MCAournalNovember 2015Volume XXIV/ Number 6

DCs Agree: CE and Weather…Awesome!The MCA returned to Ocean City, Md. and the Clarion Resort Fontainebleau Hotel for its 2015 Fall Convention and CE. Chiropractors agree that both the continuing education offerings and the weather were awesome. Offering up to 16 hours of CE and taking place October 9-11, this year’s convention offered an impressive list of speakers and sponsors who provided attendees with insight into some of the latest developments on contemporary topics.

The convention kicked-off on Friday with Dr. Brian Morrison presenting "Movement in Relation to Pain Pathways." Dr. Morrison noted while some movement disorders are due to serious illnesses like Parkinson’s disease or significant injuries, most limitations occur after minor injury, too much sitting or as our tissues age. Dr. Morrison presented information on how we can use movement in the chiropractic office to reduce pain and make meaningful functional improvements. Friday ended with a cocktail reception and light fare with the convention exhibitors. As is always the case, the convention attendees took the opportunity to network with colleagues, and to visit with the vendors exhibiting and letting them know how much we appreciate their support.

On Saturday morning we saw the return of Dr. William Morgan, who presented "Treatment of the Warrior Athlete." Dr. Morgan classified who is a warrior athlete and defined the realistic expectations in treating warrior athletes and what makes them different. During the seminar, he discussed anatomical trains of motion and principles of healthy movement patterns.

During the Annual Business Meeting, we met the new MCA president Ronda Sharman, DC and the 2016 board of directors. Louis Crivelli, DC chaired his last Annual Business Meeting and received a standing ovation for his outstanding leadership as president over the past two years. We’ll hear more from Louis as he stays on the board as the ACA Chair with his ICA counterpart Anthony Hardnett, DC We also said thanks to Paul Henry, DC, Rick Schmitt, DC and Norm Spector, DC who are rolling off the board to give other members the opportunity to take a leadership role in the association. Members of the 2016 MCA Board of Directors include:

Officers: President - Ronda Sharman, DC; 1st Vice Pres - Paul

Abosh, DC; 2nd Vice Pres. - Anthony Hardnett, DC; Secretary - Nicole Ganz, DC; Treasurer - Don Hirsh, DC

At-Large Directors: Jay Greenstein, DC, James Le Van, DC, Tom Chaney, DC

Representatives: ACA - Louis Crivelli, DC; ICA - Anthony Hardnett, DC

District Directors: Chesapeake - Alan Sokoloff, DC; Metro DC - David Fishkin, DC, Mark Wells, DC; Western - Don Berry, DC; Metro Baltimore - Howard Lewis, DC, Adam Fidel, DC, Josh Levine, DC

The 2015 President’s Awards were presented to Stephanie Chaney, DC for her service on the Board of Examiners and Neil Cohen, DC for his service as C-PAC treasurer. State Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass received The Aaron Barad/Joel Kruh Award for Chiropractic Advocacy.

Following the business meeting, "From the Ground Up: Global Postural Patterns of the Human Body" was presented by Dr. Darwin Griffeth. Dr. Griffeth gave a detailed analysis of the foot and other extremities and the part they play in postural patterns. He also covered the neurological links to stress response and the effects it has on the patterning with a comprehensive approach to care in the office using low tech rehab, nutrition and other innovative modalities.

On Sunday morning, Alyssa Fisher, DC presented "Advance Your Practice: Understanding Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery & How to Effectively Integrate Chiropractic Care." We learned about the

latest advances of minimally invasive spine surgery, along with post-surgical rehabilitation and treatment options for your patients. Michael Jurgelewicz, DC, DABCN, DCBN shared "A Functional Medicine Approach to Autoimmune Disease and Gastrointestinal Disorders." Dr. Jurgelewicz noted that autoimmunity and gastrointestinal disorders have become an increasing epidemic and that there are many different autoimmune diseases within all specialties and all of these are looked at differently, however, they have the same common triggers.

See more photos from the event on page 4.

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Pictured left to right: Incoming MCA President Ronda Sharman, DC receives the President’s gavel from Outgoing President Louis S. Crivelli, II, DC.

OfficersRonda Sharman, DC

President Paul Abosh, DC1st Vice President

Anthony Hardnett, DC 2nd Vice PresidentNicole Ganz, DC

Secretary Don Hirsh, DC

TreasurerLouis Crivelli, DC

Past President

Directors At Large Tom Chaney, DC Jay Greenstein, DC James LeVan, DC District Directors

Chesapeake- Alan Sokoloff, DC

Metro Baltimore - Adam Fidel, DC Josh Levin, DC Howard Lewis, DC

Metro DC - David Fishkin, DC Mark Wells, DC

Western - Donald Berry, DC

ACA Delegate Louis Crivelli, DC

ICA Delegate Anthony Hardnett, DC

Tim McKenna, CAEExecutive Director

Monica ShanerFinancial Manager

Justine Harper Communications Coordinator

Molly Baldwin-Abbott Publications Coordinator

STAFF

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

EXECUTIVE BOARD

Maryland Chiropractic Association720 Light Street

Baltimore, MD 21230410-625-1155

FAX: 410-752-8295E-MAIL: MCA@assnhqtrs.com

www.marylandchiro.com

Louis S. Crivelli II, DC Welcome New Members

Autumn Blackburn, DCFrederick, MD

Amber Langmeier, DCLaurel, MD

Glenn Molin, DCRockville, MD.

