From: Dr. Margolies .. 2-20-03 www.chirosmart.net LUCC update: The CCE is appealing the judge¼s recent ruling returning accreditation to LUCC. Dr. Sid Williams has filed a lawsuit against LUCC over breach of a severance agreement. Read these stories on my webpage: www.chirosmart.net under Chiropractic News. Chiropractic Products magazine is writing an article concerning the recent LUCC appeal and would like to quote some LUCC students and those that left who may wish to return concerning the news and how it affects them. If you wish to contribute your thoughts about this recent ruling returning accreditation to LUCC please send an e-mail to their news editor Arati Murti at: amurti@medpubs.com. This is a tight deadline so reply soon if interested. Postings thus week: Practice for sale in Northern Virginia .. Practice for sale in Paulding county, Georgia .. D.C. wants to purchase an established clinic within a one hour drive of Atlanta .. Position available for a concept therapy DC in Monroesville, PA .. Associate or IC needed for North Georgia multidisciplinary office .. Associate Needed in Nashua, New Hampshire .. Associate position available in Northwest Georgia .. Opportunity for DC student or DC waiting for Georgia license .. Cover DC in NJ .. .. DC is looking for a mission trip to Panama .. Learn my secrets of building a successful family practice .. Chiropractic Forms on CD .. X-ray unit for sale .. DC is looking for fellow classmates from CCC-LA .. New practice in Tampa Bay, Fl needs everything to get started .. DC is looking for a Myo-Logic MSM 7000 documentation system .. Get paid by Medicare Video and booklet .. "Aspirin: Helpful or Hazardous" written by Keith Wassung, DC .. Protecting Patient's Privacy Electronically .. PosturePro generous donation offer to the Chance Parker Fund Note: For those unfamiliar with my posting policy .. first there is never a charge to post anything .. second it must be chiropractically oriented .. third I am unable to repeat postings week after week due to space limitations .. four send the posting to me by Wednesday of each week and try to keep it with 4-5 sentences .. five previous weeks postings are found on my webpage under Previous Postings .. you may also wish to use the search engine found on my homepage to look up a specific item. E-mail message this week .. You can do it too I was discussing practice routine with a struggling DC a month or so ago and requested he e-mail me his goals and action plans for the following six weeks. I wanted a specific breakdown of weekly programs with creative ideas and staff assistance to get it done. I requested just two things .. no pie in the sky stuff and only reachable goals that would boost his self esteem rather than being too lofty at first and if not achieved may suppress it. As with all my e-mail questions .. and I get many each week .. there was no fee. His first reply was a desperate attempt to quickly do something which actually equaled to nothing. Seizing his enthusiasm I assisted a little with a simple blueprint. First .. use Valentine Day to create some life in his office and create a promotion to attract some referrals and offer an incentive for the CA to help and receive a bonus. Second .. get the mat .. balls and stretch band equipment from the closet and establish a rehabilitation station for patients as an extra service. Third .. begin office workshops and promote it via e and snail mail. Fourth .. display some simple and easy to sell and explain supplements for patients to use. In other words .. increase enthusiasm .. volume .. education .. services. The Valentine promotion went over very well with about 15 patients participating and referring their family and friends for a complimentary evaluation. This stimulated a number of them to do the same. He had a Synergy unit attached to the walls of one room but used it very little. A little prodding and the first reimbursement check coming in along with some positive feedback convinced him that he needed to move stuff around to make room to increase his rehabilitation services and offer it to more patients with the desire and ability to utilize it. As far as supplements his funds prevented a huge inventory of vitamins .. minerals and herbs. I mentioned a product that I use and patients can purchase themselves thereafter with a small commission returning to you. He heard of it and read some advertisements in our professional journals. But my testimony of how it has been a healthy choice for me and how easy it was to offer patients .. he decided to invest a few bucks to get started. His first workshop was the Aging Gracefully program I sent him. He had about 10 patients and friends over for a lunch hour class. Along with snacks and refreshments he discussed Wellness and Chiropractic .. Stress Management .. Exercise and Safety. During the nutrition portion he discussed various forms of food combining and supplemental programs and mentioned the product that had displayed on the counter. His approach was low key but since he too felt it was helping him it was convincing. He also gave every person a sample which spiked their interest more. The morale of the story is that You Can Do It and do it every time you put your mind to it. With a little prodding and just a small investment in money and more of your time you can turn your office statistics around. If you need some help .. just e-mail and ask. Oh .. the name of the product that has really helped me and I advised to him was SeaSilver. All I know is that it works and is an easy sell. If interested call them for details at: 1-800- 299-8256 or visit their webpage at: www.seasilver.com. If you want to be nice .. mention my name .. Dr. Joel E. Margolies .. I might as well use this bully pulpit for fame and fortune too. Have a Great Day Dr. M Postings: Practice for sale in Northern Virginia: Seven year practice for sale in Northern Virginia, grossed 100,000.00 for the past five years as a part time practice seeing patients twenty hours a week. Lots of room for growth. Asking price is $70,000 reply to: docj1@prodigy.net or call 703-658-0967 Practice for sale in Paulding county, Georgia: Fastest growing county in Ga. $148,000.00 Call Dr. Tom Morgan 770 748-6084 or reply to: Volumedc@aol.com D.C. wants to