Up and Running – Opening A Chiropractic Office

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   Anonymous July 16, 2010 at 3:17 am

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   A very rare find within the field of chiropractic. This book presents solid and very practical advice for new chiropractors just starting out. I thought that the authors did a nice job with detailing the necessary steps in negotiating a business lease. Much of the material that is included is written in an easy to understand format that is not intimidating to the inexperienced chiropractor.Information such as this is difficult to find in our profession.The book is basically broken up into two portions. The first half deals with practice startup which is filled with many great ideas on how to keep office overhead low while making the office extremely functional. The second portion of the book deals with patient management advice during your first year in practice. The authors also included a nice assortment of office forms that can be utilized in the private office setting.If you are in the process of opening a chiropractic office this book is a must read.

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   Anonymous July 16, 2010 at 4:08 am

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   What a great idea for new graduates. I have just finished reading “Up and Running:Opening A Chiropractic Office” for the second time. This short little book of 164 pages has given me so many ideas for my new office. The patient management information and office startup advice was simple to understand. I have been looking for something like this book ever since I graduated Chiropractic College. Drs. John & Steven Reizer explain the information in simple terms. I was especially impressed with the information on how to create a grand opening event. I hope that all students and new graduates are fortunate enough to get a hold of this material.

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   Dr. Sean July 16, 2010 at 4:40 am

   Review by Dr. Sean for Up and Running – Opening A Chiropractic Office
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   164 pages? The first 14 are about the author and the last 21 pages are index and blank pages for notes. Take away the 23 pages of unhelpful sample forms and you are left with 106 pages of very basic information. I am planning on opening a new practice and I do not have any better idea on how to do that after reading this book. Save your money.

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   Dr. Yuval Lirov July 16, 2010 at 5:30 am

   Review by Dr. Yuval Lirov for Up and Running – Opening A Chiropractic Office
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   Running a chiropractic clinic requires both patient care and business skills. But chiropractic schools have mostly focused on teaching patient care, often neglecting the development of business skills. The graduating doctors then add the stress of unfamiliar practice life to the financial debt accumulated during their college years. Drs. Reizers fill that knowledge gap and extend exceptional-quality advice to doctors that are about to start their own practice.

   Chiropractic office requires doctors to make strategic decisions about selecting specialization, clinic location, negotiating a lease, working with insurance companies, leasing or buying equipment, hiring other doctors, addressing specific kinds of patients, marketing, etc. Drs. Reizers’ book teaches doctors how to make such decisions in an organized and systematic way, removing anxiety about the unknown and replacing it with solid knowledge earned during years of both running their own practices and teaching at a chiropractic college. Drs. Reizers did a remarkable job of exploring each topic with great detail and meaningful examples.

   In summary, a doctor building a profitable chiropractic office must read Up and Running and return to it often for reference.

   Yuval Lirov, Practicing Profitability – Billing Network Effect for Revenue Cycle Control in Healthcare Clinics and Chiropractic Offices: Collections, Audit Risk, SOAP Notes, Scheduling, Care Plans, and Coding

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   Anonymous July 16, 2010 at 6:11 am

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   “Up and Running, Opening a Chiropractic Office” is a refreshingly simple, straight (chiropractic) and straight-forward handbook for a rather intimidating subject. The Reizers take what many newly-minted chiropractors see as a nearly insurmountable obstacle(opening my own practice!!!)and climb right over it one clearly described step at a time. Easy to read, thorough and candid in its approach, the book nonetheless stays focused on the challenges and joys of opening a subluxation-centered chiropractic practice in a world that sometimes forgets that this is what chiropractic is really all about. I just hope that everyone who has a vision of what his/her own successful chiropractic practice could be like gets his/her hands on this book. Chiropractic thanks you for taking the time to write down your insights and pass on your expertise. But more importantly, the patients who will benefit from the successful chiropractors this book will help create thank you.