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New Jersey Chiropractic Assistant Education and Continuing Education

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New Jersey Chiropractic Assistant Continuing Education Requirements: 15 hours by 8/31 in odd years

New Jersey Accepts 6 hours of Online Chiropractic Assistant Continuing Education Courses
New Jersey Accepts 15 hours of TeleSeminar Chiropractic Assistant Continuing Education Courses

 

Special Requirements:

A minimum of two credits shall be completed in the study of State laws and rules governing professional ethics of chiropractic assistance or recordkeeping and documentation as it pertains to the practice of chiropractic assistance in this State (See our Topic Documentaiton)

The Board shall not award more than eight hours of continuing education credit for any program that takes place during the course of one calendar day.

 

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Initial Chiropractic Assistant Training:13:44E-4.6 EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
  • 120 hours of didactic education, obtained through live and recorded webinars and live classroom instruction
  • 380 hours of clinical training
  • A Board-administered examination on New Jersey jurisprudence
  • Documented attestation and notarization to demonstrate the satisfactory completion of clinical requirements under supervision of the licensed chiropractor.


State of New Jersey Chiropractic Assistant Education and Continuing Education Requirements

New Jersey Chiropractic Assistant Continuing Education requirements posted on this page are based upon the most up to date information available. New Jersey Chiropractic Assistant continuing education requirements are subject to change and therefore, New Jersey Chiropractic Assistant licensee's are ultimately responsible for being up to date with the New Jersey Chiropractic Assistant continuing education requirements.

 

Continuing education courses offered on ChiroCredit.com / OnlineCE.com provide Online CEU for New Jersey Chiropractic Assistants. The online courses enhance the knowledge base of the Chiropractic Assistant. Free 1 hour approved online continuing education course for new New Jersey Chiropractic Assistant who register with www.ChiroCredit.com

 
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  • Anatomy and Terminology CA130

    Anatomy and Terminology for the CA


    2.0

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    • Define common terminology used in the Chiropractic office
    • Identify terminology associated with specific conditions and their treatment
    • Describe locations on the body using appropriate anatomical terminology
    • Describe the four procedures that constitute vital signs
    • Identify normal values for pulse, blood pressure, temperature and respiratory rate in the adult

    Richard Saporito, DC

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    E2306-01
    Expires: 2025-09-01

    Chiropractic Principles CA125

    Philosophy for the CA


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    • Discuss a brief history of Chiropractic
    • Describe the basics of Chiropractic Philosophy
    • Discuss Chiropractic, Adaptation and Innate Intelligence
    • Review how Chiropractic is built upon the basic sciences of anatomy (structure), physiology (function) and the clinical sciences (patient application).
    • Understand how Chiropractic affects specific conditions

    Robert Affolter, DC

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    E2306-02
    Expires: 2025-09-01

    Chiropractic Principles CA126

    Philosophy for the CA


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    • Explain the basis of chiropractic, as taught by DD Palmer
    • Recite DD Palmer's definition of disease
    • Explain the Founder's concept of subluxation
    • Using DD's words, justify the statement: Spine straightening is not chiropractic
    • Compare and contrast spinal manipulation with chiropractic adjustment
    • Define intelligence
    • Describe the process of falsification and how it is applied to science
    • Explain why intelligence must precede energy/matter
    • Explain why the placebo effect cannot exist in a mechanistic world view
    • Explain why adaptation is the basis of chiropractic research

    Robert Affolter, DC

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    E2306-02
    Expires: 2025-09-01

    Clinical Justification 201

    Clinical Justification for Treatment of Low Back Pain


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    • Utilize the Official Disability Guidelines for Low Back Pain.
    • Apply the Official Disability Guidelines for the chiropractic treatment of low back pain.
    • Use the CCGPP Guidelines for the treatment of low back pain.
    • Integrate Outcome Assessments for clinical justification of chiropractic treatment low back pain.

    Gregg Friedman, DC

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    E2306-03
    Expires: 2025-09-01

    Clinical Justification 202

    Clinical Justification for Treatment of Neck and Upper Back Pain


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    • Utilize the Official Disability Guidelines for Neck Pain.
    • Apply the Official Disability Guidelines for the chiropractic treatment of neck and upper back pain.
    • Use the CCGPP Guidelines for the treatment of neck and upper back pain.
    • Integrate Outcome Assessments for clinical justification of chiropractic treatment for neck and upper back pain.

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    Gregg Friedman, DC

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    E2306-03
    Expires: 2025-09-01

    Clinical Justification 203

    Clinical Justification for Treatment of the Shoulder


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    • Utilize the Official Disability Guidelines for Shoulder Pain
    • Apply the Official Disability Guidelines for the chiropractic treatment of shoulder pain
    • Illustrate sensitivity and specificity of orthopedic tests for the shoulder
    • Integrate Outcome Assessments for clinical justification of chiropractic treatment for neck and upper back pain

    Gregg Friedman, DC

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    E2306-03
    Expires: 2025-09-01

    Clinical Justification 204

    Clinical Justification for the Chiropractic Treatment of Headaches


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    • Utilize the Official Disability Guidelines for Headaches.
    • Apply the Official Disability Guidelines for the chiropractic treatment of headaches.
    • Use the CCGPP Guidelines for the treatment of headaches.
    • Integrate Outcome Assessments for clinical justification of chiropractic treatment for headaches.