purchase an established clinic within a one hour drive of Atlanta: reply to: chiro@bellsouth.net Position available for a concept therapy DC in Monroesville, PA: Concept-Therapy DC is seeking a Concept-Therapy Chiropractor to be affiliated in a Chiropractic office as an independent doctor, Monroesville, PA (near Pittsburgh) Call Dr. Frank Parisi at: 412-372-6800 or e-mail: C2R Elaine@aol.com Associate or IC needed for North Georgia multidisciplinary office: Experience preferred. Business skills essential. Reply to: DrEFromm@aol.com Associate Needed in Nashua, New Hampshire: Looking for an experienced associate doctor to help create a booming practice. Reply to: Chironut55@aol.com or call Dr. Carol Parnell at: 603-882-5742 Associate position available in Northwest Georgia: With salary, bonuses, health insurance, help with student loans, and additional benefits available in large family referral practice. Located just 1 hour from Atlanta. Future placement in own office possible with long term financing. Serious inquiries call: 706-226- 9495 and fax resume to 706-226-9806 Opportunity for DC student or DC waiting for Georgia license: Immediate position available for part-time rehab assistant, and/or part-time exam doctor in a busy metro Atlanta MD/DC rehab center. Please fax resume to: 404-591-6890 or reply at eschneider@pssinjurycenter.com Cover DC available in New Jersey: Reply to: Drjacobsdc@aol.com or call Dr. Jacobs at: 248-910-3444 DC is looking for a mission trip to Panama: Reply to: trescott@rushpost.com Learn my secrets of building a successful family practice: In this action packed weekend Dr.Shawn Powers will teach you proven strategies to have a successful family practice also CA training with Phyllis Frase. Learn everything you need to know including marketing, technique, and financial plans. You will learn the steps to be a paradigm pioneer, live successfully, and most importantly to accomplish the fulfillment of your ultimate destiny. Register at 512-306-1844 or visit: www.powersourcecoaching.com Chiropractic Forms on CD: I posted a few week ago an editable Chiropractic office form CD by Dr. Greenfield. He sent me a copy and it is full of practical ideas that is readily editable so you can use his ideas and change it to your office or philosophy. I gave yo the incorrect e-mail address last week. E-mail him for further information and prices at: mol@greenfieldwellness.com X-ray unit for sale: 1991 Summit NOVA 325: 125KV/300Ma; recently calibrated. Processor room, new sectional cassettes, processor has new rollers, it is serviced every month. Price:$5900 or best offer. Reply to: drted@aaahawk.com or call Ted Koenen in Plano, TX 972.599.9444 DC is looking for fellow classmates from CCC-LA: If you know the whereabouts of Debera Neddlecove DC and Jerry Schwartz DC, married together and both grads of CCC-LA 1990's Reply to Dr Freeman at: free1@barak-online.net New practice in Tampa Bay, Fl needs everything to get started: DC is looking for good used equipment, x-ray, omni drop tables, front office and back office equipment and supplies. Marketing kits or programs that have not been used and need a good home, as well as spinal screening supplies. He would also like a Sam Machine.Chiropractic sign reverse channel letters with neon and anything else that you established doctors have hiding in those deep dark storage rooms. No PT equipment please. Reply to: travelingdoc2001@yahoo.com DC is looking for a Myo-Logic MSM 7000 documentation system: Reply to: Wingchndoc@aol.com Get paid by Medicare Video and booklet: I received a copy of Dr. Street¼s The Basics Chiropractic Medicare video and booklet and agree it is a great reference for every chiropractor. Dr. Street illustrates the use of the ABN .. Advance Beneficiary Notice .. form and documentation that will help you get paid by Medicare. He also has a free Medicare e-mail. Contact him for information concerning the video and being placed on his e-mail list at: Chiroad@wworld.com or call 1-800-692-4476 "Aspirin: Helpful or Hazardous" written by Keith Wassung, DC: obtain a copy by e-mailing his at: kwassung@earthlink.net Protecting Patient's Privacy Electronically: Protecting Patient's Privacy has become a very important matter in our practices. Introducing Sign-In ElectronicallyT the signature capture device and software for the conscientious health care provider. Before you purchase a system for your office, visit our site. Compare quality, reliability and affordability. Reply to: bob@sign-inelectronically.com or visit their webpage at: www.sign-inelectronically.com PosturePro generous donation offer to the Chance Parker Fund: Last week I posted an appeal for Chance Parker. Below is another appeal and a generous offer by Dr. Joe Ventura of PosturePro .. www.posturepro.com .. who will donate 50% of all Posture Pro sales until March 31st which will be going directly to this fund. Many of you are familiar with Chance1s battle with cancer. For those of you who are not, Chance is the son of Dr. Karl Parker and the grandson of Dr. Jim. Though not a D.C, Chance has contributed greatly to the profession working first with the Parker seminars and supplies, and the SHARE magazine, and then with the Karl Parker seminars. He has been a true friend to us all, and an integral part of the success Drs. Jim and Karl have brought to thousands of DCs. He is 38 years old and has a wife and two young children. Chance was first diagnosed in October of 1998 after having a kidney removed. Since that time he has had far too many surgeries and procedures to list. Chance is currently disabled and has been unable to work for over a year, leaving him without an income. The real difficulties began when his health insurance was cancelled without notice. As of now, it leaves Chance personally responsible for all medical expenses. The pain medication alone cost over $1800.00 a month. Chance remains mentally strong, hopeful and full of grace. He does not complain and would never ask for help. As the Parker family has dedicated their life to chiropractic, we are asking the chiropractic Community to rally together and help Chance and his family in their time of need. Contributions can be made to: Chance Parker 1005 Mathew Burleson, TX. 76028 817-447-2322-Home 817-319-6400-Cell