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What's the Public Perception of a Multispecialty Practice?
Surveys have been performed to help determine the attitude of the American public toward the medical profession as compared to the chiropractic profession. Not surprisingly, medical doctors tend to rate higher than chiropractors in several key categories.
Expanding Our Scope: Perception vs. Reality
Theaetetus proposed that "Knowledge is nothing other than perception." Our brains reflect what we are feeling, even if that's not what really happened.
An Invaluable Practice Tool: The New-Patient Calculator
Your marketer (or you) is whipping up a promotional storm. Your team is attending events and activities. You're in the community. You're running a budding chiropractic practice and you've read all the marketing guides.
How Medical Integration Affects Patient Outcomes
Integration is defined as "the act or instance of combining into an integral whole." Integral is defined as "belonging as part of the whole." When considering the concept of medical integration, this is an important point to consider.
Lumbopelvic Fixation: Address the Lattisimus
Ouch! I just got zapped again in my left lumbopelvic (LP) region. Shocking pain and muscle failure caused me to drop to my knees. HVLA moves are painful and don't relieve the problem. I pull out my adjusting tool and go to town ... but only get temporary relief.
News in Brief
3rd President of Life West Named; Unique Center to Open.
A Daily Strategy for Heavy-Metal Detox
In modern society, we are constantly exposed to heavy metals such as cadmium, lead and mercury. These heavy metals have no essential biochemical roles in our body, and conversely, can cause us a great deal of harm if they build up to toxic levels.
RAND Report: Chiropractic Scores Big in the Military
A RAND Corporation research report on availability, documentation, coding, credentialing / privileging practices, and demand for CAM services at military treatment facilities shows chiropractic enjoying substantial success within MTFs in terms of availability, utilization and effectiveness.
Eat to Sleep: Nutrition Guide
Every night, millions of people have trouble falling and/or staying asleep. Traditionally, this is caused by stress, anxiety, caffeine, a lack of physical activity or overstimulation before bed, as well as by nighttime discomfort or pain.
Knee Therapy: Art or Science?
In a recent issue of New York Times Magazine, a Mount Sinai hospital advertisement was headlined: "Knees are like car parts. It's better to get replacements from the original manufacturer."1
The Scarcity Mindset: The #1 Reason Your Practice Is Not Working
What if I told you there is only one thing getting in the way of you becoming a successful acupuncturist? Yes, only one! And what if I told you the majority of you have no idea this is happening, but you're doing it over and over and over again.

The Opioid Epidemic: It's Time We Stand and Fight
While I am not an expert on opioids or the opioid epidemic, I do have personal insights on this important subject. In 2009, I suffered a burst appendix on a cruise ship and had to undergo an emergency – and life saving – surgery in the small town of Progresso, Mexico.
Massive NIH Grant to Study Benefits of SMT for Back Pain
The National Institutes of Health has awarded a $14 million grant to the University of Minnesota and University of Washington to study the benefits of spinal manipulation for back pain vs. standard medical care (including prescription medication).
Why Maintenance Matters
I like being right. As a publisher, you have to be right the vast majority of the time. The other times are filled with apologies and published erratas, which at the very least tend to be embarrassing.
Patient Care Gone Wrong: 5 Overused Procedures
How many of these tests / procedures do you perform or order? They may be unnecessary, at least in certain circumstances. As part of the "Choosing Wisely" campaign, an initiative of the ABIM Foundation and Consumer Reports, the American Chiropractic Association has released a list of five tests and procedures chiropractors commonly order or perform, but are not always necessary.
The Perils of the "Oh, While You're at It" Phenomenon
Evaluation and management rules regarding documentation of a patient's chief complaint(s) indicate the chief complaint(s) should "usually" be stated in the patient's own words.
Risk vs. Reward in the Multispecialty Practice
Owning a multispecialty practice (MD/DC/NP) comes with risk, just like any business. And as you might consider, the larger your business, the more it expands out into your community, the more income you generate, the greater the risk.
We Get Letters & Email
We Don't Need a Name Change; "A Ridiculous Article"; Professional Treason.
Ethical Herb Practices: Prescribing Custom Formulas
The uniqueness of Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine (TCHM) is the opportunity to design custom formulas for each patient's presenting and constitutional patterns. But is this our common practice in the modern pharmacy?
Scare Tactics: The Problem With "What the Health?"
I have received many questions about the movie "What the Health?" from meat-eaters and people who know I am a meat-eater. In particular, they want to know if meat is safe.
Denied Care: The Art of the Appeal (Pt. 3)
Part II: Response to Negative IME / File Reviewer Comments.
Attorneys General to Insurers: Cover Acupuncture
U.S. attorneys general representing nearly 40 states / territories have taken an important step in combating the opioid epidemic, highlighting nondrug pain management options – and increasing insurance policies toward and coverage of acupuncture and other conservative treatment options.
Give Your Patients the Ergonomic Advantage
Prolonged sitting contributes to low back pain (LBP) and is a health risk.

