The
Season for HOT PI Reports:
Does it make economic sense to choose “low yield” diagnosis [Lewkovich
Sept 06] when presenting your patient’s case to the insurance
company?
In the next 10 months our firm and this newsletter will promote a
movement for DC’s to completely change their approach on writing
the PI report.
Basically, we want you to “tear up” the old model, literally.
Let’s talk.
The NEGATIVES for most reports:
- They look like medical reports, when 70% of the injuries
are chiropractic.
- Most reports look tired and uninteresting.
- Most reports do not reveal the real trauma suffered by
your patient.
- Most reports are narrative style, making it a difficult
read, when writing in short sentences in an OUTLINE form is
much better.
- Most reports do not use the CPT 2006 AMA Standard Edition.
- Most reports use Chiropractic Coding Desk Books. Throw
them away.
We will be talking about the NEW PARADIGM on report writing to
a CCA district near you. We’ve never talked about reports like
this before.
We believe that report writing can be easier, more comprehensive
and yield far better settlement results, with just a couple of
changes of style.
SHAWN STEEL’S SPEAKING SCHEDULE: All DC’s always
invited
 | San Joaquin/Stanislaus Oct. 03, 2006 |
| San Diego Oct 04, 2006 |
| San Gabriel Nov. 01, 2006 |
| LA Southwest Nov. 02, 2006 |
| LA Metro Nov. 08, 2006 |
| North Bay Nov. 15, 2006 |
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Road
Fatalities & Injuries Increase
| 4,120 people died in traffic accidents in California in
2004 |
| 4,329 people died in 2005 |
| 5.1 % increase in one year |
*National Highway Traffic Safety Adm.
Rising motorcyclist and pedestrian deaths and injuries push total
to a 20 year high.
Motorcyclist’s deaths and injures rose for an eighth straight
year.
Acting Transportation Sec Maria Cino “motorcyclists need to wear
their helmets, drivers need to buckle up and all motorists need
to stay sober.”
Great advice, but a little late in most cases.
DC’s are seeing more pedestrian and motorcyclist injuries than
ever before. The reasons are obvious.
Motorcyclists are no longer just Hells Angels but are made up of
professional and middle class riders. There is an explosion of
motorcycle riders. Each time a car cuts off a motorcyclist the
rider will get badly hurt.
Given the growing population we witness more clogged streets,
anxious drivers, who are striking more pedestrians than ever to
gain on one signal. The streets are more dangerous.
PRACTICE TIP
Give special attention to the motorcyclist or pedestrian patient.
Their injuries are almost always more traumatic. Look for:
| Closed Head Injuries |
| Internal trauma |
| Extremity injuries |
| Skin scarring |
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