Kyle HardnettMillersville, MD.

One Final HowlI knew I’d have to write this one too. After I was elected President two years ago I thought a lot about my first "letter" to you, the membership. As the first two months turned into the final two months I started thinking about writing this one as well. What could I possibly have to say that hasn’t been said already? Something about past, present, and future? Something about all

the things I wanted to do when I took office? Something about the accomplishments we’ve made so far? Another thought provoking (hopefully) comparison of something ordinary to our beloved profession of chiropractic?

Since autumn is now upon us, perhaps I should say something about Halloween and all the figurative "masks" we wear on a daily basis. Do you wear a different mask with your patients than you do with your families? Or the general public? Or your fellow chiropractors? Does our profession in general wear a mask when dealing with the public? Or other healthcare professionals? Or again, each other? Should we unmask ourselves and reveal who we truly are? Who are we again? Certainly some deep thoughts (and seasonal).

November brings Thanksgiving. Perhaps I should take a moment to thank all the various people that helped me over the last two years. It would honestly take up too much of the page to list them all individually so I’ll just say a HUGE THANK YOU to my fellow members of the MCA Board (past and present) who guided me through my term. I would be remiss if I also didn’t thank YOU, the MCA membership who entrusted me with the awesome responsibility of being your president. I sincerely hope I met your expectations. I continue to hope that the MCA EXCEEDS your expectations.

I am very optimistic for the future of the MCA. Our new president Dr. Ronda Sharman has some exciting ideas and will no doubt do a fantastic job of leading us to the next step in our ongoing collective journey. I wish her the best and pledge to still be as active in our organization as ever. Lately I have been quoted as saying "You ain’t getting rid of me that easy." Take that as a threat, promise, or anyway you please but it’s true. I still have a lot of energy in my body, a lot of thoughts in my head, and the motivation to help this wonderful profession of ours not just survive but thrive.

Speaking of thriving, I recently checked in with Grey Wolf populations and guess what? The once endangered species is THRIVING in many locations. This heartens me tremendously. After all, are we not a pack of wolves? Are we not all in this together? Are our futures not tied to one another’s? Of course we are and of course they are...so one last time...OOOWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

It has been an honor serving you. Thank You!

If you’re reading this, you made it past ICD-10’s October 1 transition date, and you’re still here to tell about it. The transition from one code set to a brand new one was a big deal. There are bound to be some bumps in the road to getting claims paid for a while, but eventually, ICD-10 should actually improve your reimbursement.

Now that the implementation date is behind us, this is a good time to regain perspective and remember that even something as big as ICD-10 is only a part of your practice. Certainly it has nothing directly to do with your commitment to your patients or your relationship with them.

In other words, ICD-10 is an insider issue - one your patients should ideally never even hear about. So, no matter how top-of-mind this transition may continue to be for you and your team for the next couple of months, make sure the frustration and distraction don’t make their way to your front desk or your exam table. Yes, it’s kind of a one-way street. Your patients may well tell you about the minutiae of their daily lives - things that have nothing to do with their treatment. You and your team, however, enjoy no such equivalent luxury. Trust me, none of your patients want to hear about your coding and financial department issues.

So what do patients want to hear about? Themselves and their care, first and foremost. It’s not that chiropractic patients are inherently self-absorbed. It’s that their health is why they’re

The Post-ICD-10 WorldBy Dr. Ray Foxworth, president of ChiroHealthUSA

in your office and on your table. Got a cute anecdote about something relevant to them? Go ahead and tell it. Tempted to confess how weird or difficult it is to deal with thousands more codes? Keep it to yourself. And know a way to provide continued affordable chiropractic care at a cost they can afford? No? Then you owe it to your patients to learn more about DMPOs and the discounts they can help you provide to them.

ChiroHealthUSA is a network that works in conjunction with a Discount Medical Plan Organization (DMPO). We help our providers manage their compliance and other concerns "offline" so they’re not spreading tension among their patients. Learn more at www.chirohealthusa.com.

Dr. Ray Foxworth is a certified Medical Compliance Specialist and President of ChiroHealthUSA. A practicing Chiropractor, he remains "in the trenches" facing challenges with billing, coding, documentation and compliance. You can contact Dr. Foxworth at 1-888-719-9990, info@chirohealthusa.com or visit the ChiroHealthUSA website at www.chirohealthusa.com. Join us for a free webinar that will give you all the details about how a DMPO can help you practice with more peace of mind. Go to www.chirohealthusa.com to register today.

There are bound to be some bumps

in the road to getting claims paid

for a while, but eventually, ICD-10

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Fun in the Sun - A Convention Recap in Pictures

Louis Crivelli, DC presents Neil Cohen, DC with a 2015 President’s Award

Louis Crivelli, DC presents Stephanie Chaney, DC with a 2015 President’s Award.

Drs. Johanne Bushman, Tom Chaney, Stephanie Chaney and Rick Schmitt.

Don’t forget to get your certificate stamped!Dr. Bill Morgan with Dr. Crivelli

Dr. Jay Greenstein enlightens us.

