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Veteran Chiropractic Assistant Shows Chiropractors How To Keep Their Offices Running Smoothly…and How To Get Claims Paid The First Time by Patrick K. Porter, PhD

In 1981, Lisa Bilodeau didn’t even know what chiropractic was. Now, more than 20 years later, she’s the president of Chiropractic Success Systems. So, how did Bilodeau go from novice to industry expert?

It all started in 1981 in northern California.

“I needed a job, and the unemployment office sent me over to a chiropractic office,” shares Bilodeau, who is also a columnist for Dynamic Chiropractic. “Needless to say, I had no idea what a chiropractor was. I couldn’t eve...

In Shaky Economic Times, Bestselling Author Provides Chiropractors “Freedom From Fear” by Patrick K. Porter, PhD

Why do bad things happen to good people? Why do good things happen to bad people? Why does life often seem so unfair? And what does all that have to do with your chiropractic practice?

Those, and more, are questions “street scholar” Mark Matteson seeks to answer. In a time when chiropractic income is going down, expenses are rising, and chiropractors are facing a multitude of other issues, Mattesson gives chiropractors techniques they can use to reduce worry in their lives...

Chiropractic Success Coach Provides The Missing Ingredient To Better Patient Referrals by Patrick K. Porter, PhD

Today and every day thousands of people will be referred as chiropractic patients. Why not to your office?

That’s what Jerry Ac, DC wants to know, and if anyone has the right to ask, he does. This “king of patient follow-through” built a referral empire that allowed him to practice chiropractic for nine years before retiring—at the age of 33.

“I have developed a system that helps me communicate in a very unique way with patients so they understand the seriousness and im...

Chiropractors Experience 7.3% Decrease In Salaries In One Year, But Industry Leader Thinks He Has The Solution by Patrick K. Porter, PhD

If you’re feeling a squeeze in your chiropractic income, you’re not alone. An industry report in Chiropractic Economics stated that chiropractors across America experienced a 7.3% decrease in their salaries from 2005 to 2006.

According to W. Karl Parker, DC, that statistic is unfortunate, but not surprising. Parker, creator of Karl Parker Seminars, says these lower salaries are to be expected, considering the average chiropractor experienced a 4% decrease in new patients, ...

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