    Gregg Friedman, DC

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    E2306-03
    Expires: 2025-09-01

    Compliance 202

    State and National Requirements for Office Policy and Procedure


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    • Interpret compliance advice and regulations directly from the Federal Office of Inspector General (OIG)
    • Identify and become compliant with other requirements from the state level through third-party payer contractual obligations
    • Review existing policy and procedure for compliance, including OIG compliance, HIPAA compliance, and other federal and state programs

    Kathy Mills Chang, MCS-P, CCPC

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    E2306-04
    Expires: 2025-09-01

    Compliance 204

    Improved Compliance via Self Audit


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    • Apply guidelines for accurate coding and compliant billing practices
    • Install monitoring to ensure standards are met
    • Self-audit for compliance purposes
    • Create internal policy and procedure to improve compliance

    Kathy Mills Chang, MCS-P, CCPC

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    E2306-04
    Expires: 2025-09-01

    Compliance 205

    Compliance Factors to Consider with Insurance Billing and Follow Up


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    • Identify risk areas in the claim adjudication process and apply learned knowledge to prevent missteps
    • Discuss federal, state, and payer guidelines that govern billing activities
    • Avoid behaviors that violate the carrier contract and ensure compliance with regulations
    • Evaluate provider contracts and payer policy for complete clarification on claim process

    Kathy Mills Chang, MCS-P, CCPC

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    E2306-04
    Expires: 2025-09-01

    Compliance 206

    Year End Financial Compliance


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    • Utilize self-auditing methods to identify high risk areas of patient finance in the office
    • Develop systems for accountability and transparency in patient accounting
    • Apply appropriate fee schedule measures to ensure validity in account posting
    • Address federal and state guidelines for discounting to ensure compliance

    Kathy Mills Chang, MCS-P, CCPC

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    E2306-04
    Expires: 2025-09-01

    Compliance 207

    Patient Financial Standard Operating Procedure


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    • Apply the process for setting your fees legally and compliantly and according to Federal regulation
    • Know the policies of ALL your carriers to be compliant
    • Properly administer desired discounts without running afoul of the Federal and State regulations
    • Implement legal hardship discounts, if desired, using the Federal guidelines to appropriately verify hardship

    Kathy Mills Chang, MCS-P, CCPC

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    E2306-04
    Expires: 2025-09-01

    Cultural Competency CA101

    Developing an Appreciation, Sensitivity, Knowledge and Skills in Caring for Those from Other Races, Cultures, Ages, etc.


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    • Develop an appreciation of the impact of culture group, minority group and racial group on the health care relationship
    • Increase sensitivity, knowledge and skills to promote effective intercultural interactions
    • Identify the professional's own cultural identity/judgments /biases and their impact on their behavior and how they are perceived by clients and patients
    • Recognize cultural variables that appear in verbal and non-verbal communication
    • Examine the influence of culture in our patient population
    • Differentiate the provider's culture

    Angelica Redleaf, DC

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    E2306-05
    Expires: 2025-09-01

    Cultural Competency CA102

    How to Develop the Needed Skills and Understanding to Care for the Rising Latino Population in the US.


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    • Examine the historical background of the various Latino/Hispanic groups in the U.S.
    • Develop the skills needed to care for people from Spanish speaking parts of the world
    • Increase our understanding of the cultural traits of Latino/Hispanic groups in the U.S.
    • Summarize specific traits of various Latino/Hispanic groups
    • Recognize how we can narrow the gap between us

    Angelica Redleaf, DC

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    E2306-05
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    Documentation CA60

    Documentation and Insurance Protocols Related to Medical Record Keeping, Billing and Coding


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    • Develop the skills for medical documentation record keeping for proper patient care and adherence to insurance protocols
    • Summarize informed consent, Mercy guidelines, Medicare guidelines and NCQA guidelines
    • Identify common treatment procedures and modalities used in a chiropractic practice And recognize contraindications to them
    • designate specific items to consider when interpreting and/or taking plain film X-rays
    • Summarize the value of laboratory and diagnostic testing.
    • Recognize the importance of patient communication skills in order to assist in the diagnosis and treatment of patients
    • Modify procedures and forms to prevent the possibility of a legal malpractice action against the doctor

    Paul Sherman, DC

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    E2306-08
    Expires: 2025-09-01

    Documentation 102

    Medicare Documentation - Part 1


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    Hour 1

    • Utilize improved patient communication skills with Medicare Patients 
    • Apply appropriate risk management procedures to enhance patient communication
    • Identify the four elements of legal malpractice and recognize the key components to avoid a malpractice action  
    • Utilize key components of good documentation and record keeping
    • Integrate the legal requirements of informed consent in your informed consent process 

    Hour 2

    • Summarize why doctors are held to higher standards
    • Discuss the Do’s and Don’ts of record keeping
    • Use the 21 NCQA guidelines for appropriate medical record keeping and integrate the 3 key components of Evidence Based Practice (EBP)

