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Tuesday, February 11th at 11am EST

Session

Questions Covered

FEBRUARY 2025

Patient Communication & Trust

  1. How does stating the obvious help build trust with patients?
  2. Why is it important to acknowledge a patient’s pain and frustration?
  3. How can paraphrasing and summarizing a patient’s situation improve rapport?
  4. What are some effective ways to handle patient frustration when they aren’t improving as fast as expected?


First & Second Visit Fundamentals

  1. What are the key components of a successful first visit?
  2. How do you set expectations and avoid surprises for the patient?
  3. Why should you avoid asking “How are you doing?” during patient visits?
  4. How do you balance financial transparency with patient care?


Handling High-Ticket Items & Financial Conversations

  1. How do you introduce higher-cost treatments like decompression without scaring patients away?
  2. Why is it effective to call out the cost upfront rather than avoid discussing it?
  3. How can you ethically present treatment plans without manipulation or fear tactics?
  4. How do you ensure patients understand the value of their care plan?


Patient Commitment & Retention

  1. How can you encourage patient commitment without being pushy?
  2. What’s the best way to follow up with patients who haven’t responded to calls?
  3. How do you maintain strong patient relationships even when they don’t accept care?


Office Systems & Growth

  1. How does a doctor’s energy and mindset affect patient trust and compliance?
  2. How can repeating key patient phrases improve communication?
  3. How do you manage re-exams and daily visits to maintain a strong connection with patients?
  4. What are the benefits of summarizing patient progress during re-exams?
  5. How does scheduling and structuring visits affect overall practice efficiency?


Training & Events

  1. What can attendees expect from the upcoming Vegas and Chicago training events?

January 2025

  • What should be organized before hiring an associate?
  • What type of associate is the best fit for your practice?
  • Should you hire someone who eventually wants to start their own practice, or someone focused on patient care who might stay longer?
  • How can you ensure the associate’s role is clear and stress-free?
  • What systems can be implemented to allow associates to focus solely on adjusting, exams, and notes?
  • Why is creating a care plan matrix important?
  • How can standardized recommendations for different conditions improve patient outcomes and reduce emotional decision-making?
  • How can the consultation process be improved to build value?
  • Why is repeating patient concerns back to them and addressing chronicity critical for patient commitment?
  • What steps should be taken to streamline financial discussions?
  • How can clear and consistent financial plans reduce stress for patients and associates alike?
  • How can a renewal process ensure patient continuity?
  • What systems can transition patients smoothly from one phase of care to the next?
  • Why is detailed patient documentation essential?
  • How can maintaining thorough EHR or travel cards help associates understand patient histories and improve care?
  • What role does staff training play in preparing for an associate?
  • How can training team members to handle consultations, financials, and renewals free up the associate's time?
  • How can front desk operations support associate onboarding?
  • What processes can improve patient flow and reduce administrative bottlenecks?
  • How should you evaluate your practice’s financial readiness for hiring?
  • Is the practice profitable enough to sustain an associate, even during slower months?
  • How can patient communication improve care and business outcomes?
  • Why is it important to build rapport, explain care recommendations clearly, and detach emotionally from outcomes?

December 2024

  • How do you prepare your practice to bring in an associate?
  • What should you look for in an associate to ensure a good fit?
  • How do you train and integrate an associate into your practice?
  • Should you hire an associate who can build your business or focus on caregiving?
  • How can you structure a team to handle consultations, financials, and other non-clinical tasks?
  • What are the financial considerations and timelines when hiring an associate?
  • How do you avoid burnout and create a sustainable schedule with an associate?

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September 2023

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April 2023

March 2023

  • How many PV should I be averaging before hiring on a 2nd CA?
  • What aspect of the patient visit should I be delegating to the CA?
  • Can I get my staff to help with XRays? Is the beneficial and what do they need for that?
  • You always tell us to delegate, but what difference does it actually make?
  • How many weeks should I offer in my care plans? and what should I do if there's a husband and wife together?

February 2023

  • I'm a New Doc - how do I get New Patients?
  • Is it worth spending money on marketing? How do I know if it's actually benefiting and bringing in more money?
  • When should I hire my first CA?

January 2023

  • How should I do a New Patient Special? Is that important to have?
  • Is it better to do a FREE Patient Special then them having to pay?
  • What should be included in a New Patient Special?
  • Should I do it even if I'm losing money?
  • Are there any legalities to think about?
  • What's a Friends and Family card? Do these actually work?
  • My commitment rate is at 50% - what's going on?
  • What's a PPT day and why should I have one during the work week?
  • PTO - how to do this with your team?
  • How often should I do team meetings?