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National Campaign Launched for Medicare Equality: ACA Seeks Full Physician Status in ProgramArlington, Va. - The American Chiropractic Association (ACA) has launched a national grassroots effort to eliminate a blatantly anti-competitive provision of Medicare law that arbitrarily limits reimbursement for medically necessary services delivered by doctors of chiropractic (DCs). The statutory change ACA seeks would define DCs as "physicians" under Section 1861 of the Social Security Act for the provisioning of any existing Medicare covered service that falls within the scope of practice of an individual DC as defined by their applicable state law. The centerpiece of ACA’s campaign will focus on generating a robust level of patient grassroots support aimed at Congress that seeks to ensure that Medicare beneficiaries have full access to a broader range of covered services provided by chiropractic physicians than current law permits. The level of support needed will be largely generated via the distribution of a National Medicare Equality Petition that will raise awareness of how the current Medicare system shortchanges seniors who want and need the essential services provided by DCs to stay healthy, pain free and mobile.

"Studies have shown that essential services provided by chiropractic physicians can help aging Americans live healthier lives, yet every day our nation’s seniors are being unjustly denied reimbursement for Medicare-covered services by chiropractic physicians that could improve their quality of life," said ACA President Anthony Hamm, DC

According to Dr. Hamm, the federal government continues to rely on an antiquated statute that discriminates against Medicare’s chiropractic patients by not covering medically necessary and mandated services delivered by DCs. The federal Medicare program, which in many cases serves as a model for private insurance plans, currently serves more than 55 million Medicare beneficiaries. Various projections forecast the number of people age 65 or older increasing by about one-third over the next decade. Chiropractic inclusion in the Medicare program was established in 1972 and has seen little change since then, other than elimination of the X-ray requirement in 1997.

ACA strongly encourages DCs across the country to recruit the active support of patients and other chiropractic supporters to sign the petition and add their name to a growing list of Americans who demand coverage for all services provided by chiropractic physicians for the Medicare population. The plan is to let signers of the petition have their voice heard in Washington through a series of targeted grassroots campaigns whereby they contact their members of Congress and seek a solution to the problem.

Read the full article at www.acatoday.org/press_css.cfm?CID=5766.

ACA Report

Welcome to a new article series. In this and future articles, I’ll be highlighting several apps/gadgets/pieces of technology that I or other Chiropractors have found useful. But first, a few "official" disclaimers - the views expressed are not meant to be recommendations and are not officially endorsed by any Chiropractic group or agency, they are just personal opinions and reviews - take it or leave it, it’s up to you.

Second, I welcome any and all contributions to future articles - if you use a device, and piece of technology, and app, etc., that you find particularly useful in your practice or in your business, whether it be of clinical use or just useful in running/managing a business related to Chiropractic/health care, please feel free to e-mail the information to me and I can include it in future articles. If you want me to mention your name in that article related to that item, that’s fine, and if you don’t want your name mentioned, that’s fine too.

Third, any apps/gadgets I talk about will probably be Apple-related apps or pieces of technology, as I’m not an Android user (don’t hate me). So related to what I said above, if anyone has any experience with Android-related apps/gadgets, please contribute, and if any of the apps I mention have an android counterpart, please let us know.

So, on with the show. Today I want to highlight a few apps I find very useful and have on my iPad & iPhone, and some I use at least three or four times a day:

1.) 3D Consultation – a great app for helping with your Report of Findings, or just explaining common conditions to patients in general. It has great graphics and animated slides of different conditions such as disc herniations, subluxations, extremity injuries, etc. It also allows you to draw on the animated slides and you can e-mail the slides, with animations, with or without your drawings, to your patient. It’s a bit pricey at $79.99 for the app, but then it’s yours for life.

2.) Ortho App - good (not complete, but semi-comprehensive) list of commonly used orthopedic tests, with descriptions of how to perform the test, positive indications, etc. Cost is $14.99. Again, a little pricey for something we all have in our old textbooks and flashcards (not to mention in our memory) but a good refresher for those unique cases.

3.) ICD-10 Search – I’ve used this one the most over the last two weeks, for obvious reasons. It has a complete (at least so far) list of all ICD-10 Dx’s, broken down by category, etc. You can search

for ICD-10, scroll through the tabular list and it will even do an ICD-9 to ICD-10 conversion for you, which is pretty accurate compared to the Chirocode book. Best of all, it’s free.

Finally, two for general business use:

4.) Docusign - this app lets you use your iPad/iPhone touchscreen to create your signature and initials. With that, other people can send you documents that you would need to sign/initial/date, and you can simply insert your already created signature/initials, etc. on

the electronic copy of the document and have the app send your signed document back to the sender. The app walks you through the whole document, telling you exactly where to sign, in order, so you don’t miss anything and don’t have to scroll through pages and pages of documents to find the three or four places to sign. You can also take one of your own documents (for example, a

contract you want to send to a potential associate) and create a Docusign version for them to sign and send back to you. Other than the places for signatures, the document acts like a PDF file so the recipient can’t change the document. The app is free and with the download you get a certain number of free signings (I think it’s three). After that you have to pay a fee. The fees range from $10/month for a single user for up to five documents a month, up to $30/month for business, which includes

unlimited documents with multiple users.

5.) Zite – not directly business-related or Chiropractic related, but a great news feed app that allows you to create news feeds on as many and/or as specific topics as you like. This feed doesn’t subscribe to any one news source, so the article you get comes from all sources around the world, most of them internet-based. And each article in a particular news feed includes the original Zite news feed that it came from in case you want to add that feed to your favorites list. Also a free app, no hidden fees.

