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Dr. Jessica Grandal, wife of Dr. Alan Friedman Member District 7
by NYSCA Staff Writer
7/20/2012 7:53:44 PM
It is with great sadness and a heavy heart that we acknowledge the passing on July 19, 2012 of Dr. Jessica Grandal, wife of Dr. Alan Friedman and mother of Rachael. Dr. Grandal was a former Board Member and Chairwoman of the New York State Board for Chiropractic for ten years. Following her ten-year service, she sat on the Disciplinary Panel for the New York State Board of Chiropractic.
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NYCC’s Frank J. Nicchi Earns NYSCA’s Highest Award at Homecoming Ceremony
by New York State Chiropractic Association
8/2/2011 6:13:03 PM
Seneca Falls: New York State Chiropractic Association past-president Dr. Mariangela Penna presented NYCC President Dr. Frank J. Nicchi with the association’s highest honor, the Ernest G. Napolitano Award, during the College’s Homecoming weekend attended by more than 430 alumni, students and members of the faculty.
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Health Maintenance Care in Work-Related Low Back Pain and Its Association With Disability Recurrence
by Cifuentes, Manuel MD, PhD; Willetts, Joanna MS; Wasiak, Radoslaw PhD, MA, MSc
6/24/2011 3:29:37 PM
A new study published in the April 2011 issue of the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine title “Health Maintenance Care in Work-Related Low Back Pain and Its Association with Disability Recurrence," reports concluded that chiropractic care was more effective for common work-related low-back pain in comparison to treatments by physicians or physical therapists. In total, chiropractic patients demonstrated lower medical expenses, fewer disability recurrences and shorter initial periods of disabilities.
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Ethics and Boundaries Examination Introduction and Retake Policy
by NBCE
4/4/2011 2:30:59 PM
In 2011, the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners (NBCE) introduced changes in the format of its Ethics and Boundaries (E&B) Examination. The former multiple-choice format has been replaced with a computer-based essay test that was developed in collaboration with state board examiners familiar with regulatory concerns.
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Back Pain, Complementary and Alternative Medicine
by Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
12/30/2010 2:25:58 PM
A new massive review and analysis conducted for Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality by Ottawa Evidence-Based Practice Center reports that for both low back and neck pain, Chiropractic manipulation was significantly better then placebo or no treatment in reducing pain immediately or short-term after the end of treatment.
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Health Care Costs for Back Pain Much Higher when Care Initiated with an MD vs DC
by Liliedahl RL, Finch MD, Axene DV, Goertz CM., Axene Health Partners, Winchester, Calif, USA.
12/30/2010 1:57:59 PM
A new study published in the Nov-Dec 2010 issue of Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics (JMPT) reports on higher health care costs for back pain when care is initiated with an Medical Doctor (MD)/Doctor of Osteopathy (DO) verses doctor of chiropractic (DC)
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Medicare Audit Alert
by Louis Lupinacci, DC and Mariangel Penna, DC
12/2/2010 3:11:56 PM
The current requests for audits by Medicare are not an unusual review. In New York, there is currently a special services pre payment audit request for 98941 services as of October, 2010 and for 98942 services as of November 2009. Also, Medicare does ongoing CERT reviews on Chiropractic claims in which they will review records for proper documentation to support the claim and diagnosis that has been billed.
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ACA Awards 2010 Alternate Delegate of the Year Award
by NYSCA Staff Writer
10/4/2010 9:12:01 AM
The American Chiropractic Association (ACA) hosted its annual meeting in Newport, RI September 30-October 2, 2010. The 2010 ACA Alternate Delegate of the Year was awarded to Louis Lupinacci, DC, FICC.
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Chiropractic Associations Describe Chiropractic Care Using Conventional Terminology
by The American Chiropractic Association
9/15/2010 3:48:43 PM
The Council on Chiropractic Guidelines and Practice Parameters (CCGPP), with assistance from the American Chiropractic Association (ACA), has established terminology that describes chiropractic care using conventionally recognized terminology across the accepted continuum of care. The terminology was established by a formal consensus process conducted in early 2009.
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Help Commission Doctors of Chiropractic in the U.S. Public Health Service
by The American Chiropractic Association (ACA)
8/5/2010 2:58:55 PM
The American Chiropractic Association (ACA) and the Association of Chiropractic Colleges (ACC) today commended Rep. Gene Green (D-Texas) and Rep. Lee Terry (R-Neb.) for introducing legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives that calls for the appointment of doctors of chiropractic (DCs) as officers in the U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS) Commissioned Corps.
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NBCE Staff Publishes Article on Performance-Based Testing
by NYSCA Staff Writer
1/15/2010 3:03:31 PM
Paul D. Townsend, D.C., the NBCE Director of Practical Testing Research and Development , is the lead author on an article published in the January 2010 issue of the journal Teaching and Learning in Medicine.
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Medicare Myths Busted
by NYSCA Staff
4/6/2009 1:11:02 PM
Doctors beware: There are many rumors within the chiropractic profession about Medicare policies.
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College News
Message from NYCC President, Dr. Frank J. Nicchi
by Dr. Frank. J. Nicchi
9/19/2012 11:05:14 AM
It is with profound sadness that I report the sudden and untimely passing of Dr. Lillian Ford - a dear friend, colleague and longstanding member of our faculty. As details of any arrangements become available, we will share them with you.
There will be an additional funeral service for longtime faculty member, Dr. Lillian M. Ford to be held on Long Island (September 28-29). Please click on the link below for specific information
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