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by Dr. Michael Failla

The new HIPAA compliance regulations coming into effect this year have left a lot of chiropractors scrambling. Nobody wants to do more documentation, but with the threat of fines and jail time hanging over your head if you fail an audit, it seems like there's no way out of it. And to some degree that's true—you are going to have to modify the way in which you note, store, and access your chiropractic documentation. However, there are good methods and tools out there to keep your life from becoming an endless cycle of chiropractic soap notes, and as you might expect, a lot of it has to do with EHR.

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Tags: article, EHR, EMR, hiropractic software

by Dr. Michael Failla

Every practice has it's old-timers; the patients who have been coming for so long that it's more of a habit than something they actually look forward to or appreciate. It's only natural for people to get bored with doing the same thing over and over again, and this is one of the reasons long-time patients tend to get lackadaisical about their treatments.

They may even start to forget what they felt like before getting chiropractic treatments, and even consider stopping treatment all together. This is why it is so important to keep patients engaged in their treatment, and make them aware of how much of a difference chiropractic treatment actually does make in their lives, and how much it contributes to their long-term wellness. Here are some good strategies for keeping those long-time patients engaged and excited about their chiropractic work.

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Tags: chiropractic software, EHR, EMR

by Dr. Michael Failla

Chiropractors today face some serious and significant challenges that professionals in the past never had to deal with. In addition to updating their databases with new chiropractic software, individuals now have to figure out just how to market their services effectively in this new, digital age. This century is vastly different from the last, and any chiropractor should recognize that. If you are going to stay competitive, you need a more updated approach to pull in business. The best way to view these changes is by seeing them as opportunities to shine. Simply having new chiropractic software is not enough. You have to know how to

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Tags: Chiropractic, Digital, Marketing, Websites