If any of you use these apps or download these apps, I’d love to hear from you about your experiences with them, good or bad. As always, please feel free to e-mail me at pabosh@wmhealthwellness.com. I’ll have more tips for you in the next newsletter.

PAUL’S TECHNOLOGYBy Paul M. Abosh, DC C

ORNER

*This list includes all donations between October 28, 2014 - October 28, 2015.

The PAC and legislative committee has been busy representing the interests of Maryland’s Chiropractors and patients at events for legislators and other elected officials. The PAC and Legislative Committee members work with legislators and other elected officials to protect our practice rights and the future of chiropractic in Maryland. As always, we need interested DCs to attend political fundraising events and represent us. I can’t go to all of the events. The PAC is non-partisan and our interests are for the profession so your participation is welcomed regardless of your personal politics. If you are interested in attending some of these events, please let me know. I can be reached at nbcohen@comcast.net.

Delegate ($100 - $364)Dr. Kathryn P. AlexanderDr. Frank AlfanoDr. Lisa BailesDr. Susan BatesDr. Gregory BelcherDr. Chad A. BlakerDr. F. Keen Blaker Dr. William BoroDr. Maria Luisa CareyNadine CarrickDr. Stephanie ChaneyDr. William G. DolengoDr. Mary Jane Cleaves-DuncanDr. Paul Ettlinger Dr. Stewart J. FalkDr. Adam FidelDr. Illene FidelDr. Robert G. Frieman

Dr. Brian ParisDr. Starr ParsonsDr. Robert PoaneDr. Robert Joseph ReierDr. Anthony RicciDr. Mark Roberts Dr. Scott SamsonDr. Richard SantangeloDr. Ronda SharmanDr. Mark Shulman Dr. Mitchell R. SilvermanDr. David M. SortisioDr. Karen ThomasDr. Ronel WilliamsDr. Daniel T. WiseDr. Mahmoud Zai-Shakeri

Dr. Cynthia HamannDr. Paul Henry Dr. Donald HirshDr. Brandon S. HollenbergDr. Eric HorneDr. John T. JenningsDr. Ross KennardDr. Audie G. KlinglerDr. John Koloski Dr. Daniel J. KrausDr. Blaise M. LaVorgna Dr. Joshua LevinDr. Howard F. LewisDr. Steven Lipschutz Dr. Thomas LoDr. Kevin McKenzieDr. Jonathan NouDr. Giuseppe Nunnari

Member ($25-99)Dr. Veronica AnticoDr. Richard AskewDr. Raymond BarryDr. Chris BrandoliniDr. Joanne BushmanDr. Robin CohlDr. Alvin ColeDr. Enid Cruise-BrooksDr. Richard Fidanza

Dr. Lisa Beth HepferDr. Scott Irrgang Dr. Kathrine Kadin Dr. Alicia KovachDr. Brian KrupinskyDr. Peter Mellon Dr. Jack MurrayDr. Larry Plotkin Dr. Michael Welch

President ($1,000 or more)

Dr. John DeMaio Dr. Jay Greenstein

Dr. Keith Scott Governor

($500 - $999)Dr. Paul Abosh

Dr. Thomas Chaney Dr. Neil B. CohenDr. Nicole Ganz

Dr. Gregory Lewis

Senator ($365 - $499) Dr. Michael Fedorczyk

Dr. Eric Fisher Dr. John F. Kibby

Dr. James S. LeVanDr. Ian Newman

Dr. Thomas SchrepplerDr. Young-Sung Song

On September 16, CNN Wire posted a report about potential antibiotic levels in the meat and chicken in twenty-five fast food restaurants. The article has been picked up by many online news services, so the full text can be easily read. The restaurants were graded A to F, just as we were graded in school. Restaurants receiving F’s failed the antibiotic criteria. Chipotle and Panera Bread received scores of A, while Chick-fil-A received a B. This suggests we might want to only eat at Chipotle and Panera Bread. However, if you want to eat fast food, go with Chick-fil-A.

Here are the restaurants that likely should be avoided. Duncan’ Donuts and McDonald’ received a grade of C. The following restaurants all received an F: Subway, Wendy’s, Burger King, Denny’s, Domino’s, Starbucks, Olive Garden, Papa John’s, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, KFC, Applebee’s, Sonic, Chili’s, Jack-in-the-Box, Arby’s, Dairy Queen, IHOP, Outback and Little Caesar’s.

I realize that chicken and red meat were both considered, however, chicken has never been demonized in the fashion suffered by red meat. Consider that red meat has been demonized for decades, being indicted for causing both heart disease and cancer. If this was true, why did the Native Americans, who lived on buffalo for generations, not die off due to heart disease and cancer? Cancer and heart disease are fundamentally modern conditions, which means indicting red meat is shortsighted at best.

For decades, the U.S. public has been conditioned to fear red meat and bacon, in the context that all red meat and bacon are the same. What about grass fed meat? What about cattle and pigs that are ethically raised and free of antibiotics? Applegate Farms is an example of a company that appears to produce animal products in a fashion that renders them similar to those that would be found in the wild. I mention Applegate Farms because products are

What’s Up with Red Meat???? By David R. Seaman, DC

readily available in health food stores and regular supermarkets. To find animal products that are grass-fed and free of antibiotics, interested readers can search two websites: eatwild.com and americangrassfed.org.