    Hour 3

    • Assess Medicare’s mandatory Electronic Health Records (EHR) requirement        
    • Discuss key items related to the Office of Inspector General (OIG) reports regarding Medicare and chiropractic services
    • Summarize Executive Order issued by the White House titled reducing improper payments and eliminating waste in the Federal Programs

    Hour 4

    • Determine what triggers an audit and key items to consider if audited
    • Utilize a step by step approach to meet all Federal Medicare Documentation guidelines 
    • Summarize Medicare’s guidelines for necessity of chiropractic care and its covered services
    • Prepare treatment plans per Medicare’s regulation requirements
    • Recognize Medicare’s policy requirements pertaining to x-ray/diagnostic reimbursement
    • Determine if ordering vs. referred services meet Medicare’s policy when performed by a chiropractic physician

    Paul Sherman, DC

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    E2306-06
    Expires: 2025-09-01

    Documentation 103

    Medicare Documentation - Part 2


    4.0

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    Hour 1

    • Demonstrate the key elements pertaining to Medicare’s documentation requirements for initial and subsequent patient encounters  
    • Describe the three categories of chiropractic care covered through Medicare and the one category exempt from Medicare coverage
    • Apply Medicare’s x-ray requirements for documenting a subluxation
    • Utilize Medicare Advance Beneficiary Notification (ABN) form and its guidelines 
    • Use Medicare’s PARTS system to document a subluxation
    • Summarize the transformation of Medicare’s PARTS system utilizing the AIR S & M method               
    • Include proper Medicare documentation for daily progress notes (SOAP), in order to meet insurance guidelines and meet medical necessity 

    Hour 2

    • Integrate a 4 step approach to meet E/M (Evaluation/Management) coding requirements to meet Medicare’s guidelines

    Hour 3

    • Review Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MARCA) aka Medicare Quality Payment Program (QPP) and the Merit Based Incentive Payment Program (MIPS)                                                                    

    Hour 4

    • Apply the critical components of Chiropractic Manipulative Treatment (CMT) coding and Medicare’s requirements for documentation
    • Use diagnostic codes ICD-10 (primary subluxation M-codes biomechanical lesions and secondary medical codes) to meet Medicare’s diagnosis requirements
    • Recognize Current Procedure Terminology (CPT) codes and how it relates to the Medicare system
    • Utilize Medicare modifiers   
    • Identify some of the key items with regards to completing the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) 1500 claim form   
    • Summarize Medicare’s mandatory claims submission policy                                   
    • Explain the five levels of Medicare appeals process
    • Distinguish between Medicare participating vs. non-participating provider requirements

    Paul Sherman, DC

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    E2306-06
    Expires: 2025-09-01

    Documentation 162

    Regs and Risk Management with Maintenance Care


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    • Differentiate between active and maintenance care in clinical documentation
    • Execute the use of advance notice in third party patients correctly and accurately
    • Identify and implement strategies to clarify the difference between active and maintenance care in documentation
    • Recognize and adopt best practices in proper notification about maintenance care vs. active treatment

    Kathy Mills Chang, MCS-P, CCPC

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    E2306-07
    Expires: 2025-09-01

    Documentation 163

    Documenting for Medical Necessity of Manual Therapies


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    • Properly document findings and recommendations around muscle therapies
    • Master the documentation necessary in daily visits to verify medical necessity
    • Identify and implement strategies the most important findings and rationale necessary to add muscle therapies to the treatment plan
    • Recognize how to differentiate between various manual therapies to meet the requirements of third-party payers' medical review policy

    Kathy Mills Chang, MCS-P, CCPC

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    E2306-07
    Expires: 2025-09-01

    Documentation 164

    Compliance with Federal Guidelines for Timed Physical Medicine Procedures


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    • Differentiate between supervised modalities, constant attendance modalities, and therapeutic procedures
    • Properly document the time and service for any physical medicine modality and procedure
    • Clearly define the rationale for these services within the patient's medical record

    Kathy Mills Chang, MCS-P, CCPC

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    E2306-07
    Expires: 2025-09-01

    Documentation 165

    Compliant Coding and Documentation for all Chiropractic Techniques


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    • Recognize the varying specific requirements for documenting unique adjusting techniques in regards to compliant records and risk management
    • Properly document patient encounters for medical necessity
    • Discuss the Medical Review Policy insurers use in reviewing medical documentation
    • Review case studies and examples to identify documentation errors during self-auditing

    Kathy Mills Chang, MCS-P, CCPC

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    E2306-07
    Expires: 2025-09-01

    Documentation 167

    The Life Cycle of a Patients Chart


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    • Apply best practices for using abbreviations, addressing legibility, authentication of signatures, and managing the day-to-day flow of your patient records 
    • Clearly delineate the beginning and end of episodes of patient care, proper recording of these episodes, and boundary discussions with patients 
    • Locate and utilize the definitions of medically necessary care, and apply it as a differentiator from clinically appropriate care
    • Assess documentation across the life cycle of the patient’s chart from history to discharge and on through maintenance and wellness care based on live examples demonstrated
    • Identify the deficiencies that may be present in your documentation through the eyes of an auditor

