Chiropractic Documentation Seminar Testimonials

Just a few comments from chiropractors...

"Dr. Friedman's Got Documentation weekend seminar was well worth my time. I finally found out how to prove medical necessity and make my notes rock solid. This is not the same old Chiropractic Association documentation seminar you were falling asleep in just to get your CEs. Dr. Friedman actually makes it interesting and entertaining. He really knows documentation inside and out. He has done all of the research for you, concentrating it down to what is most important for your practice and giving you piece of mind that your documentation will hold up in court. Dr. Friedman thanks again for coming to Tampa."

Melissa Licari, D.C.
Tampa, FL

"I have taken this seminar on two occassions due to the high importance documentation is. Dr. Friedman knows his stuff on documentation and I believe he is the authority on this subject matter. for me, I saw a close friend lose about $88,000 to Medicare due to his documentation. Now, more than ever, it is critical to exercise proper documentation. Dr. friedman makes it fun to learn and easy to incorporate. I have been in practice for 11 years, and Dr. Friedman's is the best seminar I have ever taken, hands down."

Chris Williams, D.C.
Tampa, FL

"Thank you for the opportunity to attend your Got Documentation seminar in St. Louis a few weeks ago. In my 25 years of practice your presentation was the best I have seen. I have a better understanding of why and what is needed for documentation purposes in my clinic. I believe that with your expertise and knowledge of what is needed from insurance companies, I will be able to provide carriers with more adequate information regarding the patient's care."

Michael Peterson, D.C.
Tulsa, OK

"In my opinion, your class was exceptionally informative and educational. You take the fear factor out of practicing, which appears to be surfacing all around us. Your class teaches us how to objectifiably prove medical necessity and how to practice with confidence. I know my files will be bulletproof. In today's managed care environment, this class should be required for license renewal. Our profession NEEDS to hear this material. Thank you.

Bob Meinders, D.C.
Belleville, IL

"My review of the seminar was very eye opening into the depths of what, where, when and how to document properly. As a state board member I see many examples of crappy notes. Now I have seen an example of notes that are top notch. It can be done and you don't have to re-invent the wheel..."

Rick James, D.C.
St. Charles, MO

"Two words for your seminar: Absolutely Fabulous! I highly recommend your information packed and greatly entertaining documentation presentation. I have been in practice for 17 years and thought I had a handle on my notes.....LOL. Needless to say, I will be implementing many of the outstanding suggestions you so freely gave us. For those that think this seminar is just one big tease to buy software, let me assure you that it is not. You can walk away with everything you need to know without purchasing anything. That being said, I do appreciate being introduced to the best products available that can take my practice to a new level.

Thank you again for a wonderful weekend! You are awesome!

Kathryn A. Bolton, DC
Lexington, KY

"I want to Thank You for one of the most valuable Seminars that I have attended in many years. I have been a Chiropractor for 32 years and much of what we have learned along the way is now not acceptable. Thanks to you my office is making some immediate changes and we will now be up to "code" on our documentation. Thank you again."

Linda S. Rose D.C.
Aberdeen, WA

"Thank you again for such an informative seminar. Your approach with humor, great music and "must know" details made the time fly by and will truly help us in our practice!"

Dr. James and Karen Yeates

"When I signed up for your seminar I was expecting a long boring weekend. This did not happen. I would say that this was one of the most interesting seminars I have taken in a long time. You presented the material in such a fashion that you held my complete attention for the hole weekend. Usually by 10 am on Sunday I am watching my watch waiting to get out.This was not the case in your class. Your presentation was clear and easy to under stand. This may sound funny for a class on documentation, but it gave me a renewed interest and excitement in chiropractic. I now feel confident to explain to the patients why I need to do the test that I do and what I put in my notes explains to others what I am doing and why.

I think that your seminar is a must for every chiropractor. You will see me again at a later seminar to help refresh my skills and to build on my knowledge."

Don Handly, D.C.

Collinsville, VA

"I want to thank you for your time last weekend. I was pleasantly surprised by the seminar. I felt it was informative, useful and unlike a good percentage of the seminars out there, educational. It was not full of regurgitated information that we've learned in school. It also was information that can be incorporated into real life practice. I felt your presentation was well organized and something that is missing chiropractic education. I actually looked forward to the the second day of the seminar."

Dr. Frank Oliveri, D.C.