Clinical Data Registries Deserve Your Attention
If you follow U.S. health care policy-making at all, it's easy to get distracted by the unknown fate of the Affordable Care Act right now. However, while this battle is carried out among our elected officials, the marketplace continues to move toward rapid change in health care delivery.
New FAA Medical Exam: An Opportunity for Chiropractic
Chiropractors are eligible to perform the Federal Aviation Administration's new BasicMed medical exam for private pilots provided they are considered a "chiropractic physician" by their state chiropractic licensing board and state scope provisions include the ability to perform the basic components of the exam.
The Luo Vessels: Restoring Connectivity
When I was a novice acupuncture student my teacher suggested a seemingly radical way of working clinically. My training was highly focused on understanding the acupuncture channel systems of the body, especially the so-called "secondary vessels."
Ohio Work Comp Clamps Down on Spine Surgery
The Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation has issued a rule change regarding payment for lumbar fusion surgery, effective Jan. 1, 2018, that only authorizes surgery after the injured worker has received at least 60 days of conservative care for low back pain.
Moving TCM Into the Future
As I look back on many of the projects that I have done, it seems that the hardest part of the project is its completion. Often the finish takes more effort than the start, and this is certainly true with regard to the WHO-ICD-TM-11 diagnostic codes.
A Statement From the NCCAOM
We are at a critical juncture in our profession. Many acupuncturists are doing well and acupuncture as a whole is getting more mainstream publicity; however, there are those in our profession who are not succeeding.
The 3 P's of Practice Profitability
I once addressed a large gathering at a three-day conference in Chicago. There were a few hundred people in the room, all having flown in from all over the world.
Women's Hormones: A Guide to the Cycle and Infertility (Part 2)
The third phase is referred to as the luteal phase, and is regulated by the Spleen Qi and Kidney Yang. The hyper thermal phase is marked by high body temperatures and lasts for about 14 days.

No Yin, No Yang, Only Qi
The ancient Chinese authors of the Su Wen and the Ling Shu left a road map for the practice of Chinese medicine. Part of the map is the foundation diagnostic model of Chinese medicine: Yin-Yang.

Acupuncture and the Treatment of Spinal Stenosis
In the "Huangdi Nanjing" (The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine) the Dai Mai (Belt Vessel) is described as encircling the waist, and is the only horizontally-flowing meridian, with a main function of regulating the movement of qi upward and downward in the body.

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Massage Today
October, 2004, Vol. 04, Issue 10

Illinois Amends Massage Licensing Act: State to Conduct Background Checks, Issue Licenses in January 2005

By Editorial Staff

In January 2003, Massage Today reported that Illinois had passed legislation to regulate the massage profession (www.massagetoday.com/archives/2003/01/01.html).

Now, a year and half after the Illinois Massage Licensing Act was signed into law, an amendment to the act, vis-a-vis House Bill (HB) 5891, will require massage therapists to submit to criminal background checks as a condition for licensure.1,2

The bill, which was signed by Gov.

Rod R. Blagojevich in August, takes effect on Jan. 1, 2005; the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) will begin issuing massage licenses from that point forward, superseding massage regulation at the local level.1,2

"By signing this law, we are raising the bar on licensing requirements to protect the public from criminal elements posing as legitimate businesses," said Gov. Blagojevich in a press release issued by his office. "This bill protects both the consumer and the integrity of the industry."1

Specifically, HB 5891 amends sections 15 and 20 of the Massage Licensing Act, adding the following (excerpted) text:

"(b) Each applicant for licensure as a massage therapist shall have his or her fingerprintes submitted to the Department of State Police in an electronic format that complies with the form and manner for requesting and furnishing criminal history record information as prescribed...These fingerprints shall be checked against...criminal history record databases now and hereafter filed."3

As of July 2004, proposed licensing application rules and instructions had been filed with the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules (JCAR), although applications for licensure were still unavailable at press time.2

Although the Massage Licensing Act contains a grandfathering provision that will allow veteran massage therapists meeting specific criteria to receive licenses, all massage therapists will be required to adhere to the provisions set forth by HB 5891. For more information, contact the IDFPR.1,2,3

Updates are available on IDFPR's Web site at www.ildpr.com/who/masst.asp.

References

  1. Press release. Office of the Governor (Illinois). Governor signs law requiring background checks for massage therapists. Aug. 11, 2004.
  2. Update notice regarding the licensing of massage therapists. Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Division of Professional Regulation. July 12, 2004.
  3. HB 5891, enrolled. Aug. 11, 2004.

 

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