How to Screw Up the Relationship with the Lawyer" The 10 most prevalent things we do to prevent having health referral relationships with lawyers.

9-28-2010

New Consultation #176 Posted: "Credentials and Continuing Education; Putting you Ahead of the Pack" What will put you on par with the medical specialists in your community and what will put you ahead in the eyes of the medical-legal community. The real winner will be your patents as this requires you to be an expert in trauma care.

9-24-2010

New Consultation #175 Posted: "Ordered Gap in Care: A Critical Narrative Update" When you follow the rules in the Chronology of Symptomotolgy, found in consultations #14 & 173, you need to document the "doctored ordered gap in care" and the reasons behind it. The rules, reasons and the language to use.

9-23-2010

New Consultation #174 Posted: "How to Build Your Educational Binder - New Rules" The Educational Binders are one of the cornerstones of success of the Lawyers PI program. In our years of growth and amassing our library of bi-monthly material we have altered some of the recommendations on how to build the binder and how to conduct yourself in the first encounter with the lawyer. This critical consult will help clarify many issues that you have. 

9-22-2010

New Consultation #173 Posted: "The Final Narrative Update & The Chronology of Symptomatology, Part 2" This is a critical update on the final narrative and mistakes many of you have been making, even seasoned veterans of the program. This also updates time lines and language on the final examination. The Chronology of Symptomotolgy is one of the most important pieces ever created in the PI world and needed updating based upon feedback from lawyers nationally. 

9-20-10

New Medical-Legal Educational Flier,#86, “Injury Rates in Low Speed Collisions Predicted,” for you to share with the attorneys has been posted on our Web site, www.teachchiros.com, under “Educational Materials.”  If you need a link to obtain the supporting document, contact the program coordinator.

9-15-2010

New Quickie Consultation #184 Posted: "Let Me Be CRYSTAL Clear" Many lawyers and patients place demands on you and how to handle those demands. Understand that no words are minced in this consultation.

9-13-2010

New Quickie Consultation #183 Posted: "Illigitimi Non Carborundum" You are in control of your life and your practice and how to take it back if you need to.

9-10-2010

New Quickie Consultation #182 Posted: "Medical Specialists Wear Underwear Just Like Us" Communicating with medical specialists can often be a confronting task for may, but need not be. How to understand the dynamic of the relationship and who really has the upper hand and why.

9-8-10

New Medical-Legal Educational Flier,#85, “Topics Previously Covered & Available,” for you to share with the attorneys has been posted on our Web site, www.teachchiros.com, under “Educational Materials.”  If you need a link to obtain the supporting document, contact the program coordinator.


9-6-2010

New Audio Consultation: "Mastermind Meeting New Jersey August 2010" This 7-part, 1 hour and 40 minute session begins with an insurance collection specialist (expert guest) discussing collections, coding and ensuring that you get paid your full fee. The conversation then goes into how to this group was able to get invited to the NJ Trial Lawyers Association statewide meeting, with me as a keynote speaker and how to use other doctors in their area to become the most desirable network of personal injury practitioners in the region where the lawyers will want to exclusively utilize their services. These doctors, through hard work and the foresight of relaxing their restrictive covenant areas have wisely positioned themselves to succeed at an unprecedented level in the nation. The 12 doctors in the room also discussed how they have applied what they learned in the Lawyers PI Program and how they utilize it in their practices at different levels to succeed. 


9-1-2010

New Quickie Consultation #181 Posted: "The Cause of Your Problems ...You" How to get out of your own way and make this program work for you at a much higher level.

New Quickie Consultation #180 Posted: "Compliance Alert-Chiropractic is Targeted" The new anti-fraud, anti false-payment regulation and anti everything else designed to get money back from you. How to set yourself up to not being dragged into a protracted and costly legal battle.

8-30-2010

New Consultation Posted: "Testifying Fees, What You are Worth and the Continual Plight of the Clueless Bastard" How to set your testifying fees and not being taken advantage of by the lawyer.

