Lessons Learned After Graduation: 5 Must-Do Activities Before Starting Your Chiropractic Practice

The education that I received at Palmer College of Chiropractic provided me the skills I needed to build my own practice and develop ChiroSpring practice management software. But despite the wealth of knowledge available in school, I’ve learned that experience is often the best teacher. And there are plenty of lessons that are taught outside of the classroom. For those preparing to start their own practice, there are a number of actions you can take to help make the process of getting started easier. Before you open your clinic doors for the first time, get started early with these five must-do activities.

 

Get Your Numbers – Before you treat your first patient, you’ll need to register for a few business identification numbers. Begin with an application for an Employer Identification Number (EIN), also sometimes referred to as a Federal Tax ID number. This unique identifier is used by the Federal Government and other agencies to specifically identify your practice, much like a Social Security Number is used to identify yourself. The IRS issues EINs, and you can register for one directly from their website at www.irs.gov. You’ll also want to request a National Provider Identification (NPI) number for both your practice (Organization NPI), and yourself (Provider NPI). The HIPAA act of 1996 mandated that unique identifiers be used to identify Organizations and Providers of health care services. These numbers will be used frequently on forms submitted to patients and insurance companies. NPI’s are distributed by the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) and can be requested from their website at https://nppes.cms.hhs.gov. Be sure to get these administrative requirements out of the way early. With so much required to start a practice, it’s easy to accidentally overlook crucial actions such as these registrations.

 

Get in-Network – If you plan to work with insurance companies, start the process of registering to be an in-network provider with every insurance company whose plans you’ll accept. Each insurance company has different requirements and these forms take a long time to fill-out, and even longer to get approved. Plan on giving yourself a couple of months to register your practice with these insurance companies before you expect to engage them. You’ll need to contact the various insurance companies to receive their specific requirements. So stay organized and make sure you meet all their individual requests.

 

Get Insured – Malpractice insurance is a must, and deciding which insurance provider and what coverage limits you’ll carry are critical. Different insurance companies will require you to be insured to certain coverage limits, so settling for less coverage may eliminate you from becoming an in-network provider in some cases. Take that into consideration when determining how much coverage you’ll need. Insurance premiums also tend to start lower, and increase the longer you’ve been in practice. Do your homework and make an informed decision regarding who will insure you and for how much.

 

Get a Quality Accountant – Currently you may only speak to an accountant once a year at tax-time. But once you open a practice, you’ll need to rely on an accountant much more heavily, and much more frequently. A good accountant can counsel you on how to calculate both your business taxes and employee payroll taxes if necessary. There are often federal and state income tax requirements, as well as both federal and state unemployment insurance payments that need to be made. Some payments and document filings need to be made monthly, others quarterly, and still others annually. Federal requirements are generally satisfied via the https://www.eftps.gov website. But each state has its own filing process. A qualified accountant can help take care of some of these complex and continuous requirements, allowing you to focus your time and energy on treating patients and growing your practice.

 

Get your Perfect Practice Management Software – Investing some time in finding the practice management software that is right for your clinic will save you an immense amount of time, money, and headaches in the long run. Using a comprehensive, user-friendly EHR software solution will maximize your efficiency and prevent you from having to hire additional staff members to manage all your processes. Before founding ChiroSpring practice management software, I learned the hard way that overcoming frustrating, inefficient software requires additional staff, which eventually costs a great deal more money than selecting a smarter software up-front. Your software should be smart, fast and effective to save money, minimize stress, and maximize your practice’s potential.

It can feel overwhelming sometimes, trying to meeting all the various requirements necessary to establish your own practice. But learning from experience, I know that starting early with these five actions can put you well on your way to a smoother, low-stress experience.

Dr. Chrissy Albery is a practicing chiropractic physician and founder of ChiroSpring practice management software. Learn more about ChiroSpring and the benefits of EHR software at www.chirospring.com.

 

 

Scared of Choosing the Wrong Chiropractic EHR Software? Get Smart with ChiroSpring’s EHR Buying Guide

For chiropractors, the task of choosing an Electronic Health Record (EHR) software system can be a scary process. Many practice management programs are difficult to learn, complicated to use, and require long-term commitments with thousands of dollars up-front. So when faced with making a decision on which program they’ll spend hours a day working with, chiropractors often feel intense pressure to make the right decision. Fortunately, ChiroSpring practice management software takes the fear out of buying an EHR. With smarter, stress-free features and benefits, it’s no wonder ChiroSpring customers actually enjoy their software experience.