"I wanted to write you a quick note to express how much I enjoyed and benefited from your seminar last week. I chose your seminar not just for the hours, but because of the increase in insurance audits that have been occurring here in Memphis recently. Knowing that it is only a matter of time until they get to me, I wanted to make sure that my documentation is acceptable to pass any audit. After this weekend, not only do I know that I will pass, but I know that I will exceed any requirements made of my documentation. What was remarkable to me is how easy you made it to understand the whole process of documentation, and how simple it is to do. My office implemented a few changes on Monday, and we have had no difficulty in running with it. I love having the extra sense of security knowing that my patient notes will stand up to scrutiny, and it hasn't been hard to implement into our office routine. Not to mention, I've never been so attentive during a 12 hour seminar. Not once did I find my mind wandering or did I start to day dream. Thank you for providing such useful information in a manner that is captivating. It was truly a pleasure and well worth my time. Thank you."

Patrick Kolwaite, DC Memphis, TN

"I just wanted to tell you what a great time we had at your seminar this past weekend. Who could have ever thought a seminar on a subject as dry as documentation could be so much fun. It was edifying to experience your passion for chiropractic. My wife came along (I think just to get away from the kids for a few hours) and she was very impressed by your enthusiasm and how detailed and insightful the presentation of your material was. I would definately do it again and hope that you are back in North Carolina for a refresher at some point, as the amount of information you provided was immense. Thank you for sharing your hard-earned knowledge with us!"

S. Paul Calvillo, D.C Forrest City, NC

"I would highly recommend Dr. Friedman's Got Documentation seminar to any chiropractor, whether he/she has been in practice for 2 months or 20 years. Dr. Friedman's coding and documentation information is clear, concise and seemingly bulletproof. Not only is the information clinically relevant but it is also presented in a way which is fun, humorous, and fosters a good learning environment. This seminar will help you to learn how to document the patient from the first encounter through to their discharge while at the same time establishing medical necessity of your care. If you follow Dr. Friedman's documentation recommendations, you will be saving yourself a lot of money when and if an insurance company wants to do a post-payment audit or your care is being scrutinized by an IME. Simply put, this seminar is a must!"

Aaron Cocklin, D.C. Concord, NC

"Your seminar was very helpful. I have been doing a great deal of research on the subject of documentation over the past several months, and I know that postpayment audits are a real threat to the way we practice chiropractic.

Your seminar helped me realize that you can be a great chiropractor and deliver the proper type of care to your patients, you just have to be better at telling the story through great documentation and record keeping in order to back it up. Thanks for all your hard work, your seminar was one of the best I've attended so far on this very important topic."

Brian Heer, D.C. Wilmington, NC

"My wife and I very much enjoyed your documentation seminar! You were able to make a potentially painful subject entertaining, very informative, and somewhat fun! I would certainly recommend the seminar. It was by far the best I have attended concerning the subject of documentation."

Thanks again for a great seminar!!

Gregory Hawthorne, D.C. Boone, NC

"Thank you for a great program! Every aspect of the weekend was informative and useful. You did an amazing job of collecting the basics of good record keeping and presented them in a useful and entertaining way to help any doctor improve his notes for recieving payment and surviving reviews."

Philip Turner, DC Charlotte, NC

"I wanted to write you and tell you how much my wife and myself thoroughly enjoyed your seminar in Charlotte. You gave very useful and important imformation, invaluable insight into the insurance industry, and how we as providers need to document. Your approach was with humor and the manner you spoke was entertaining but informative. We kept remarking how usually in a seminar Doctors will mill around outside, not being attentive or show up at the end. You kept doctors in their seats hanging on every word! We will definitely attend anymore seminars you have in Charlotte, NC.

Bill & Michele Blitstein, D.C. Charlotte, NC

"I just wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed your seminar ! You have rekindled my thought's as to the importance of proper documentation. For a Chiropractor of seventeen years it's just what I needed to stay on the cutting edge of documentation. How the PART system and SOAP system work together was a little confusing to me before I took your seminar. However, after taking your seminar, I feel very confident on how these two standards of documentation are integrated. Your use of visual aids, instrumentation demonstration and witty humor kept an otherwise not so exciting subject matter very interesting."

Greg Smith,D.C. Columbus, OH

"Awesome seminar ! It helped us realize the things we were doing right and also areas we need to improve upon. Now I feel more confident about sending my files out when attorneys and insurance company's request them. I also realized I wasn't billing for everything we are doing. Keep up the awesome work you are doing and I believe your seminar should be mandatory for all chiropractors!"

Christoher Burns, D.C.    St. Clairesville, OH

"Just returned home from your Bozeman seminar. It was one of the very few seminars I have attended that I actually hated to see come to a close. A great amount of useful information was presented. Practical, pertinent, and certainly applicable. Your presentation was excellent and brought it to an "office level" where the information could be utilized.
I sit on the Board of Examiners in our state and have for several years. I would absolutely refer other doctors to your seminar."

