People's Choice Award, Contraindications Errors, NSAID's Study and more!
Weekly Member Memo
Week of March 27th, 2017
People's Choice Award 2017: Will the Winner be You?
It's up to your patients! Copy the link below and get the word out to your patients so they can vote for you! Voting starts today, March 27, 2017, and will run through August 1, 2017.Patients will need to know your first and last name and the city you practice in to vote. They will also have an opportunity to share their stories as well. We want to hear success stories, inspiring stories, and any story that patients have about how chiropractic has improved their lives. Please take advantage of this opportunity to promote chiropractic, your practice, and teach patients to share their story! Note: Only NCCA members in good standing with a current state license are eligible for this award.
According to the OIG, chiropractors fail to document contraindications 66% of the time. Watch this short video by Dr. Gwilliam to see how to document that contraindications were checked.
NSAIDs No Better Than Placebo for Spine Pain
Courtesy of Dynamic Chiropractic
Click here to read an interesting study comparing efficacy and safety of NSAIDs with placebo for spinal pain. Click here to read the summary and conclusions of the study.
Take Action: Help Us Stop Medicaid Policy Change!
Help NCCA to oppose a Medicaid policy change that would limit chiropractic reimbursement to children over the age of 19. The public comment period runs through April 22nd. Even if you do not see Medicaid patients, we encourage you, your staff, family, and patients to submit a statement against this policy change to dma.webmedpolicy@dhhs.nc.gov.Sample text for the email can be foundhereand it only takes two minutes!
Dr. Christopher Outten's office has been distributing this document to their patients. You can use it as an example.
By definition, lobbyist is a person who tries to influence legislation on behalf of a special interest. The NCCA has Laura DeVivo and Angel Sams to represent chiropractic interests in the legislature. DeVivo & Sams Policy Partners is a bipartisan government relations firm. Founded by a Democrat and Republican, they pride themselves on access and relationships on both sides of the aisle. Click here to read more about them.
Partner Highlight: Standard Process
Standard Process has been supplying the highest quality whole food based supplements to Health Care Practitioners around the country since 1929. For more information visit www.StandardProcess.com. For all your questions, speak to your local rep, Jim Marecic at 704-360-2601 or email info@spofnc.net
NCMIC Seeks Support with Dividend Checks
Doctors insured by NCMIC can expect their dividend checks to arrive in the mail at the end of March-beginning of April. As a way of thanking NCMIC for their ongoing support of the profession, doctors are invited to sign their dividend checks over the NCMIC Research Foundation to support chiropractic research. It was NCMIC that funded the majority of the State Employee's Health Plan study.
Classes for 2017
Classes & Certifications
Chiropractic Family Practice Functional Medicine Certification
