How Important Is Patient Education To A Chiropractor?

On a scale of one to ten most chiropractors willthe most advanced technology to implement patient
answer ten - sometimes even eleven!! Yet, patienteducation via flat screen monitors and servers that
education is one of the hardest concepts fordeliver a staggering 11,000 images to patients while
chiropractors to manage. Many chiropractors talk tothey wait to be seen by the chiropractic professional.
their patients about chiropractic issues or give themThese messages can be fully customized to each
brochures but in a society that is largely visual, howindividual chiropractor's office to create a complete
much of that information is getting throughadvertising and marketing campaign to support the
effectively to the patient? If only 10% of thedoctor's specific area of expertise. The possibilities
population is accessing chiropractic care, it wouldare almost limitless for the chiropractor to create a
follow that current marketing strategies employed byviable marketing strategy for their practice. In
chiropractic professionals is not working or notaddition to the 11,000 images contained in 150
working effectively enough. How many referrals ordifferent slide shows, doctors would also be able to
repeat clients could a chiropractic professional bereceive 270 additional shows over the next five
missing out on because their patients are notyears containing information from the Optimum
properly educated about the many benefits ofHealth University newsletter series on the latest
chiropractic care for them, their families and friends?chiropractic developments. The system is easy to
The vast majority of chiropractic patients simply areinstall as well. According to Brican's Territory Manager
not aware of the vast array of benefits they canin Indiana, Tim Pezold, "This is really designed to be
receive from chiropractic care. They don't acquireplug and play." The company provides the servers,
patient education on television or in magazines ormonitors and cables necessary. All the chiropractor
newspapers. Their primary source of informationneeds to do is lay the cables and hang the monitors
comes from the chiropractic office itself. So how canand they're ready for new business. Brican's system
chiropractors maximize the time spent in their officeis in use in over 3000 chiropractic offices around the
and educate patients on the benefits of chiropracticcountry as well as in several chiropractic colleges
care? Brican Systems Corporation has spent the pastincluding Life University, Palmer College, Life West,
twelve and a half years developing the solution.Parker Chiropractic College and others. Many of these
Brican Corporation, who specializes in patientoffices are seeing an increase of six or more new
education systems for chiropractic offices, haspatients coming in as a direct result of this marketing
developed a patient education program to utilizestrategy being implemented in their office.
waiting time in the reception and adjustment roomsDr. Patrick Porter is the host of "Chiropractic Corner,"
with informational messages, office news and thea free podcast series packed with information for
latest in chiropractic developments. This system usesdoctors of chiropractic.