 

No Large Down Payment, No Long-Term Contracts – ChiroSpring was designed by chiropractors, for chiropractors. So it makes sense that their incredibly affordable pricing model is chiro friendly too. There’s no large down payment and no long-term contract. Customers can cancel their ChiroSpring service at any time, without penalty. So ChiroSpring customers are kept with great software, great service, and incredible value. Never again will chiropractors need to commit thousands of dollars on the hope that software will work for them. With ChiroSpring, doctors will know it works.

 

Enjoy a Complete Practice Management Solution – For chiropractors, considering exactly how they will successfully navigate the modern complexities and regulatory requirements facing the industry can be a daunting task. It’s easy to be overwhelmed. Luckily, ChiroSpring’s no-hassle system coordinates all a clinic’s many functions into a single easy-to-use program. Scheduling, billing, tracking, reporting, SOAP Notes and more, all in one smarter software. No modules to choose and no additional purchases necessary. ChiroSpring’s complete practice management program makes practices more efficient, allowing busy doctors to treat more patients and grow their business. ChiroSpring doctors don’t ever have to wonder if they have the right software tools to maximize their practice. Confidence comes in one user-friendly software package.

 

Intuitive Design; Smarter Technology – Doctors and their staff will spend hours a day working with an EHR software system. So choosing a program that’s complex and confusing has an ongoing negative effect on the productivity and morale of a clinic. That’s why choosing an intuitive, chiropractic-specific software makes such a difference for doctors around the country. Keeping in mind how tech-savvy their personnel are, doctors need to ensure their team can quickly and easily learn the system, navigate through the various features, quickly produce detailed, audit-proof SOAP Notes, and remain comfortable and confident throughout the process. They also need to know that their software is smart enough to catch errors, missed information, and inaccurate financial and reconciliation data. ChiroSpring’s intuitive, fully-featured, error-proof design makes day-to-day activities stress-free.

 

Choosing the right EHR software can be scary. But doctors who invest the time in making an informed EHR decision often end up saving far more time and effort in the long run. With ChiroSpring practice management software, the complication, confusion, and fear of choosing and using an EHR software is a thing of the past. Doctors now choose smarter. They choose ChiroSpring.

 

Learn more about how ChiroSpring is driving chiropractic at www.chirospring.com

Frustrated with your complicated EHR software? Work smarter, with ChiroSpring chiropractic software!

All over the country chiropractors and their staff are spending their days toiling with confusing and complicated Electronic Health Record software. Day-in-and-day-out, frustrated health care professionals are left working with piecemeal practice management programs that require extensive time and effort to complete even the most basic tasks. Born out of the need for a more intuitive way to do business, ChiroSpring practice management software sprung forward. Offering astonishingly easy to learn and easy to use software, ChiroSpring is a complete EHR software for every chiropractic clinic.

Intuitive Design Means Less Stress – ChiroSpring was designed by chiropractors specifically for chiropractors. So it’s intuitive, straightforward design means clinics quickly find the information they need, exactly where they expect to find it. No more digging deep into patient profile or visit lists to find patient or payment info. ChiroSpring easily tracks the most important aspects of a practice and offers it at a glance. Designed with a familiar, app-style interface, all of ChiroSpring’s powerful features are quickly accessed and easily understood. Smart design means stress decline.

One and Done – ChiroSpring software combines all the functionality that a busy chiropractic clinic needs into a single program. Doctors and staff never have to worry about hunting through multiple programs on their computer to decide which one offers the tools they need. ChiroSpring launches its users into a comprehensive software environment, including scheduling, billing, reconciling, SOAPs, reporting and more.

Work Your Way – Every chiropractic clinic is different, and ChiroSpring’s customization gives each practice the flexibility to work the way they choose. ChiroSpring’s innovative software allows doctors to design their own SOAP Note grid, Diagnoses Grid, Charges grid, Cash Register Grid, SOAP Macros, Adjustment Techniques, and much more. With all the customizable features, doctors can tailor their software to maximize the efficiency of their individual practice. Never again will inflexible, take-it-or-leave-it EHR software be chiropractors only option. ChiroSpring is driving chiropractic forward.

Got it & I Get it – Learning to use ChiroSpring is a breeze. Full demonstration videos, a step-by-step user guide and live personal training sessions have clinics mastering the software in just hours, not days or weeks. And with unlimited, free software support, your questions will always be answered.

Every day, frustrated chiropractors continue to suffer unnecessarily with complicated, inefficient EHR software. But every day, satisfied ChiroSpring customers enjoy a simpler, smarter, stress-free experience. Work smarter. Be happier. Choose ChiroSpring.