    Colleen Auchenbach, DC

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    E2306-07
    Expires: 2025-09-01

    Documentation 169

    Triage Your Patients with Compliant Treatment


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    • Compose Complete and Accurate Treatment Plans
    • Formulate multiple Standard Treatment Protocols for better compliance and efficiency
    • Differentiate patient care plans per Patient condition severity
    • Propose recommendations based on exam findings, not third party coverage

    April Lee, DC, CPCO

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    E2306-07
    Expires: 2025-09-01

    Documentation 170

    Medicare and the Quality Payment Program


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    • Discuss Medicare’s guidelines for documenting quality measures 
    • Discuss Medicare’s Merit-Based Incentive Program (MIPS)
    • Identify and determine the eligibility requirements for MIPS
    • Identify and discuss the 4 categories under MIPS (Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability (PI) and Clinical Practice Improvement Activities (CPIA)
    • Recognize how Medicare calculates MIPS to determine payment adjustments

    Paul Sherman, DC

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    E2306-07
    Expires: 2025-09-01

    Documentation 171

    Ancillary Services: Yes, You Have to Document Those Too


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    • Know how to document exactly what’s required for initial visit treatment plans including physical medicine procedures
    • Apply sample language to include in each daily visit note that will meet documentation guidelines for these modalities and procedures, including properly recording time for timed services
    • Command the mechanics of how to authenticate documentation for services provided by auxiliary team members
    • Tie the patient’s diagnosis to the treatment plan for tissue-specific, physical medicine solutions
    • Tell a complete and coherent account of the patient’s daily visit journey, outlining the crucial language necessary to justify medical necessity for all services rendered

    Kathy Mills Chang, MCS-P, CCPC

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    E2306-07
    Expires: 2025-09-01

    Documentation 172

    In-Processing Federal Patients: Active or Maintenance


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    • Recognize and document the difference between active and maintenance care
    • Use a decision-making matrix to determine the reportability of active treatment, and to be able to help the patient understand the distinction
    • Apply the Medicare standard of recordkeeping to intake requirements to establish a baseline for episodes of care
    • Determine whether routine visits qualify as active treatment when presented with new and updated complaints

    Kathy Mills Chang, MCS-P, CCPC

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    E2306-07
    Expires: 2025-09-01

    Documentation 173

    Why Render A Prognosis? Defining the Problem


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    • Describe the need for prognosis
    • Summarize what a prognosis is
    • Demonstrate the use of prognostic tools
    • Appraise your individual patient’s outlook for recovery.
    • Measure the progress
    • Make evidence based clinical decisions
    • Substantiate your opinion for expert testimony.
    • Illustrate the evidence for care.
    • Prescribe evidence based care plans.
    • Properly document and code complicated cases
    • Improve the patient report of findings and discharge procedures

    David Taylor, DC, DABCN, FIACN

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    E2306-07
    Expires: 2025-09-01

    Documentation 174

    Compliant Documentation for Adjusting Multiple Spinal Regions


    1.0

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    • Interpret in documentation, the difference between active, medically necessary care vs. clinically appropriate but possibly maintenance adjustments
    • Able to distinguish compensatory vs. primary subluxations and document them properly
    • Specify proper documentation techniques as a full spine adjuster
    • Demonstrate the ability to classify documentation for each chiropractic technique employed

    Kathy Mills Chang, MCS-P, CCPC

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    E2306-07
    Expires: 2025-09-01

    Documentation 176

    Document Clinical Rationale for Active Care Rehab


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    • Perform functional testing to identify patients who will benefit from active care rehab
    • Correlate functional testing findings with a protocol-driven care plan customized to the patient’s diagnosis
    • Recognize and document preferred outcomes that result from properly executed active care techniques
    • Follow clinical algorithms to best understand the beginning, middle and end points of active care rehab
    • Properly document the clinical rationale for active care rehab by linking it to the diagnosis and treatment plan of initial visit documentation

    Kathy Mills Chang, MCS-P, CCPC

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    E2306-07
    Expires: 2025-09-01

    Documentation 178

    Documenting and Coding for Unproven, Investigational or Experimental Procedures


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    • Define and recognize common procedures that may be deemed unproven, investigational or experimental
    • Determine how individual state boards and payers view these various treatments
    • Recognize guidance or rulings from state boards that dictate the need for informed consent
    • Properly document the procedures in the medical record
    • Apply correct coding to describe the procedure provided
    • Personalize a sample Consent to Treat for the procedure provided

    Kathy Mills Chang, MCS-P, CCPC

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    E2306-07
    Expires: 2025-09-01

    Documentation 179

    Documentation Nuances for All Interested Parties


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    • Awareness of the value of orderly documentation to you and others
    • Ability to duplicate key documentation components that auditors and reviewers expect
    • Steps necessary to address how poor documentation can turn a simple record review into a full audit
    • Ability to identify commonly missed links connecting documentation to treatment