8-25-2010

New Medical-Legal Educational Flier #84 Posted, “Confronting Secondary Gain Issues,” for you to share with the attorneys has been posted on our Web site, www.teachchiros.com, under “Educational Materials.”  If you need a link to obtain the supporting research behind this document, contact the program coordinator.

New Consultation Posted #170: "How to Handle the OLD Patient who was Cared for Prior to the Lawyers PI Protocols"  The solutions are so simple, yet critical to the future success of your practice.

8-21-2010

New Quickie Consultation #179 Posted: "Financial Suicide" How to create a healthy cash flow and avoid the pitfalls of many. By having a strong business acumen, you are setting the stage for happy patients who have no surprises.

8-18-2010

New Quickie Consultation #178 Posted: "Multiple Accidents-Multiple Insurances-Multiple Files" How to handle patients who have been in an accident who is already under care for ran accident.

8-12-2010

New Consultation #169 Posted: "Direct Mail-Templated Letter to Create Relationships with Lawyers Based Upon Research" Your membership with the Academy of Chiropractic and the Lawyers PI Program affords you research published every 2 weeks that help lawyers prevail in their cases in an honest and ethical manner. This letter explains to the lawyers how their relationship with you will enable them to "debunk" many issues that are being thrown at them in court.

8-9-2010

New Medical-Legal Educational Flier #83 Posted, “Whiplash Injury is More Than Neck Pain,” for you to share with the attorneys has been posted on our Web site, www.teachchiros.com, under “Educational Materials.”  If you need a link to obtain the supporting research behind this document, contact the program coordinator.

8-6-2010

New Quickie Consultation #177 Posted: Compliance Alert: How Your Credentials Will Save You" What is happening in today's environment with investigations from licensure boards and how your CV will protect you and prevent problems

8-2-2010

New Quickie Consultation #176 Posted: "URGENT-BEWARE" The insurance special investigative units (SIU) and their real intentions. What to look for, how to conduct yourself in a meeting for the truth not to be used against you.

7-28-2010

New Medical-Legal Educational Flier #82 Posted, “Disc Injury and MRI Findings,” for you to share with the attorneys has been posted on our Web site, www.teachchiros.com, under “Educational Materials.”  If you need a link to obtain the supporting research behind this document, contact the program coordinator.

7-27-2010

7-22-2010

New Quickie Consultation #175 Posted: "Lawyer Alert; When to Walk Away" Some lawyers ask you to to do things that are seemingly benign. This consultation explains clearly your position in every case.

7-20-2010

New Quickie Consultation #174 Posted: "Narrative Alert" Properly positioning future issues and pain indexes in narrative reports. How the courts view these issues and how to ethically create admissible language.

New Quickie Consultation #173 Posted: "Compliance Alert" 3 prime areas that state boards are currently reviewing, when considering misconduct charges and one doctor's fight to keep his license as result of infracting those required areas.

7-14-2010

New Medical-Legal Educational Flier #81 Posted, “Disc Herniation TRAUMATIC; Disc Bulge DEGENERATIVE,” for you to share with the attorneys has been posted on our Web site, www.teachchiros.com, under “Educational Materials.”  If you need a link to obtain the supporting research behind this document, contact the program coordinator.

NEW Homepage Format: The Academy of Chiropractic has added new service titled "Build a Huge MD Referral Practice" and the left tool bar has been segregated into programs. The Lawyers PI Program has the same information and materials, however it is grouped under the Lawyers PI banner.

7-13-2010

New Consultation #166 Posted: "Ligament Laxity & Trauma: The Missed Diagnosis" Too often, the diagnosis of ligament laxity is missed. Digital Motion X-Ray and X-Ray digitizing have made an entire industry out of these findings. The individual doctors have the ability, if you choose to accurately conclude the same critical diagnosis for the injured as it changes your diagnosis, prognosis and treatment plan.

7-10-2010

New Consultation #165 Posted: “What Your World Sees About You” PART 4 – Succeeding on the Internet & Sample Language for the US Chiropractic Directory, About our Practice. A comprehensive lesson in winning in the digital world and using tools that are already in your possession as a member of the Academy of Chiropractic's, Lawyers PI Program.