Wild game and grass-fed meat are very different from feedlot animals that are fed grains, animal products, hormones and antibiotics. My recommendation is to watch the movie Food, Inc., which vividly depicts the problem with animals raised by the

food industrial complex.

If you choose not to eat red meat, do it for reasons that are not based on fear. Wild game and grass-fed meat do not cause heart disease, cancer or any other disease, so the avoidance of animal products should not be based on the false notion that they do.

Consider the absurdity of focusing on red meat as a primary health risk in the American diet. The average

American consumes approximately 60% of their calories from sugar, flour, and refined oils. Compared to these calories, Americans consume virtually no vegetables, fruit, roots/tubers, and nuts; but somehow, red meat is blamed for our ailing health as a nation. This is absurd.

I personally love bacon, so I eat it as much as I want AND I do this in the wake of a diet that contains vegetation (pounds per day) and no sugar, flour, or refined oils. If I wanted to, I could eat bacon-wrapped filet mignon, chicken or scallops everyday with pounds of vegetation because there is no evidence that this approach to meat eating is remotely unhealthy.

David R. Seaman, DC, MS is a Professor of Clinical Sciences at National University of Health Sciences in Pinellas Park, Fla. He is a consultant for Anabolic Laboratories. He makes this information available to the general public at his website deflame.com.

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ICA Report: Chiropractic Leaders Honored at Connecticut Chiropractic Council Conference

September 29, 2015, Falls Church, Virginia: ICA President Dr. George Curry was presented a special award from Palmer College of Chiropractic for his years of dedicated service to the chiropractic profession at the Connecticut Chiropractic Council (CCC)’s 2015 CHIROXTRAVAGANZA held September 18-19 in Ledyard, Conn. Dr. Curry, a 1982 graduate of Palmer College in Davenport, Iowa has been active in state and national

chiropractic organizations and in Palmer Alumni activities for many decades, and was recognized by the Palmer community for his many years of dedicated service.

At that same event, the Connecticut Chiropractic Council presented Peter Martin, DC, FICA, with a special Lifetime Achievement Award for his many decades of leadership and service in chiropractic education. Dr. Martin presently serves as president of Palmer College of Chiropractic’s Florida campus, located at Port Orange, Fla., where he has served in that important capacity since 2005.

Read more at http://www.chiropractic.org/.

Join the MCA ListservThis is a reminder for you to take advantage of a member benefit; the MCA ListServ. The ListServ is a convenient membership tool to find advice from your peers concerning business operations, insurance, equipment, record keeping, etc. Have you ever wanted to refer a patient who is moving to another part of the state? Us-ing the listserv you can send out a request for referral and find a like-minded doctor to continue treating your patient. The listserv is also a great resource if you have a problematic clinical case and want to ask questions or have suggestions about different treatment options. The MCA has a diverse and knowledgeable membership that you can access for clinical, research, business and political issues.

The ListServ is open to all members of the MCA. The link below will direct you to the sign-up site and also provides the rules for using the ListServ. The list is password protected and has dedi-cated servers so that your email address is safe from spammers and viral problems. Al Sherry, DC and Tim McKenna carefully monitor the ListServ to make sure communications are on the up-and-up, and civil.

If you haven’t already signed on to the ListServ go to ww3.chi-rolists.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mca-chirolist which will let you subscribe, and will give you further information. There is no password required for this page.

The MCA is on Facebook...Have You Liked Our Page?Are you on Facebook? Then your profile is not complete until you join the MCA Facebook page!

As one of the most popular ways of finding and networking with other chiropractic professionals that share the same interests as you, the MCA Facebook page will allow you to meet and chat with other professionals along with keeping up on the latest MCA news.

The MCA page is now set up and waiting for you! “Liking” our page is simple:

• Go to www.facebook.com/pages/Maryland-Chiropractic-Asso-ciation-MCA/123750701013620.

• Once the MCA page opens, at the top click “like.”

The MCA encourages you to post information, photos, videos and links that you think would be relevant and enriching to your fellow professionals. While this page is open to the public and the MCA encourages people to participate on it, we ask that you please remain professional in your posts.

Have any questions? Contact Amy Allen, DC by e-mail at amyallendc@gmail.com.

With permission from our Lobbyist, Julia Pitcher Worcester, the main topic of this fall’s Legislative article comes from her. Yes, this is a repeat of the same article I submitted in the summer newsletter, but it bears repeating, as we get closer and closer to the 2016 Legislative session in Annapolis. Now is the time to get involved with your local State Delegate or Senator. They want to meet you, they want to hear from you, they want your support and yes, they want your money, either from you directly or from the PAC. But it goes both ways - we want their support too. You never know what long-term connections you may make. Political affiliations don’t matter in this context - it’s about meeting the folks who vote on our bills and getting them to understand and respect our profession and our side of things. We (the MCA and the Pitcher Law Firm) can and will keep you informed of events in your area if you want to be involved and possibly attend these events - whether it’s on behalf of the MCA or just for yourself.

With regard to how the PAC contributions were made this summer, our firm generally recommends that the year immediately following an election year is what we call a "getting to know you" time. The newly elected legislators have one session under their belt with a few votes on their record, but have probably not gone out of their way for any issue in particular (unless we previously had a relationship with them and they were specifically asked to work on an issue for X organization). So we typically advise much smaller donations from a PAC in the $100-150 range.