    Kathy Mills Chang, MCS-P, CCPC

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    E2306-07
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    Documentation 182
    The 5 Documentation Mistakes You're Probably Making

    1.0

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    • Differentiate and document for the difference between medical necessity and clinical appropriateness
    • Execute a complete and compliant treatment plan that includes all required elements
    • Properly record the elements necessary to justify the full-spine adjustment
    • Command the mechanics of properly documenting clinical rationale for ordered diagnostics and treatment
    • Ensure the inclusion of diagnostic assessment and doctor’s rationale in routine daily visit notes

    Kathy Mills Chang, MCS-P, CCPC

    AudioVisual Course

    E2306-07
    Expires: 2025-09-01

    Documentation 183
    The Established Patient Evaluation - Who, What, When and How

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    • Evaluate the necessary elements to properly document established patient re-evaluations of all types
    • Deliver appropriate evaluation and management services to justify continued care, assess progress, and discharge from this active care when the time is right
    • Report the necessary components of documenting the transitional diagnosis and treatment plan after a periodic re-evaluation
    • Complete the fundamentals of documenting the assessment of change since the last evaluation as it applies to federal regulations in Medicare

    Kathy Mills Chang, MCS-P, CCPC

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    E2306-07
    Expires: 2025-09-01

    Documentation 184
    Minimize Medicare Risk for Peace of Mind

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    • Recognize the mandatory enrollment guidelines for chiropractors and apply the rules to daily practice
    • Distinguish between active and maintenance care and employ proper procedure to administrate both types of care
    • Complete and document required elements of documentation of active treatment
    • Prepare patients to best differentiate care that Medicare considers medically necessary from care that the patient is expected to pay for
    • Apply the Medicare standard of financial transactions with patients in order to stay within the Federal collection guidelines

    Kathy Mills Chang, MCS-P, CCPC

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    E2306-07
    Expires: 2025-09-01

    Emergency Procedures CA10

    Preparing for Common Emergencies


    1.0

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    • Know how to prepare for a medical emergency
    • Review four emergency medical conditions: Stroke, Heart Attack, Difficulty Breathing, Diabetic Emergencies
    • Recognize the causes, symptoms and signs for these emergencies
    • Understand how to provide the appropriate emergency treatments

    Brett Kinsler, DC

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    E2306-09
    Expires: 2025-09-01

    Ethics for Professionals 101

    Morality and Ethics in Professional Practice


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    • Define morality and ethics and distinguish between the two
    • Describe three moralities that health professionals must integrate into their own moral life
    • Identify some major sources of moral beliefs in Western societies
    • Distinguish between an ethical issue and ethical problem
    • List three ways that ethics is useful in everyday professional practice
    • Describe what material cooperation entails
    • Identify some mechanisms available to protect the personal moral convictions of health professionals


    Paul Powers, DC, DABCN

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    E2306-10
    Expires: 2025-09-01

    Ethics for Professionals 102

    Ethical Problems, Ethical Distress and Ethical Dilemma's


    2.0

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    • Identify the goal of professional ethics activity.
    • Describe the basic idea of a caring response and some ways this response in a professional relationship is distinguished from expressions of care in other types of relationships.
    • Identify three component parts of any ethical problem.
    • Describe what an agent is and, more importantly, what it is to be a moral agent.
    • Name the three prototypical ethical problems.
    • Describe the role of emotions in ethical distress.
    • Distinguish between two varieties of ethical distress.
    • Compare the fundamental difference between ethical distress and an ethical dilemma.
    • Define ethical paternalism or parentalism.
    • Describe a type of ethical dilemma that challenges a professionals desire (and duty) to treat everyone fairly and equitably.
    • Identify the fundamental difference between distress or dilemma problems and locus of authority problems.
    • Identify four criteria that will assist you in deciding who should assume authority for a specific ethical decision to achieve a caring response.
    • Become familiar with AOTA and APTA Code of Ethics
    • Become familiar with the Guide to Professional Conduct for PT
    • Indiana PTs - become familiar with the IN PT Rules and Practice Act
    • Texas PTs - become familiar with the TX PT Rules and Practice Act
    • Utah PTs - become familiar with the UT PT Rules and Practice Act


    Paul Powers, DC, DABCN

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    E2306-10
    Expires: 2025-09-01

    Ethics for Professionals 103

    The Analysis of Ethical Problems in Professional Life


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    • Identify six steps in the analysis of ethical problems encountered in everyday professional life and how each plays a part in arriving at a caring response.
    • Describe the central role of narrative and virtue theories in gathering relevant information for a caring response.
    • List four areas of inquiry that will be useful when gathering relevant information to make sure you have the story straight.
    • Describe the role of conduct-related ethical theories and approaches in arriving at a caring response.
    • Describe why imagination is an essential aspect of seeking out the practical alternatives in an ethically challenging situation.
    • Discuss how courage assists you in a caring response.
    • Identify two benefits of taking time to reflect on and evaluate the action afterward.
    • Become familiar with AOTA and APTA Code of Ethics
    • Become familiar with the Guide to Professional Conduct for PT's


    Paul Powers, DC, DABCN

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    E2306-10
    Expires: 2025-09-01

