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"What Are My Choices?" is a monthly column that gives you the information you need, straight from the experts: the companies themselves. This column focuses on companies that provide insurance and other practice services. Consider the wide range of choices available:
Analytical Research Laboratories, Inc. (ARL): A laboratory specializing in hair mineral analysis, used to assist health care professionals in evaluating minerals that are known to play an essential role in human health and energy production. Recognized as a leader in its field, ARL provides accurate and important information to assist the health care professional in optimizing the health and well-being of their patients. Dr. Paul C. Eck founded ARL in 1975. Dr. Eck, a scientist and researcher, has long been considered the foremost authority on nutrition and the science of mineral balancing.
Products and Services: Hair tissue mineral analysis, Vitamin and mineral supplements. Phone: 800-528-4067; Web: www.arltma.com.
Arthur Gallagher & Co.: Offers chiropractic malpractice coverage underwritten by National Union Fire Insurance Co., a member company of AIG, the industry leader in malpractice coverage for over 30 years. We have an AM Best Rating of A++, the highest rating in chiropractic coverage. Arthur Gallagher offers Occurrence or Claims Made Coverage, and we offer Legal Defense Costs in addition to policy limits. Please call us or visit our website to learn more about the benefits of our program! Phone: 800-952-5557; Web: www.ajg.com/chiropractors.
ChiropracticGateway.com: A free information service that assists doctors to succeed with challenges of everyday practice and to tap into the wellness marketplace, valued in the trillions of dollars. Chiropractic Gateway.com positions our profes-sion's brightest minds so they can serve-up their most extraordinary ideas. Information is disseminated via articles, streaming audio and video, live and recorded teleclasses, clinical case-of-the-week, research updates, surveys, forums, classified, clinical forms, and seminar updates.
Services: Free Information Service for Chiropractors, Assistants, Students, and Colleges. Phone: 908-237-2727; E-mail:
; Web: www.chiropracticgateway.com.
Chiropractic Success Systems: Thriving chiropractic practices trace their success to exceptional training and office services from CSS. In addition to experienced, competent temporary office C.A.s, CSS offers comprehensive seminars to educate Doctors and C.A.s regarding insurance/cash billing and collection procedures and front-desk management. With more than 20 years of chiropractic office experience, dynamic speaker, columnist and veteran C.A. Lisa Bilodeau and her team have helped Chiropractors build successful practices since 1981.
Product/Services: Temporary Office Assistance, Hiring Assistance Packages, On-site and Public Workshops, Office Evaluations/Consultations, Individual In-office Training, Systems Organization, Accounts Receivable Work, and Event Speakers. Phone: 831-438-0861; Web: www.chiropracticsuccesssystems.com.
DM Medical Billing Services: We have 19 Years experience in Medical Billing. Our office can more effectively lower your overhead and increase your revenues. It is easy to do: just send or fax us your billings and wait for the checks to come to you! We work harder for you because "If you don't get paid, We don't get paid." We don't collect on co-pays or deductibles. Just call us for more details.
Services: We are a full Medical Billing Service. Phone: 888-561-2969; E-mail:
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Greg Jones & Associates: We are a law firm that concentrates on assisting professionals across the country who have been denied long term disability benefits from companies such as UNUM Provident, Paul Revere, Cigna, Hartford and many others. Professionals often have occupation specific policies that afford them more protection than standard long-term policies. If you have been denied benefits, please contact us. Phone: 800-693-6903; E-mail:
; Web: www.disabilitydenied.com.
Independent Practice Consultants, Inc. (IPC): A consulting firm specializing in transitioning offices to new owners. Our team has been assisting health care practitioners since 1991.
Services: Buyer and seller location, sales contract development and consultation, price evaluations, financing options and structuring, consulting (non-compete, transition, tax considerations of the sale for both parties, etc.). Phone: 712-792-9141; Web: www.ipc-sales.com.
M Power Media: Phone: 888-232-9862; Web: www.mpowermedia.com.
National Chiro Council: For the last 18 years, National Chiropractic Council has been providing affordable, reliable malpractice insurance for chiropractic. We are committed to protecting your good name. That's why we manage all chiropractic malpractice defense with our own award-winning, in-house legal team. Our excellent track record fighting claims enables us to offer the lowest malpractice insurance rates in all 50 states. Both occurrence and claims-made coverage are available. Phone: 800-622-6869; Web: www.chiropracticcouncil.com.
NCMIC: Provides malpractice coverage for more than 35,000 doctors of chiropractic - over half the D.C.s in this country. Licensed in all 50 states, NCMIC continues to earn an A.M. Best rating of "A" (Excellent). In addition to top-notch malpractice protection, NCMIC Group, Inc. offers D.C.s a comprehensive portfolio of practice-building financial products and services, including equipment leases and loans, credit cards, credit card processing, long-term disability, business owners' protection (BOP) and health savings accounts (HSAs). Phone: 800-769-2000; Web: www.ncmic.com.
OUM Chiropractor Program: Since 1983, the OUM Chiropractor Program has provided malpractice insurance for chiropractors. OUM is committed to protecting and defending our policyholders against malpractice claims, even if charges are groundless, false, or fraudulent. At OUM, we pride ourselves in providing excellent client service and comprehensive protection. The underwriter for the OUM Chiropractor Program varies by state, and is one of the following: Gulf Insurance Company, PACO Assurance Company, or PICA.
Products/Services: Malpractice insurance, free subscription to our newsletter, Stature. Phone: 800-423-1504; Web: www.oumchiropractor.com.
The Peart Group, Inc.: With over 12 years experience in Chiropractic Reimbursement, The Peart Group, Inc. is a skilled and cost-effective practice management outsourcing company that can assist you with billing, claims and receivables. We can take over the details of running your billing department so you can focus on why you went to medical school in the first place.
Services: File Insurance Claims Promptly, (within 48 Hours), Insurance Verification, Collect Promptly, Cut Claims Rejection Rate to 2% of Less, Patient Statement Processing, Practice Consulting, Including Efficiency Recommendations, Countrywide software server access. Phone: 888-353-7470; E-mail:
; Web: www.peartgroup.com.
Telfonix.com: Provides Medical billing, transcription and consulting services specializing within the chiropractic industry.
Services: We handle the coding, type the SOAP notes, bill patients and deal with the pending insurance non-pay issues. Phone: 866-543-8459; E-mail:
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; Web: www.telfonix.com.
Time Off 4 Chiros: We provide Nationwide Quality Vacation Relief Doctors and full-time Associate Placement Services. We specialize in reliable chiropractic office coverage at reasonable rates. We have been taking care of fellow chiropractors since 1995 and are trusted by many practice management clients. Dr. David Baysinger founded our company. He practiced in high volume clinics for several years and as a relief doctor has covered numerous high- and low-volume practices of varying philosophies and techniques.
Services: Nationwide Associate Placement Services, Nationwide Vacation Relief Services. Phone: 888-259-4266; E-mail:
; Web: www.TimeOff4Chiros.com.
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