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Family, Friends and Employees as Patients

Doctors periodically provide clinical care outside of chiropractic maintenance care to their family members, friends and employees.

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Handling a Negative Social Media Comment

Question: A disgruntled former patient recently posted an angry rant about me on my practice's Facebook page. Should I simply ignore the post?

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Language Barriers Create New Issues for D.C.s

Communication gaps often occur in a healthcare setting when patients who are not proficient in English are too embarrassed or intimidated to ask for help. The problem can be compounded if a doctor assumes a patient's lack of questions means the person understood the discussion.

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Closing or Transferring a Practice? What You Need to Know

A doctor who is retiring or transferring his practice should attend to a variety of professional and personal tasks. Here are some do's and don'ts.

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Patient's Symptoms Worsen Due to Unknown Cause

“Can you please examine my wife carefully and tell me what's wrong with her,” asked Max Small as I entered the exam room. Ruth Small was slumped forward on an examination table, uncharacteristically quiet and appearing to be in acute distress.

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How Can I Reduce the Risk of Excessive Radiation?

QUESTION: I've been hearing a lot about the overuse of diagnostic imaging modalities. How can I order X-rays without placing patients at risk for excessive radiation?

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Should I Keep My Patients' Credit Cards on File?

Having a credit card on file is a service many patients have come to expect from their healthcare providers. It can be convenient for copays, deductibles, services not covered by insurance or cash patients.

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Be Smart When Using Smart Phrases

Prepopulated templates and smart phrases should reflect your interaction with the patient.

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Can I be "Too Friendly" as a D.C.?

QUESTION: I'm a chiropractor with a friendly, easy-going nature that at times has been misconstrued by my patients as flirtatious. What are some tips that might help me avoid an allegation of a boundary violation?

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Not Re-X-raying Results in Misdiagnosis

Jan Rowe's father took her to see Joan Bauer, DC, after she landed awkwardly during a cheerleading jump. Then age 12 and an active seventh-grader, Miss Rowe complained of low back pain, pulling to the groin muscle, and an occasional limp.

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Articles tagged "patient interactions"

Recent Articles

Family, Friends and Employees as Patients

Handling a Negative Social Media Comment

Language Barriers Create New Issues for D.C.s

Closing or Transferring a Practice? What You Need to Know

Patient's Symptoms Worsen Due to Unknown Cause

How Can I Reduce the Risk of Excessive Radiation?

Should I Keep My Patients' Credit Cards on File?

Be Smart When Using Smart Phrases

Can I be "Too Friendly" as a D.C.?

Not Re-X-raying Results in Misdiagnosis

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Articles tagged "patient interactions"

Recent Articles

Family, Friends and Employees as Patients

Handling a Negative Social Media Comment

Language Barriers Create New Issues for D.C.s

Closing or Transferring a Practice? What You Need to Know

Patient's Symptoms Worsen Due to Unknown Cause

How Can I Reduce the Risk of Excessive Radiation?

Should I Keep My Patients' Credit Cards on File?

Be Smart When Using Smart Phrases

Can I be "Too Friendly" as a D.C.?

Not Re-X-raying Results in Misdiagnosis

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