    Ethics for Professionals 104

    Ethics of Confidential Information


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    • Define the terms confidential information and confidentiality.
    • Identify the relationship of a patient's legal right to privacy with his reasonable expectations regarding confidential information.
    • Describe how the telling and keeping of secrets is relevant to understanding the importance of confidentiality.
    • Discuss the ethical norms involved in keeping and breaking professional confidences.
    • Name five general legal exceptions to the professional standard of practice that confidences should not be broken.
    • Consider practical options that a professional can take when faced with the possibility of breaking a confidence.
    • Discuss some important aspects of documentation that affect confidentiality.
    • Compare ethical issues of confidentiality traditionally conceived with those that have arisen because of computerized medical records and patient care information systems.
    • Describe the key ethical strengths and challenges of the recent U.S. federal regulations related to privacy considerations (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996).
    • Become familiar with AOTA and APTA Code of Ethics
    • Review and become familiar with the TX PT Rules
    • Read case scenarios illustrating ethical decision making


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    E2306-10
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    Ethics for Professionals 105

    Informed Consent


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    • Describe three basic legal concepts that led to the doctrine of informed consent.
    • Describe three approaches to determining the disclosure standard for judging that a patient or client has been informed.
    • Discuss three major aspects of the process of obtaining informed consent.
    • Distinguish "general consent" from "special consent" documents.
    • Differentiate between the never-competent and once-competent patient or client and the challenges posed by each in regard to informed consent.
    • Compare informed consent as it is used in health care practice and in human studies research.
    • Describe some considerations one must always take into account to be sure one is being culturally competent and honoring cultural difference when informed consent is the standard.


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    E2306-10
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    HIPAA 201
    Security Risk Assessment - A Key Component of HIPAA Risk Management

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    • Identify ePHI assets within the clinic and assess exposure to threats and vulnerabilities
    • Understand how to create an action plan and implement Security Safeguards
    • Recognize the components of the Risk Assessment that must be considered when developing policies and procedures

    Jill Foote - Healthcare IT Specialist

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    E2306-11
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    HIPAA 202

    Security Risk Management- A HIPAA Requirement


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    • Manage Risk Assignments and assign Target Dates to comply with federal requirements
    • Audit Risk Factors that may be present
    • Manage Security Events that may come up during the course of everyday workflow
    • Set up Workforce Security Standards to be complied with by all team members
    • Ongoingly Monitor Security Safeguards to ensure the integrity of your data and minimize risk

    Jill Foote - Healthcare IT Specialist

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    E2306-11
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    HIPAA 203

    Getting a Handle on HIPAA Privacy


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    • Recognize PHI Identifiers- Know what you are looking for
    • Identify important components of the Notice of Privacy Practices and how it puts the patient in the driver seat
    • Execute, track and audit Business Associate Agreements
    • Apply the rules of Patient Authorizations regarding when TPO applies

    Jill Foote - Healthcare IT Specialist

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    E2306-11
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    HIPAA Training CA62
    2.0

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    • Discuss the History of HIPAA
    • Understanding Terminology of HIPAA i.e.: PHI, IIHI, NPP, TPO, NPI, EIN, EDI, etc.
    • Understand covered entities vs. non-covered entities
    • Understand what HIPAA truly means to a practice and does everyone have to comply
    • Understand what Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), code sets, identifiers, security and privacy
    • Understand the Privacy Rule, Patient Consent Form, Notice of Privacy Practices, Patient Authorization, Business Associate Agreements, Appointments of Privacy Officers and Staff training
    • Understand patient rights as it pertains to access of their medical information, records and your practice etc.
    • Understand and feel confident about HIPAA Guidelines

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    E2306-12
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    History Taking CA70
    Taking a Proper History

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    • Interview a patient using the skills of the patient-centered interview
    • Elicit from patients their stories of illness, while pursuing the broader life setting in which symptoms occur
    • Elicit from patients key information in their medical, family, and psychosocial histories
    • Recognize and respond appropriately to a patient’s emotions as they are expressed
    • Support and encourage expression of patients’ emotions
    • Critically assess one’s own performance and use of interviewing skill
    • Develop interpersonal skills enabling the establishment of long-term relationships with patients.

    Paul Powers, DC, DABCN

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    E2303-11
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    Hydrotherapy and Spa Applications
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    • Define hydrotherapy, cryotherapy, spa and thermotherapy
    • List 3 advantages/disadvantages of heat and cold
    • Identify the Hunting Response
    • List the three physical states of water
    • Identify guidelines to ensure safe application of hydrotherapy methods
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    E2306-14
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    LGBTQ 201
    Body Image and Eating Disorders, Sociocultural Factors and Questioning in an Inclusive and Affirmative Environment

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    • Describe the concept of intersectionality and how it can affect the lives of young black gay and bisexual men
    • Identify factors contributing to adverse health outcomes in young black gay and bisexual men
    • Summarize special considerations for the care of LGBTQ youth
    • Identify strategies that individual providers can use to provide more patient-centered care for LGBTQ youth
    • Summarize the current knowledge in scope, clinical presentation, screening and management of eating disorders
    • Identify the prevalence of body image dissatisfaction and eating disorders in sexual minority adolescents

