How to Make Your Chiropractic Practice Grow – Market Internally Internal marketing and word-of-mouth advertising are the best two ways to attract new patients. They are also the least expensive methods of advertising. Word-of-mouth is spread mostly by people who come to you for chiropractic services and are pleased with your work. Patients who are […]

How to Make Your Chiropractic Practice Grow – Review Your Software If you are serious about expanding your chiropractic practice, you must be sure the software system you have in place will accommodate the growth and the requirements of electronic records management. If you’re unsure if you have the right software, you will need to […]

How to Make Your Chiropractic Practice Grow – Tip 1 Building a successful chiropractic practice can be a competitive business. You must continually advance your practice by attracting new patients, maintaining the ones you already have and incorporating new technologies and techniques. This is something you must do continually or your practice will stagnate rather than expand. […]

Chiropractic Practice Building Tips 11 & 12 Manage Your Online Presence Effectively Tip 11 More likely than not, your next new patient will search for your practice online. Your ability to manage and maximize your online presence may make the difference between your practice being discovered by new patients or deciding to try one of […]

Chiropractic Practice Building Tips 9 & 10 Have A Consistent Message Tip 9 Get your entire practice team on the same page when it comes to delivering a consistent message about what you do to your patients. Your message becomes most valuable when your patients hear it reinforced on a consistent basis. Repetition over time […]

Chiropractic Practice Building Tips 7 & 8 Don’t Take It Too Seriously Tip 7 It has been said that laughter is the best medicine. Humor has a way of creating a strong bond between your practice team members and your patients alike. I have been in chiropractic practices where the tension is so thick that […]

Chiropractic Practice Building Tips 5 & 6 Do Your Homework When Hiring Tip 5 There are times in the lifecycle of every practice when it becomes necessary to hire a new team member. It may be that your practice has grown and you need to expand your team or that you need to replace an […]

Chiropractic Practice Building Tips 3 & 4 Answer the Telephone with a Smile Tip 3 The telephone could be the Achilles’ heel of your practice. It is the connection between your practice and all current and potential new patients. How the members of your practice team answer an inbound call is vital to your success. […]

New Medicare ABN Form Mandatory June 21, 2017 The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has revised the Advanced Beneficiary Notice of Non-coverage (ABN) Form. The revised Advanced Beneficiary Notice of Non-coverage (ABN), Form CMS-R-131, is issued to the patient or client by providers, physicians, practitioners, and suppliers in situations where Medicare payment is […]

MIPS Participation Status Letter The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that in late April through May, clinicians will be notified as to whether they are exempt from or required to participate in the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) in 2017. Practices will receive the letter from the Medicare Administrative Contractor that processes […]

Breakthrough Coaching was proud to be a sponsor at the Parker Experience this past month in Las Vegas.  The event brought together chiropractors from across the world and numbers and seen for many years. They celebrated the theme of Passion, Principles, and prosperity along with the 65th anniversary of the seminar’s founder Dr. Jim Parker. […]

Chiropractic Profession to Advocate on Capitol Hill to Increase Patient Access Arlington, Va. — More than 500 chiropractic physicians, students and supporters will join the American Chiropractic Association (ACA) in Washington, D.C., on Thursday to visit with lawmakers on Capitol Hill as part of Advocacy Day during the 2017 National Chiropractic Leadership Conference (NCLC). Chiropractic […]

Medicare Part B Deductibles Announced Medicare Part B covers physician services, outpatient hospital services, certain home health services, durable medical equipment, and other items including chiropractic adjustments of the spine for subluxation. CMS announced that the annual deductible for all Medicare Part B beneficiaries will be $183 in 2017 (compared to $166 in 2016). Premiums […]

Notice of Preliminary Injunction Against Enforcement of Section 1557 Rule Provisions on Gender Identity and Termination of Pregnancy The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas issued an opinion and order on December 31, 2016 in Franciscan Alliance, Inc. et al v. Burwell.  The order preliminarily enjoins HHS from enforcing, on a nationwide basis, the […]

New York State Minimum Weekly Salary Required for Exempt Employees Increases While the increase in the Federal minimum weekly salary for exempt employees has been put on hold, at least temporarily, New York State has enacted its own legislation on the matter. New wage orders, officially adopted by New York State on December 28, 2016, […]

OCR Warns of Phishing Attempts Disguised as Official HIPAA Audit Program Emails  What’s worse than receiving an email indicating that you have been selected for an audit by your favorite government regulator? Clicking on a link in the email and discovering that it is a phishing attack that has just compromised your computer and your […]

21st Century Cures Act Makes It Easier for Small Businesses to Offer HRAs – with No Excise Tax Congress has delivered a last-minute present to small business owners this holiday season in the form of the 21st Century Cures Act. This law, which got wide bipartisan support from both houses of Congress, gives small business owners a […]

HIPAA Security Risk Assessment The end of the year is quickly approaching and the Security Risk Assessment is not only necessary for Meaningful Use attestation but is also a required element to HIPAA Security. It is very important for practices to complete this assessment and also essential to understand what, why, and how to perform […]