F.R. Corner, D.C.    Williston, ND

"Thank you, Doctor, for the heads up. You have made available not only the nuts and bolts, but also the wrenches necessary to ratchet down a quality and repeatable system for documentation. Your enthusiasm, your knowledge and your commitment were overshadowed only by the quality of your presentation. I always appreciate being surrounded by excellence. The time and money spent were worth the price of admission. The forms will be customized, the staff will receive instruction in the methods of POMR record keeping and I will be kicking in your paperwork in all my offices within the next 10 days. The business of chiropractic is constantly changing and this 28 year veteran of the "tic" senses that your program can help to close the gap. You have made a difference in my practice life and my personal life.

Kent Nelson, D.C.    Las Cruces, NM

"I thought your seminar was the best seminar I've been to in years. It was very well presented and gave me insight into what is ahead as far as Medicare is going to do as far as documentation and reviews. It also let me know what I am lacking as far as my documentation for PI's and other insurances. Thank you, again, for a great seminar - all chiropractors should be required to attend, as the information is invaluable." David H. Poole, D.C.    Albuquerque, NM

"When I signed on for twelve hours of "Documentation," I was prepared for a painful snooze fest of mundane information that would be retained and absorbed in a similar fashion as one might expect of a Tabasco enema. Believe me, I, like most of my colleagues, need a record overhaul, but doing something about it is a task not relished or performed in a timely manner. We all dread the possibility of audits but do little to avoid them, largely because we have no idea how and what to change, and who to ask.
From the instant you began your program, I realized that this was going to be a learning experience I would actually enjoy and appreciate. The flyer stated, "You will not be bored at this seminar." This was difficult to imagine but proved undoubtedly true. The cure for my diseased files was just what the doctor ordered. The snippets of strategically placed music made important information less painful to remember, as well.
I have been audience to too many seminars with get rich schemes being the central focus. It is truly delightful to experience one that will actually GET YOU PAID for all of the right reasons, and keep your gluteus maximus out of the Big House.

Dr. Friedman, You Rock!

Sincerely,
Gary Lyman Shaw, DC, FACO Brownsville, Indiana

"When I read the mailer on the seminar it sounded good but I wasn’t holding out hope for anything too spectacular. I’m too accustomed to being let down by substandard CE seminars. My skepticism was changed to outright enthusiasm as soon as this seminar began. Dr. Gregg Friedman has put together an incredibly informative program. If you crave cutting-edge, ethical info that will help your practice, and you want it presented with humor, clarity, and integrity, you must attend his seminar. I cannot recommend it for fellow chiropractors enough."
Harris Meyer, D.C.

"I attended your seminar in Chicago. It was probably one of the most productive and useful seminars I have been to. The information was easy to implement and has reduced my stress levels dramatically." Monte K. Nocus, D.C. Harrodsburg, KY

"I thought your seminar in Philadelphia was the best seminar on documentation I have ever attended. I showed an attorney your workbook and the info on LMSI. He was amazed so much so he wanted to have you bring a seminar to Long Island."
Alan Alterman, DC East Meadow. NY

"I thoroughly enjoyed your seminar in Atlanta. Who would have ever thought a seminar on documentation and outcome assessments could be enjoyable. I realize now that the documentation game does not have to be as difficult as some make it out to be. My father, who has been in practice for 36 years, before the days of documentation, even said that your seminar was one of the "best" seminars he has ever been to. And as you could imagine, he has been to a lot. Your seminar is one of the most useful and productive seminars I have attended. If all D.C.'s knew this, our entire profession would be BULLETPROOF!" Brad Anchors, D.C. Atlanta, GA

"Absolutely, with out a doubt, a marvelous seminar. Worth 5 times the admission price. One of the most dynamic and entertaining speakers I have had the pleasure of seeing. Thank you." David McElvany, D.C.

"Dr. Gregg, I have been to quite a few seminars over the years but I have to tell you, your seminar was an eye-opener. When I received the letter announcing the seminar, for some reason I didn't throw it where I throw most of that type of mail. So as the day approached and the letter was still sitting on my desk I was totally confused as to why I hadn’t thrown it out. But I didn't and I drove to Nashville and I have to say I did get more than I had anticipated by far! As I headed home to Memphis I thought (all of this information has been right there in front of me) I just had failed to see it from your point of view. Your seminar has moved me so far ahead of others competing for the PI market in Memphis and helped me understand the documentation game much clearer. So thanks again!!" Mark Holliman, DC

"The Minneapolis seminar was great. The information saved me big bucks on Friday. I had a lawyer call to ask me to cut my fees in half, due to "a low settlement." Of course that's all B.S. I calmly returned his call, and mentioned the Croft guidelines, the patient’s category, what is acceptable for treatment for her level, and how we got her better much quicker than that. I also mentioned that I would be happy to fax the lawyer a copy of these guidelines, along with a copy of the page with the 7 abstracts about low speed accidents. He told me I should have the full check for $1800 within the next 2 weeks. Thank you." Dean Bridges, DC Ames, IA

"While at an Altadonna seminar in Arizona I spoke to two other DC's that have been to your seminar and utilitze your exam process. They say it is very easy, reports done in a blink, and the "other side" hates it because they have no leg to stand on due to its thoroughness. They said it rocks. So far from what I can see.....they are right." Nick G. Giannaras, D.C.

