BUSINESS PRACTICES

BUSI 510 – Ethics and Jurisprudence – 36 hours
This 36-hour lecture/discussion course provides an in-depth look at the ethical and legal responsibilities of doctors of chiropractic and health care providers. The course includes legal considerations include state regulation, malpractice issues, contracts and business law. The course also includes boundary issues and the avoidance of medical and chiropractic errors. The course introduces the confidentiality requirements of patient protected health information under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).

BUSI 730 – Practice Management – 48 hours
This 48-hour lecture/discussion course is designed to prepare the chiropractic student for the realities of opening and maintaining a successful chiropractic practice. Sound business principles are stressed, with emphasis on building and maintaining a referral practice. Goal setting, planning, obtaining financing, patient management, taxes, insurance, and principles of investment are covered. The practice management portion of this course provides an introduction to the basics of management applicable to chiropractic practice. Students develop purpose statements and goals for their practices, build an organization structure to meet their purposes and learn how to manage by statistics. Corequisite: Automated Office Procedures.

BUSI 732 – Automated Office Procedures – 48 hours
This 48-hour lecture/laboratory (24/24) course is provides students with hands-on computer application for the management of patient data in office procedures and third party pay requirements. Students are guided through the use of specialized chiropractic practice software including data entry, financial analysis and reporting, accounts receivable, accounts payable, patient billing and electronic insurance filing. Students also review and apply the most current CPT and ICD-9 codes applicable in insurance billing procedures. Corequisite: Practice Management.