Busy doctors can easily spend one half of their time writing. Because it’s so time consuming most doctors try every conceivable shortcut so they can move on to the next patient.
Guru Dr. Lewkovich believes this is a central flaw in most chiropractic cases. Documentation flaws reduce your fees. Dr. L offers a hassle free form to justify your treatments.
Three components are essential:
- Is there clear evidence that symptoms are decreasing with your care?
- Clear evidence of ‘effective’ use of physical rehab protocols?
- Proof of functional restoration?
Contact johntawlian@shawnsteel.com for a copy of a sample progress notes – 5 entries per page with an abbreviation key.
This Progress Notes form takes less than 60 seconds to generate.
Q. If I charge a patient for a co-pay for every PI visit case, does that mean I cannot have them sign a lien?
A. Oh gosh, no. Almost every health care practitioner requires a co-pay. Why not chiropractors with PI cases? Patients are still responsible for the balance of the bill. You get that protection with a PI lien.
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Peter Dykeman, DC, PI E-Mail’s favorite Small Claims Testifier and Litigator – beat St. Farm with a baseball bat.
Kent Smith was struck by the personal assistant for Lindsay Wagner [bionic woman] who had a car full of Ms. Wagner’s dogs. The assistant made an unsafe left turn. St Farm denied liability because Wagner was following her assistant and was a witness.
Dykeman was brought in to explain the value of chiropractic care and to testify as a accident reconstruction expert. Dykeman was able to prove the light sequences confirmed Smith’s version of the accident.
The jury awarded more than 10 times what St Farm offered. Dykeman testified that Smith suffered a herniated disc at T12 – L1, which was helped by chiropractic but also required two shots to each of his joints—which St Farm argued was not needed.
The jury disagreed.
Offer $36,760, Jury awarded $353,800 for a non surgical case. Smith vs. Wagner LA Superior Court BC 415 899 May 10, 2012. Judge John Kralik.
- If the jury believes that some injuries are “permanent” they generally award more money.
- Dykeman testified with an orthopedic providing overwhelming credible evidence.
- Pain killing shots often do not cure the pain source, but juries are impressed with this evidence that severe pain existed
California Chiropractic Association
http://www.calchiro.org/