"Dear Dr. Gregg, Wow!!! What can I say. I have been in practice for 8 years and I have to honestly tell you... the seminar you presented in Dallas this past Thursday was probably the best, most informative seminar I have ever attended. Our office has been looking at a lot of different ways to help prove the injuries and document the need for additional care. We just found it! Thank you so very much for this incredible eye-opening event! Again, thank you so much for providing the answers that we have been seeking for so long." Jerry E. Day, D.C.

"Dear Gregg, If a chiropractor was only going to attend one seminar this year, I would recommend your seminar. I feel like I got more out of the time and money I spent, than I have for programs costing much more and lasting all weekend. Thank you so much!" Arnold Kenyon, D.C.

"Dear Dr. Gregg: I have been doing PI work as well as IME / Impairment Evaluations for neurosurgeons and the occassional insurance carrier for 18 years. I have been told by a large attorney group that they found our records and report to be "one of the most thorough and sensible reports that they have ever received in handling soft tissue injuries for the past twenty five years". I have been recognized as writing "great reports" by medical specialists during mixed MD / DC conferences. I already included much of the research you reference in your reports in my reports for years, but I found your approach to documenting the injuries and organizing it in a digestable, understandable and convincing manner to be far superior to mine. The few people who bothered to read my reports loved them, but most people didn't (wouldn't) make the effort to consider the crescendo of proof until they got to the climactic conclusion of my report. Your format presents the information in bite sized increments in an impressive and convincing fashion which grabs the attention and holds it throughout the presentation. Like most great ideas, it made me wish I had thought of it first. I believe your seminar and documentation approach will do for my practice what Velcro did for the orthopedic support world: make it quicker, more comfortable and more effective. Thank you."
Dr. Tom Maples, DC, CCSP

"Dear Gregg, I wanted you to know just how much I enjoyed hearing you speak. Not often do I go to a seminar like this where I walk away knowing exactly what I need to do and how to do it. Thank you so much. I learned more about how to examine and write a narrative in your one day seminar than I learned in an entire class during school. The idea of having a standard exam is absolutely brilliant. I can't tell you how many transient or transferred patients that I have taken care of who's former DC should be flogged due to his inability to actually examine the patient AND put those results on paper. I have done several IME's and I have run into the same results. There are never any really great examinations being done out there and the few that there are rely on orthopedic test that, I now know, hold very little water in a courtroom. The x-ray results are usually non-existent, I would say that most don't even have listings much less ligament information. You are the bomb! I would recommend your seminar to anyone and everyone who is doing any PIP at all. After all, how many of us really want to go to court over our own patient?? And if we do, don't we want to be bulletproof? Thank you and God Bless." Brett A. Moss, D.C.

"Dr Gregg, I wanted to thank you for the Portland seminar! Not only did it put together 20 years of personal injury information, but you are one of the funniest guys I have ever heard speak. Thank you so much!" Dennis A Nowack, DC

"Dr. Gregg Friedman taught me today the value of PURE OBJECTIVE FINDINGS!!! His seminar was literally BULLETPROOF in the content contained and how to flourish as a chiropractor in today's crazy insurance world. The information learned today will help me go to the next level as a Chiropractor to better serve my patients and practice with more certainty. Dr. Gregg has a lot of passion and PURPOSE to help other Chiropractors and the Chiropractic profession, believe me it shows!! I highly recommend anyone to attend his seminar to assist you in learning the key to Objective Documentation. No other seminar out there, like Dr. Friedman's will help Bulletproof your documentation and your practice! All the best Dr. Friedman! Mahalo!" Christopher M. Colgin, DC

"Gregg, I attended your seminar in Seattle and it was awesome. Who would have thought the information could be presented without being boring. Anyone looking into doing PI work MUST attend your seminar. The objective data and outcome assessments are so easy to implement and substantiate the need for care. WOW, you have made my job so much easier. Thanks a million." Michael Back, DC

"I attended your seminar in Denver on June 10th. The information that you provided was the most useful that I have obtained at a seminar in many years. With the changing healthcare environment and the resulting need for evidence based clinical outcomes this seminar definitely gives us the necessary tools. I would recommend this seminar to all chiropractors and attorneys, it's a must."
Dr. Christopher L. Higgins Denver, CO