Integration of Chiropractic Flashcards
__% of the population uses chiropractic care
7.4%. Higher then any of the other CAMS
CAM
Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Chiropractic is the ___ largest doctoral health care profession after medicine and dentistry
3rd
___ patient visits per year
190 Million
__% of chiropractic patients are referred by MDs
3%
__% of patients seek chiropractic for low back pain and __% for neck pain
35% & 20%
__% of chiropractic patients are female
60%
___ active chiropractors in the US.
60,000
Models of integration (6)
Direct access, physician gatekeeper, non-physician gate keeper, Patient level, Practitioner and Clinical Level, Public and Private Payor and Policy Level
__% of chiropractors are male
82%
__% work in their own solo practice
61%
Parallel Practice
Doctor functions solo. Competitive with other doctors.
Collaborative Practice
Doc makes referrals for various other treatments. Driven by practitioners and not patients.
Consultive Practice
Two or more docs work together. Multidisciplinary.
Coordinate Practice
Formalized system of consultation. Makes things hard on the doctor.