In my opinion, “whiplash” is not a diagnosis, but rather a mechanism of injury. If you have ever been to one of my presentations you would have heard me say this a number of times. WHAT is the diagnosis? WHY are you treating the patient? HOW is your treatment helping? Here are a few possible injuries that may need to… Read More
So much has been argued about “evidence-based care” and xrays. I believe many of these so-called “evidence-based doctors” have spelled “biased” wrong. Let’s take a look at what some of the evidence suggests about the importance of xrays to identify pathologies that may come on in the future. I also discuss what treatment is available to fix these findings, if… Read More
Here is a paper from John Hopkins where over 30,000 people were asked about their health and health-related quality of life to examine the consequences of MVCs. Out of these people, a percentage of them had a car crash and the survey concluded that “having an injury was associated with deficits in all domains of the EQ-5D (health index questionnaire).”… Read More
Asked to cut your chiropractor treatment fees? This can happen a lot. Having your patient represented by a educated attorney who understands and values your work is the best way to ensure this does NOT happen. USE THIS SITE TO EDUCATE WHAT THESE INJURIES MEAN AND THE IMPORTANCE OF YOUR CARE. Here are a few ways to make sure this… Read More
Professionally Integrated wants you all to have this litigation fee agreement if you are asked by any attorney to meet with them or testify. Never ever schedule any litigation service until you have this signed and agreed upon. All too often attorneys will schedule depositions, trial, etc… and cancel at the last minute, leaving us without patient visits for up… Read More
Here are some common ICD 10 codes we use in my office. Remember, you must correlate all the findings, history, exam findings etc. to come up with an appropriate diagnosis. After that you can come up with your appropriate plan to validate care. See full document here: ICD10 ICD 10 codes are alphanumeric codes used by doctors, health insurance companies,… Read More
Should I add references to my notes? I have been asked if putting scientific references in my notes is a good or bad idea. If you are a member of this site , you are aware of the many ways this site can help build YOUR practice. One of the ways is by improving your documentation and putting in the… Read More
Hello Professionally Integrated Members, This is a letter I received from an attorney after a settlement that involved two patients. I was deposed and spoke about their injuries and importance of our care. I was able to explain the injuries because I have taken the time to learn about them, and document them appropriately by directly using the website Professionallyintegrated.com…. Read More
Dear Professionally Integrated, Here is a great video and paper that I break down for you to make it easy to put in your notes and educate patients and your community. This paper describes the difference between chronic pain patients from a car crash, compared to patients with pain not from a car crash. The authors found a significant difference… Read More
Hello Professionally Integrated, This is FREE for all with minimum of “Free” membership. Here is “Ethics Rule 94” that you should review as it can help you understand how an attorney should respect your lien, and communicate with you to pay a 3rd party claim from a settlement. I am attaching it below for you and a breakdown in the… Read More
Professionally Integrated wants you all to have this litigation fee agreement if you are asked by any attorney to meet with them or testify. Never ever schedule any litigation service until you have this signed and agreed upon. All too often attorneys will schedule depositions, trial, etc… and cancel at the last minute, leaving us without patient visits for up… Read More
Dear professionally integrated, Many times an insurance adjuster, or someone else may say, “your patient should be better by now”. Depending on the diagnosis you gave, this may or may not be true. If you gave an appropriate diagnosis, and that diagnosis matches your documentation, and you can validate with research, you can use the letter below explaining why that… Read More
I have attached a expert narrative that I wrote for my patient. Her attorney paid for my time which is standard procedure. I also including research references for you to use and how I incorporated research into my treatment. This way, I can further validate why I did what I did on the stand if need be. The blank numbers… Read More
If you are asked, and you should be asked by an attorney to write a rebuttal to what a insurance doctor writes on your patient, you should. This will take time as you need to read the full report and make notes on where the IME doctor is wrong and explain your position on your patient in detail. In this… Read More
Do not expect an attorney to know the science and treatment as well as you in regards to your diagnosis and treatment plan of your patient. While you are on the stand in court, you can only discuss what is asked of you. That means, if you are not asked, you can not explain what the jury may need to… Read More
In my opinion, “whiplash” is not a diagnosis, but rather a mechanism of injury. If you have ever been to one of my presentations you would have heard me say this a number of times. WHAT is the diagnosis? WHY are you treating the patient? HOW is your treatment helping? Here are a few possible injuries that may need to… Read More
So much has been argued about “evidence-based care” and xrays. I believe many of these so-called “evidence-based doctors” have spelled “biased” wrong. Let’s take a look at what some of the evidence suggests about the importance of xrays to identify pathologies that may come on in the future. I also discuss what treatment is available to fix these findings, if… Read More
Here is a paper from John Hopkins where over 30,000 people were asked about their health and health-related quality of life to examine the consequences of MVCs. Out of these people, a percentage of them had a car crash and the survey concluded that “having an injury was associated with deficits in all domains of the EQ-5D (health index questionnaire).”… Read More
Asked to cut your chiropractor treatment fees? This can happen a lot. Having your patient represented by a educated attorney who understands and values your work is the best way to ensure this does NOT happen. USE THIS SITE TO EDUCATE WHAT THESE INJURIES MEAN AND THE IMPORTANCE OF YOUR CARE. Here are a few ways to make sure this… Read More
Here are some common ICD 10 codes we use in my office. Remember, you must correlate all the findings, history, exam findings etc. to come up with an appropriate diagnosis. After that you can come up with your appropriate plan to validate care. See full document here: ICD10 ICD 10 codes are alphanumeric codes used by doctors, health insurance companies,… Read More
Should I add references to my notes? I have been asked if putting scientific references in my notes is a good or bad idea. If you are a member of this site , you are aware of the many ways this site can help build YOUR practice. One of the ways is by improving your documentation and putting in the… Read More
Hello Professionally Integrated Members, This is a letter I received from an attorney after a settlement that involved two patients. I was deposed and spoke about their injuries and importance of our care. I was able to explain the injuries because I have taken the time to learn about them, and document them appropriately by directly using the website Professionallyintegrated.com…. Read More
Hello Professionally Integrated, This is FREE for all with minimum of “Free” membership. Here is “Ethics Rule 94” that you should review as it can help you understand how an attorney should respect your lien, and communicate with you to pay a 3rd party claim from a settlement. I am attaching it below for you and a breakdown in the… Read More
Dear Professionally Integrated, I am attaching along with the video I made of Ethics Opinions for lawyers and how they should handle paying parties that are owed money from a settlement where a lien is in place. First and foremost, the easiest way to handle this is to only work with attorneys that understand these injuries, and respect the care that… Read More
Hello professionally integrated, here are some rules that show if you are being asked for your time such as a deposition, arbitration, even trial, that your time is worth money and if an attorney tries not to pay you you can use this as a starting point. As members of the site you have access to many forms that you… Read More