Integration of Chiropractic Flashcards

1
Q

__% of the population uses chiropractic care

A

7.4%. Higher then any of the other CAMS

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2
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CAM

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Complementary and Alternative Medicine

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3
Q

Chiropractic is the ___ largest doctoral health care profession after medicine and dentistry

A

3rd

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4
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___ patient visits per year

A

190 Million

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5
Q

__% of chiropractic patients are referred by MDs

A

3%

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6
Q

__% of patients seek chiropractic for low back pain and __% for neck pain

A

35% & 20%

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7
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__% of chiropractic patients are female

A

60%

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8
Q

___ active chiropractors in the US.

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60,000

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9
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Models of integration (6)

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Direct access, physician gatekeeper, non-physician gate keeper, Patient level, Practitioner and Clinical Level, Public and Private Payor and Policy Level

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10
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__% of chiropractors are male

A

82%

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11
Q

__% work in their own solo practice

A

61%

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12
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Parallel Practice

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Doctor functions solo. Competitive with other doctors.

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13
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Collaborative Practice

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Doc makes referrals for various other treatments. Driven by practitioners and not patients.

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Consultive Practice

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Two or more docs work together. Multidisciplinary.

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15
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Coordinate Practice

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Formalized system of consultation. Makes things hard on the doctor.

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16
Q

Major groups currently covered by insurance

A

Federal employees, VA hospital folks, 87% of general population

17
Q

__ number of people uninsured in 2007

A

45.7 million