RE: [aca-members] Opinions - Treating a Colleagues Immidate faimlyMembers?

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Cool...thanks for the input Mark...Vern SAboe

Re: [aca-members] " Opinions - Treating a Colleagues Immidate

faimlyMembers?

Your father was and is right. Family and colleagues are treated gratis. (I

started practice in 1990.)

Mark Kruse DC, DABCO, DABCC, CCSP, FICC

4416 Trenton St.

Metairie, LA 70006

504-885-8899

504-885-0762 fax

[aca-members] " Opinions - Treating a Colleagues Immidate

faimlyMembers?

> Dear Colleagues I would like your opinions,

>

> My father started our practice in 1956 and in all his years of practice he

> would never charge for his services when treating the immediate family

> member of a chiropractic colleague which he refered to as a " professional

> courtesy. " I have carried on that tradition for nearly 30 years and

> really do view treating the mother, father, or wife, husband or children

> of a colleague as almost an honor and as a professional courtesy have

> never charged for my services. Of course that individual fills out all

> the usual paper work including my informed consent sheet, I take a

> history, perform a consultation, and most assuredly give that family

> member my professional best documenting all in my chart notes which are

> forwarded usually (with permission) to my chiropractic colleague.

>

> Though I have no intention of changing this protocol I would be interested

> to know what you colleagues think? What do you do? Am I archaic in my

> thinking? Behind the supposed times? A knucklehead?

>

> Just curious here in Oregon,

>

> Cheers,

>

> Vern Saboe DC FACO

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