7-9-2010

New Consultation #164 Posted: “The Next Generation of Getting PI Patients: Using Multimedia” PART 3 – ALL NEW: Getting the Lawyers and Their Staff to Engage in the Referral Process. This signals the next generation of tools and protocols in getting lawyers to run after the doctor for the right reasons. It comes with clear directions, templates of letter and language for communication.

7-1-2010

New Consultation #163 Posted: "How to Use the Internet to Get New Patients: Part 2- How to Get Your Patients Involved" This is an in-depth step-by-step protocol on how to get your current patients to engage in your Internet Marketing Program. How they will spread the word around your community with the forms and tools needed for you to succeed in the electronic world.

6-24-2010

New Consultation #162 Posted: "How to Use the Internet to Get New PI Patients and MUCH MORE, while you sit in your office. This is an introduction to a new audio posted and is the beginning of a powerful series of using the same technology Fortune 500 Companies are using to explode their businesses. Now you can too.

6-23-2010

New Audio Consultation: "First Encounter With a Lawyer" This audio represents a shift in protocols and policies regarding how you present yourself. These protocols sets the groundwork for a higher level of referrals without every asking for the referral. It is purely based on your credentials and knowledge base. Listen and learn

6-21-2010

New Consultation #161 Posted: THE ADVANCED COURSE "Solidifying Your PI Referral Base" CASE #1, To get lawyers to run after you is as simple as being the “real deal” and positioning yourself to let them know it; you have all of the tools at your fingertips and we show you how to use them. Your competitive edge is that you know the tools and they have been clearly defined for you. Your competition doesn’t even know the tools exist and more so, they don’t even know they need to use them. This is how you win.

6-20-2010

New Consultation #160 Posted: "The PI Rules" There are certain truisms or rules of success in PI and adherence to those rules is the difference between getting 0-1 PI case monthly or 30-60 cases monthly. The real issue is that most don't even know the rules exist. You will now.

6-14-2010
New Consultation #159 Posted: "New Medicare Guidelines for Payment" Medicare has new reporting guidelines for inclusion and payment. although this has nothing to do with personal in jury, inclusion in Federal programs utilize these parameters for payment in multiple areas of reimbursement. Ensure you are listed and credentialed accordingly.

6-12-2010
New Consultation #158 Posted: "Licensure Boards and Using the Academy of Chiropractic/Lawyers PI Program to Protect Your License" How doctors nationally and globally are using the Academy of Chiropractic and the Lawyers PI program to protect their licenses. This is a must read as you have done the work to ensure that parts of your license are protected when you need protecting.

6-10-2010
New Consultation #157 Posted: "Co-Treating Doctor's Records, Electro-Trauma Patients & Your License" A protocol in gathering co-treating doctor's records and clinical issues with electro trauma patients.

6-8-2010
"Court Testifying Guide" has been added to the Forms & Templates section of the Academy's Web site (www.teachchiros.com) This 235 page guide is an actual transcript of a doctor's testimony with comments on how to handle certain questions and answers. It shows you how to establish yourself as an expert in multiple areas of healthcare (MRI. EMG/NVC, etc...) and how to understand and do well in cross examination. The Guide also covers how to handle any adverse licensure issues so that you are not discredited as an expert. This is a "must read" for anyone going on the witness stand.

6-7-2010
New Quickie Consultation #172 Posted: "X-Ray Reporting" A comparative reporting of narrative styles when documenting x-ray findings.

6-5-2010
New Quickie Consultation #171 Posted: "New Audio on Front Desk Staff" has been posted on the Audio Library, members only section.

New Quickie Consultation #170 Posted: "Retrospective Audits and the Special Investigative Units" (SIU) of the insurance company's and how to conduct yourself in a surprise audit. What you need to know and protect your practice.

New Quickie Consultation #169 Posted: "Arthritis and the Courts" The power of the research that is available to you and the medical-legal community. A detailed explanation of how to present the research so that the lawyer can understand how to incorporate it into their cases.