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    E2306-15
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    Physical Therapy CA90

    Introduction to PT Modalities


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    • Develop a basic understanding of muscle function, biomechanics, soft tissue repairs, bone injury and exercise physiology as it applies to the Chiropractic Assistant and the application of physical therapy modalities/procedures
    • Develop an understanding of the use of cryotherapy and hot moist packs
    • Utilize traction and electrical therapy modalities
    • Develop an understanding of the effects of soft tissue massage
    • Apply stretch programs to patients
    • Discuss spinal exercise programs with the treating doctor
    • Learn the applicability of isokinetic testing

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    E2306-17
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    Physical Therapy CA91
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    • Summarize the types of electrical therapy modalities
    • List the contraindications and precautions to the use of electrical therapy
    • Recognize the appropriate application of low level laser therapy
    • Explain the principals of diathermy

    Richard Saporito, DC

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    E2306-17
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    Professional Boundaries CA50
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    • Discuss the concept of Gender as it relates to society, language and culture
    • Identify Gender roles in Western Society
    • Recognize innate gender traits in males and females
    • Summarize socially imposed gender traits
    • Identify aspects of male and female psychological development
    • Relate basic concepts of Gender and Power
    • List female and male leadership factors
    • Discuss gender and the Doctor/Patient relationship
    • Identify the ways which gender affects the Doctor/Patient relationship
    • Describe what accounts for the differences, in practice style and patient care, between males and females healthcare providers
    • Define differing sexualities in western culture
    • Review sexuality as it relates to the Doctor/Patient relationship
    • Identify misconceptions in personal definitions of male, female, power and sexuality
    • Recognize when Power is misused and becomes a threat
    • Define Touch as it relates to perception, gender and culture
    • Discuss the giving up of power as it relates to patients and touch
    • Recognize the perception, intention, and uses of touch
    • Perform an analysis of individual conceptions of gender and sexuality

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    E2306-16
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    Professional Boundaries CA51
    4.0

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    • Perform an exercise to identify personal concepts of touch
    • Create practical applications for healthcare practitioners with regard to gender, touch, and sexuality
    • Define sexual misconduct
    • Recognize the difference between sexual misconduct and sexual harassment
    • Critique different models of misconduct
    • Describe how misconduct occurs
    • Distinguish between different types of offenders
    • Give examples of case studies in sexual misconduct
    • Identify common fears and misconceptions of sexual misconduct
    • Specify important concepts of treated a patient who has a history of abuse
    • Define professional boundaries and relate the issue of consent
    • Describe the three types of power, the three patterns of power, and how power is used
    • Discuss the differences between adherence vs. compliance and transference vs. countertransference
    • Identify anatomical risk levels for touch
    • Develop safe touch guidelines
    • Create a set of office based interventions and patient based interventions in the development of safe practice strategies
    • Define educational interventions for safe practice strategies
    • Define the basics of the supervision for a safe practice strategy

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    E2306-16
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    Professional Boundaries CA52
    4.0

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    • Develop and outline for safe practice analysis
    • Perform a risk factor analysis
    • Execute a healthcare provider questionnaire
    • Create a staff evaluation to implement at the office
    • Develop and implement a buddy/supervisor evaluation of the healthcare provider and staff
    • Develop and implement a patient evaluation of the healthcare provider and staff
    • Create a system of analysis for the buddy/supervisor, healthcare provider, staff and patient evaluations
    • Develop a plan for change based on the risk factor analysis (RFA) and practice evaluation questionnaires
    • Identify areas of improvement for touch, consent, communciation and respect
    • Address concerns raised by staff and patients
    • Discuss ways to defuse attraction
    • Develop guidelines of dealing with a patient who is attracted to you
    • Develop guidelines of dealing with feeling an attraction
    • Discuss the six factors for a safe practice
    • Describe the new partnership between healthcare providers and patients

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    E2306-16
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    Risk 132

    Protect Your Practice with Innovative Risk Management Techniques


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    • Analyze charges and documentation on a daily or per visit basis to ensure accuracy and compliance
    • Compile accurate and comprehensive responses to documentation or record requests
    • Recognize and avoid confusing HIPAA privacy issues that can cost you time and money
    • Identify key areas that lack written policies causing increased risk in the practice
    • Evaluate your current written procedures and appraise the need for additional content

    Kathy Mills Chang, MCS-P, CCPC

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    E2306-18
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    Risk 133

    Legal Do's and Don'ts All Chiropractors Should Know


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    Hour 1

    • Identify various types of billing irregularities and impact on healthcare expenditures.
    • Distinguish upcoding from bundling within the context of irregular billing schemes.
    • Demonstrate how and when exceeding a state’s scope of practice becomes “the unauthorized practice of medicine.”
    • Explain the restrictions states’ scopes of practice place on healthcare providers’ authority to treat and diagnose patients.
    • Discuss how invoicing unrendered medical services impacts third-party payers.
    • Interpret chiropractic boards’ positions on testimonial advertising and how best to comply.

