The Price is Right Dear Ms Miwon: I read with interest your [December 2002 Editor’s Message] “The Price is Right” and am in a position in my office to do much the same type of fee arrangement [donation-based] as Dr. Shafer. Do you have any idea as to how I could get a hold of him? Thank you for your kind attention. James A. Eckert, DC via email I just read your article about the doctor who put up a box for donations. I just wanted to let you know I found it inspiring—reminding me about my passion for healing. I had been caught up in desiring money more so than I would like! Thanks, Scott Krause, Acupuncturist, LMT New York I read your thoughts in the December 2002 Chiropractic Products issue. I am very interested in the concept and would ask if you could email me back the contact info. I have a smaller, rural practice and have been thinking of going the Box route but never did. Thank you, Jay D. Kaplan, DC via email Editor’s note: The contact information for Chris Shafer, DC, is: Shafer Chiropractic Center, 818-343-1407.All in a Day’s Work

All in a Day's Work

Dear Miwon:
I wanted to thank you for running the article “All in a Day's Work” by Joel Margolies, DC, in your December 2002 issue. It was very thorough in providing practical advice with useful information and ideas to apply immediately.

Mayor Stephanie Grenier, DC
Dacula, Ga

Doc:
I found your article in Chiropractic Products to be very informative and stimulating. You have inspired me to reach out to my community businesses to offer to them health and wellness in the working environment.

I have been working on strategies to access more people in need of chiropractic care and expertise.

Thanks again,
James E. Sauer, DC
via email

Dr Margolies:
I read your article on approaching the business community with ergonomics issues with great interest. I am a new graduate of National College of Chiropractic and new in practice. I was looking for ways of approaching the business community with ergonomics programs, but could not find pertinent information.

Your article gave me very good ideas; especially what to say and who to contact. I thank you for your time and attention.

Rizwana Ashfaq, DC
via email

Take the Hype Out of HIPAA

Dear Ms Soyring:
I read your article in the January 2003 Chiropractic Products and loved it. It was to the point, and the best part for me was that the privacy issues were outlined in simplistic terms—something that is rare with HIPAA indeed!

I was wondering if you have any recommended websites or manual(s) that you could suggest that has samples of some of these forms that are going to need to be put in place. It sounds like many of them have legal jargon in which I have little experience and yet our office needs to be conscientous in using.

Thank you kindly in advance for your consideration.

Sincerely,
Anita Enright, office manager
Miller Chiropractic WellnessCenter
Tonawanda, NY

Dear Ces Soyring:
I was reading your article in Chiropractic Products magazine today. It is great to be able to read something about HIPAA and understand what it is that I am reading. I was wondering if you can recommend a site or publication that summarizes the HIPAA rules and regulations so we can make sure we are complying completely. Thank you in advance for your time and help.

In good health,
Nalisa L. Pouliot, DC
via email

Here are three great websites: www.DC-HIPAA.com   (sponsored by NCMIC); www.aspe.hhs.gov ; www.hhs.gov/ocr/hipaa/ .  Also, you can watch our website: www.naca-online.com  for some of the forms. We hope to have them online by late February.

Thanks for the email. I'm glad you liked the article.

Ces Soyring