Here, we have a year with half of HGO being newly elected Delegates, half of Senate EHEA being new, and no one that’s "newly elected" to FIN, but two that are new to the committee being brought over from other committees. This also goes along with what our firm typically advises - keep contributions to the committees of your jurisdiction (for MCA = health care committees) and once in a while "leadership" such as Miller/Busch/Governor.

With so many new folks on the committees this time around, we don’t have to hit every single event with a contribution from the PAC, but can float a couple early in the summer and others later in the fall when events pick back up again. Completely up to you all to make those decisions and we’re here for advice and counsel for background on individuals, etc.

As for Antonio Hayes, he’s new from Baltimore City, currently works for the City’s Dept. of Social Services, very community involved, particularly because some of his district was affected by

the riots/businesses lost. He does sit on HGO and his subcommittee assignment is Health Facilities and Occupations, meaning he specifically voted on our Trade Name bill and will likely vote on anything having to do with “scope of practice” or the health occupations boards in the future (i.e. if dry needling comes back - that lands in his subcommittee). He’s not very familiar with much of the health care system or the licensing boards but can learn from us and has not expressed any anti-chiropractic sentiments that I’ve heard.

This year we will continue to explore the possibility of separating the licensing boards and will keep you updated. The Dry Needling issue may arise again, but we will be more than prepared for it. There will be a few other bills and issues we may be working on to get ready for next year’s legislative session, and as we gather more information on those items, we will keep you informed.

Before anyone asks, no, we have not forgotten about the Medicaid issue, as this is a large issue, and not one that is going to be solved in one year. This is something that takes time to gather information and put our resources together. And also keep in mind, we on the Legislative committee are a small group. The more help/volunteers we have even for one or two projects at a time, the more availability we will have to put into other projects, like Medicaid expansion.

That’s a hint, by the way - we need your help. Whether you can donate an hour of you time one day, or want to help out once in a while or on a regular basis, we at the MCA board can only get so much done by ourselves. Feel free to come to any MCA board meeting, listen in and see if something piques your interest. You can always call me or any board member anytime, not just with questions, but also just to say "hey, I want to help with the Medicaid issue" or "I want to go to Annapolis one day and meet my State Delegate" and we will happily help you out.

As always, I send out my thank you’s to all those who help in our Legislative actions, and I thank those of you who send in your support and your donations to our PAC.

If you have any questions regarding any Legislative issues or Legal issues (for which I would refer you to our Board council, Mr. Marc Cohen of Ober/Kaler), my door is always open, so to speak. Please feel free to call me at 410-256-8511 (office) or 301-523-6078 (mobile) or e-mail me at pabosh@wmhealthwellness.com. I look forward to helping you and helping all of us in the coming year.

Fall Legislative Update From The Law Office of J. William Pitcher

MCA Mentor ProgramNew Members and Licensees,

Welcome to Maryland! This is a great state to practice in and the Maryland Chiropractic Association would like to lend you a hand in getting you started. Below is a list of doctors with many years of experience who have volunteered to help with questions you may have along the way. Pick a name and make the call, MCA members help each other all the time. This is your chance to find out more about the MCA community. If you have questions about the Mentor Program or MCA in general, feel free to give me a call.

Dr. Jim LeVan(301) 585-5350

Name Phone # LocationPaul Abosh, DC (410) 256-8511 Perry Hall, MDBill Boro, DC (410) 266-5054 Annapolis, MDTom Chaney, DC (410) 216-9180 Annapolis, MDNeil Cohen, DC (410) 656-8400 Essex, MDAlan Cornfield, DC (301) 585-2225 Silver Spring, MDDennis Cuzzo, DC (732) 547-2335 Pocomoke City, MDCharles Descalzi, DC (301) 942-2200 Silver Spring, MDJohn DeMaio, DC (410) 721-2222 Gambrills, MD Jeff Deschamps, DC (301) 663-8707 Frederick, MDPaul Ettlinger, DC (410) 356-9939 Owings Mills, MDAdam Fidel, DC (410) 484-5642 Pikesville, MDIlene Fidel, DC (410) 358-0060 Park Heights, MDJoe Fiori , DC (410) 766-2322 Pasadena, MDMarc Gamerman, DC (301) 797-3737 Hagerstown, MDNicole Ganz, DC (301) 929-8301 Kensington, MDJoel Goldwasser, DC (410) 882-0720 Baltimore, MDMark Goren, DC (301) 949-0440 Kensington, MDJay Greenstein, DC (301) 518-1006 Washington, DCPaul Henry, DC (410) 285-2600 Baltimore, MDDon Hirsh, DC (301) 490-2600 Laurel, MDRay Infanti, DC (410) 573-5733 Annapolis, MDDiane Kelly, DC (410) 757-8989 Arnold/Annapolis, MDAudie Klingler, DC (301) 777-0110 Cumberland, MDJames S. LeVan, DC (301) 585-5350 Silver Spring, MDMarcia Levi, DC (301) 362-5868 Laurel, MDMary Ann Ley, DC (410) 628-9355 Timonium, MDThomas K. Lo, DC (410) 721-3338 Crofton, MDKaren McDermott, DC (410) 257-7106 Prince Frederick, MDJack Murray Jr., DC (301) 722-4400 Cumberland, MDMichael Nelson, DC (410) 828-0900 Towson, MDRobert Poane, DC (410) 420-7676 Bel Air, MD Mark Roberts, DC (410) 931-2096 Baltimore, MDPhilip Romano, DC (301) 924-6444 Olney, MDJohn Sampson, DC (410) 213-0900 Ocean City, MDRick Schmitt, DC (301) 717-7187 Annapolis, MDRonda Sharman, DC (301) 870-4277 Waldorf, MDAl Sherry, DC (410) 598-5721 Baltimore, MDAlan Sokoloff, DC (410) 766-4878 Glen Burnie, MDNorman Spector, DC (410) 249-3454 Baltimore, MDRonel Williams, DC (301) 334-3180 Mt. Lake Park, MDSean Williams, DC (410) 213-1233 Ocean City, MDDan Wise, DC (410) 592-7300 Phoenix, MDMahmoud Zia Shakeri, DC (410) 213-1233 Ocean City, MD