December 2022

  • How to increase my volume?
  • How can I see higher volume with a technique that takes longer?
  • Why is having 1 room a HUGE mistake?
  • What can I train my patients to do that helps with patient volume?
  • 100 patients a day makes me exhausted, how can I still see this volume but more efficient?
  • What can I realistically delegate to my team?
  • My office is growing and I'm having huge success, but how can I find a balance between family and office? I'm not home as often as I want
  • My ROF is 45 min, while XRays and Financials all take so much time away from me adjusting, how can I make this shorter or be more efficient about this?
  • I didn't hit my goals this year and I'm having a hard time with that, what can I do to make sure I don't have a repeat year?

November 2022

  • How to transition over to a unique technique or offering in your practice
  • How to adjust your patients' financial responsibility
  • How to adjust your internal/external marketing for new techniques and offerings in your practice
  • How to utilize education for your patients
  • How do you handle getting home at a certain time to your family when you're in the middle of growth
  • How do you begin sharing duties with your team? What CAN you delegate?

October 2022

  • Can we hire and pay our kids when they're little?
  • Are there any tax breaks to hiring your kids?
  • What is the Augusta rule and how do we use it?
  • What External Marketing is worth a try?
  • What do we talk to our team about during our Quarterly meets?
  • How do I figure out if my team isn't getting along?
  • What are some tax strategies we can implement in our office?
  • How long should videos be for marketing?

September 2022

  • How do I schedule my adjusting days?
  • How do I handle associate salaries?
  • Do you bonus associates?
  • What are the systems in place for your CA bonuses and salaries?
  • How and when do I start delegating?
  • Is it okay to delegate the Consult? Finances?
  • How do I know if I'm being in alignment with what is true for me?
  • How do I actually learn to enjoy the process of my office?

August 2022

  • How to setup your office based on YOUR productivity and business style
  • Why quarterly 1:1 reviews are crucial for team building & what to Cover with your team during these review
  • How to talk to your team about their office goals
  • How to implement a bonus system for your team
  • How newsletters help with patient retention and how many to send per month.
  • How to know if you're using a business model that is utilizing your strengths or if you're missing out by being half in/half out
  • Working with your Spouse

July 2022

  • How to add/offer a new service (i.e. decompression, therapy, laser) that costs more for existing patients?
  • How to adjust your plans with new services for new patients/reactivated patients?
  • When hosting screenings, why are hunting shows and gun expos not ideal?
  • Where are the best places to host screenings?
  • What should I have or offer at screenings? 
  • How to build retention from Screenings?
  • Verbiage to use for a Screening?
  • As a new doc, how do I plan time off?
  • What to do about established patients dropping off?
  • What’s the most important part about office talks to encourage the highest show to the first appointments?
  • What can help limit refunds and patient commitment?
  • How often should we do an office talk? How do I promote it?
  • Do Community Workshops Actually work? What topics should we cover?
  • What are the High Performing Workshops that Deliver the Most New Patients

June 2022


  • How to avoid burnout
  • How to fix burnout and come back from it with better strategies in place
  • Systems and Visions and their relationship to Burnout
  • How to know what to delegate
  • Where to hire people for certain tasks
  • How to afford delegating tasks
  • Can I delegate X-Rays, Consultation and Finances
  • How do you start teaching scripts and processes to your team?
  • How to prioritize your commitments?
  • How to defend your energy?
  • How do you break up your day/week
  • How to focus your energy throughout the week, including rest
  • Opening and closing a talk
  • Marketing your story

May 2022

  • What do I charge if I'm new in practice with my plans?
  • What is the benefits of per visit rates/plans?
  • What is the ideal commitment rate for double digit new patients?
  • How many plan options should I offer?
  • How do I implement auto debit in my practice?
  • When should I use care credit vs. auto debit?
  • How do I know when to raise my fees?
  • Besides the adjustment, what else should I be charging for?
  • How do I get more compliant patients?
  • What/who do I need in my practice before hiring an associate?

March 2022

  • How do I know when I am ready for an Associate?
  • What are the fastest ways to grow?
  • I am struggling creating a team, what do i do? 
  • I can't keep anybody what am I doing wrong? 
  • I am not getting the new patients I used to what should I do? 
  • I have no family time what should I change? 
  • How do I train my team? 
  • How do I get my cash collections up?
  • Best way to get an associate to communicate with patients to increase PVA?

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