    Hour 2

    • Identify what constitute a false claim under the False Claims Act.
    • Discriminate a kickback from a self-referral.
    • Trace how anti-kickback legislation arose and examine its prohibitions.
    • Explain the enactment of Stark legislation arising on the heels of anti-kickback bans.
    • Assess providing nutritional counsel within the context of “the practice of medicine.”
    • Evaluate identity theft and its impact on patients, providers and the cost of healthcare.
    • Discriminate between illegal copayment waivers from proper hardship waivers.
    • Discuss court cases instancing successful prosecution of healthcare fraud.

    Peter Van Tyle, Esq

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    E2306-18
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    Risk 135

    Record Retention and Disposal and the 18 PHI Identifiers


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    • Identify the 18 PHI Identifiers
    • Awareness of other HIPAA related documentation and the appropriate retention period
    • How to confirm retention period for healthcare records
    • Recognize required security measures and their value to practice risk management
    • Implement policy and protocol for compliant and secure disposal of records

    Kathy Mills Chang, MCS-P, CCPC

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    E2306-18
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    Risk 136

    Managing Risk Using the 2018 OIG Chiropractic Portfolio


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    • Be able to identify the definitions of Fraud, Waste and Abuse and how they may show up in day-to-day practice
    • Become aware of the source of overpayments, including not-medically necessary care, maintenance care, and active treatment
    • Apply the guidance from the OIG to your state and carrier regulations since they are a resource to these groups
    • Recognize insufficient documentation and incorrect coding before the billing takes place
    • Implement the action steps recommended by the OIG to eliminate incorrect documentation, billing and coding practices to reduce compliance risk

    Kathy Mills Chang, MCS-P, CCPC

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    E2306-18
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    Ultrasound Therapy

    Ultrasound Therapy


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    • Understand and differentiate thermal and nonthermal effects of ultrasound
    • Understand the effect of ultrasound on tissue repair
    • Identify potential hazards to the use of ultrasound
    • Identify parameters to the safe use of ultrasound during clinical application
    • Identify current trends in the use of ultrasound
    • Identify methods for maximizing therapeutic effects of ultrasound and phonophoresis

    Joanne Brown, MS, OT, CHT

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    E2306-19
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    Vital Signs CA20

    Vital Signs for the Chiropractic Assistant


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    • List the components of the vital signs
    • Cite normal and abnormal pulse rates
    • Define Tachycardia, Bradycardia and Arrhythmia
    • Recognize factors that can influence heart rate and rhythm
    • Identify common locations for palpating the pulse
    • Describe the process for determining the pulse
    • Outline the chambers of the heart
    • Define systole and diastole
    • Explain systolic and diastolic pressure
    • Describe the procedure for obtaining the blood pressure
    • Define hypertension and hypotension
    • Recognize the blood pressure categories as define by the American Heart Association
    • List causes and risk factors for hypertension and hypotension
    • Recognize the ranges for normal body temperature by location
    • Describe the procedure for obtaining body temperature, orally, in the ear and over the forehead
    • Summarize the accuracy of the body temperature obtained at different locations
    • Define fever, hyperthermia and hypothermia
    • List causes and risk factors for fever, hyperthermia and hypothermia
    • Define respiration rate
    • Cite the normal range of respiration rate at different ages
    • Define tachypnea and bradypnea
    • List causes and risk factors for tachypnea and bradypnea

    Richard Saporito, DC

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    E2306-20
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    Xray CA01

    The Basics of X-Ray Technology, Terminology and Spinal X-Ray Positioning


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    • Understand how x-rays are produced
    • Prepare a patient to have an x-ray examination
    • Recognize basic x-ray terminology
    • Recall patient positioning and x-ray projection terms
    • Recognize new advances in the radiology field
    • Visualize the basic positioning of the views discussed
    • Identify x-ray machine components
    • Describe particular views that make up an x-ray series
    • Recall general anatomy that will be seen on a certain view
    • Discuss the x-ray technique of the views described

    Lynne Kirkutis, DC

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    E2306-21
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    Xray CA02

    X-Ray Positioning: Upper Extremities, Chest, Lower Extremities


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    • Demonstrate the basics of a radiographic shoulder series
    • Understand the positioning of the elbow joint
    • Recognize possible wrist injuries based on patient history
    • Recall positioning of hand, fingers and thumb radiographs
    • Summarize chest x-ray basics
    • Identify the views in a hip series
    • Demonstrate the positioning of the knee joint in a radiographic series
    • Understand the basics of ankle x-rays and injuries
    • Recall the positioning for x-rays of the foot and toes
    • Summarize the general anatomy of the lower extremities

    Lynne Kirkutis, DC

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    E2306-21
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    Xray CA03

    Radiographic Procedures, Safety, Mistakes to Avoid and Tips for Optimal X-Rays


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    • Discuss safety measurements when taking x-rays
    • Review mistakes to Avoid when Taking Radiographs
    • Outline tips for Taking Optimal Radiographs
    • Discuss proper darkroom technique
    • Address safety measurements

    Lynne Kirkutis, DC

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    E2306-21
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