ClassifiedsTo place a classified ad in the MCA Journal please fill out the appropriate form on the classifieds section of the MCA website. The cost for a 50-word ad is $20 for MCA members for two months (4 months for $30) or $30 for two months for non-members.

Associate Wanted - Associate position of a lifetime: Busy chiropractic clinic looking for new doctor for associate position with potential for advancement. Compensation creates an opportunity to earn more than the average owner. Must be patient focused, able to work independently, and possess an attitude to work within a system. Functional medicine training is a plus, but not required. Intense training provided. E-mail drwander@dcfunctionalhealth.com. Only “A Players” will be considered.

Looking to expand to second location - Looking to expand to a second location and I need help. Seeking a DC with PT privileges to see patients in existing Montgomery County location while we expand. A few days a week initially, leading to more (associate, partnership, etc). Open to negotiation for compensation. Send inquires to jhpdc@yahoo.com for more info.

Associate Position- Rockville, MD - Full-time Associate/Clinic Director position in well-established Rockville, MD practice available immediately. Competitive salary and benefits. Please email CV to Dr. John Rosa at jrosadc@aol.com.

Full-Time Associate Chiropractor Wanted - Full-time Maryland licensed Chiropractor with Supervising and PT privileges needed to join our thriving practice in Anne Arundel County. Candidate should be friendly, outgoing and computer proficient. Salary plus uncapped incentive compensation, + benefits (PTO, Holidays, Health/Life/Disability/Malpractice contribution, retirement plan participation). Please send resume or CV to drdemaio@msn.com for consideration.

Associate Wanted - Seeking full time associate to join an established 25 yr. practice. Salary plus commission based with opportunity for partnership. Send CV to drmillerdc@verizon.net.

Associate Chiropractor - Wanted - F/T or P/T - Our office has a job opening for an Associate Chiropractor. Must be licensed in Maryland. Pay is based on experience. We are looking for a long-term commitment. Please send your CV to randy@greenbeltpt.com.

Wanted: Awesome Chiropractor - Looking for experienced, upbeat, master technician Chiropractic Associate for a thriving soft tissue oriented sports and family practice in Columbia. Treat patients with musculoskeletal conditions, athletic injuries, car accidents, etc. Salary plus bonus, vacation/sick time, holiday pay, and 401K. Must: Help generate new patients and referrals Be a team player. Please send job applications to drbross@elitechirosport.com.

Associate Needed DE - Immediate Associate Position Available in Dover, DE. Practicing in Dover gives you the best of city and country, by offering may outdoor activities such as fishing and hunting. Dover is the perfect location, being very close to major attractions; 30 minutes from the Delaware beaches, 1 hour and 30 minutes from Philadelphia, and 3 hours from New York City. Base salary plus bonuses with buyout opportunity. Please forward your resume to jnorsworthy@healthsourcechiro.com.

Associate Wanted Baltimore - Growing, 3 doctor chiropractic office seeking full or part time licensed chiropractors. Currently have need to add doctor time to our Tuesday/Thursday/Friday 3-7 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m. to noon patient hours. Could offer all hours to one doctor or share hours between doctors based on availability. Call 410-533-4590 to see if your qualifications meet our needs.

Associate Position DE - Immediate associate position available. Looking for an Enthusiastic...High Energy DC for busy, established offices in Wilmington and Dover, DE. Great for a new or experienced DC. Solidify your chance for success with a very unique "Turn Key" opportunity. Base salary plus bonuses with buyout opportunity. Please send resumes to: drjack@healthsourcechiro.com.

Chiropractor - immediate opportunity - * Competitive salary * Equity ownership * Industry leading training * Professional development, career advancement, & practice growth * New facilities. Join our highly skilled clinicians at Orthology where we are changing the game on musculoskeletal pain. Working in an innovative collaborative care environment, we treat the root causes of pain, break cycles that perpetuate repeat injury & rapidly restore full function. MD license required. Visit http://jobs.jobvite.com/careers/orthology/job/oyaa1fwD to apply.

Full Time Associate Wanted - Nottingham, MD - Full-time Associate position available in Nottingham, Maryland (20 minutes to downtown Baltimore). The position will require the candidate to be licensed in Maryland with physical therapy privileges and Supervisory status. Must be proficient in at least diversified and activator technique. One week vacation paid during the first year, then two weeks thereafter; paid malpractice insurance and continuing education credits. Base salary plus bonus, as well as the possibility for a future partnership. Please send resume or questions to admnfd@aol.com.

Associates Welcome - Immediate opening for a chiropractor to join our family practice in the Towson area. Will have the opportunity to learn all aspects of a successful practice. Looking forward to hearing from you. Reply to chirobob@comcast.net or call Dr. Frieman directly 410-456-4455.

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Baltimore area. Competitive pay, health insurance, malpractice insurance, bonuses, paid vacation, etc. Applicant must be friendly, outgoing and computer proficient. Please send resume to Dr.Scott.Rudick@gmail.com.

Seeking FT Associate Chiropractor - Full-time Supervisory DC w/PT privileges needed to join practice in White Marsh, MD. Base salary + benefits (malpractice insurance, license renewal, continuing education, health insurance, & more). Call 410-256-8511, or e-mail pabosh@wmhealthwellness for more information.

Associate Wanted - Associates/Partners Wanted - Looking for a Chiropractor to take over an existing patient base for an established, busy, multi-DC family practice in Baltimore. No need to generate your own new patients or do any billing or managing employees, this is all done for you by support staff. Just looking for a chiropractor who wants to help patients full-time. Malpractice & CE credits covered. Call Dr. Cohen at 410-440-8857 or e-mail cohen79@aol.com.

Chiropractic Biophysics Associate Wanted - Terrapin Care Center is hiring a full-time associate. Work alongside an Advanced CBP Chiro and two basic certified CBP docs to learn CBP. We are a multidisciplinary pain management clinic with a Pysiatrist with a pain management fellowship for spinal interventional pain management. Generous salary, health insurance paid, malpractice paid, CEUs and licensing paid, two weeks paid vacation. Looking for a two year commitment. E-mail CV to Dr. Daniel Kraus, DC at terrapincare@gmail.com.

Associate Chiropractor Wanted Full Time - Associate Chiropractor wanted for busy practice in Fells Point. Ideal candidate should have a Maryland License with PT priv. and supervisory status. Paid salary, PTO, health insurance contribution, and malpractice. Ideal candidate should be strong manual adjustor and good with documentation. Practice is a mix of PI/WC/Major Medical and cash. Great opportunity to learn and grow as practice expands. Please send CV to DrGulitz@gmail.com.

Holiday Coverage Work - Enjoy some time with your family! Your practice will be in good hands with reliable Coverage dr. for half or full days available in Nov. and Dec. Supervising chiropractor with 17 yrs experience. Dr. Rob Marvenko 410-591-4336.

Office Coverage - Rest Assured that your patients will be well cared for while you are away. Reliable, Professional & Personable Supervising Chiropractor/PT Privileges with 23 years experience. Cheryl Kalb,D.C. 410-790-7744 drcek@comcast.net.

Office Coverage, Vacation Relief - Available Thursday, Friday and Saturdays. 17 years of experience with Supervisor and PT privilege. 1/2 & full days, short & long term assignment available. 301 537-6911 text, call or e-mail Lorenzo.austindc@gmail.com.

Chiropractic Coverage in MD for Over 10 Years - Supervisor/PT/ICD-10 ready. All technique proficiency. Booking now for Fall/Winter dates. Ask about MCA discounts: Text or call: 240-731-0264 or e-mail at: drjoe.dc@comcast.net.

Office Coverage - OFFICE COVERAGE and ASSOCIATE PLACEMENT STATE WIDE SINCE 1986. Full and half day rates. Emergency, maternity, short, and long term coverage. Large selection of licensed and insured chiropractors. We can help with your coverage and associate needs. Free 90 minute orientation with our cover doctor. Backups just in case. Call for a FREE quote 1-800-501-611, mmachiropractors.com.

Shared Office Space Anne Arundel County, MD - Great opportunity for chiropractor to share professional, fully equipped and staffed, office space with establish chiropractor in northwest Anne Arundel County Maryland. This could be your best opportunity to lower your overhead and practice expenses. Contact us at ChiroAlignment@gmail.com to confidentially discuss the details.

HydroMassage For Sale - HydroMassage Table For Sale; 350 Series with Touch Screen Computer Control, Excellent Condition, Like New, Extended Warranty, Save Thousands, Asking only $12K (Sells for $22K New) HydroMassage4Sale@gmail.com.

Buy In or Purchase - SEEKING ASSOCIATE, Buy-in, or purchase: It is time to transition a 30+ year practice to a new, skillful, dedicated doctor who will hold his/her patients’ interests equal to their own. Available: a well run family practice focused on whole body techniques, integrated nutrition and mental/emotional needs. Good return on effort. Room for growth. Will assist and train as necessary. Send resume and inquiries to annapolisdoc@hotmail.com.

Practice for Sale - Baltimore County Retirement prompts sale of long established practice serving upscale densely populated suburban market north and west of the 695 Beltway. 1,316 sq ft office easily accessed from several nearby major thoroughfares. Diversified and extremity adjusting. Balanced payer profile. Tenured and certified chiropractic assistants. Successful transition assured. E-mail: saydpy@hotmail.com.

Zenith Cox Flexion/Distraction table For Sale - Zenith Cox Flexion/Distraction table For Sale! Very good condition. Ready for adoption. Needs a new home now. Also: Mettler Electronics EMS machine and Ultrasound unit. Also, several standard adjusting tables Contact: DoctorAuer@yahoo.com.

Want to SELL your Practice? - I did - Plan now for your 10 Year buyout program. Have free time to travel or pursue other hobbies. Dr. Worley 410-456-5326.