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Active Care Certification Program

Health care in the United States is changing, especially as it relates to patient care. Passive care alone is no longer enough. Patients need to take ownership in their own treatment, and studies are confirming active care as an emerging new best practice for physicians.

As doctors, chiropractors must teach and assist their patients in appropriate self-care/active care by developing patient’s coping skills and motivating them to resume activities. Studies over the past several years show that active care is helpful in returning a patient to pre-morbid functional capacity. The new model no longer focuses on pathology or symptomatology. Pain is being used less as an indicator of patient progress; function is the measure of patient recovery.

ChiroCare is committed to preparing our network providers for the evolving health care environment by providing them with the tools and information needed to successfully promote active care in their practice.

Course Information
Course Programs
Course Waiver
Course Instructor

Thank you for your interest in participating in this certification program. Participation in the course is free, with an agreement to participate in online outcomes. Upon completion of the program, providers will be eligible for a higher reimbursement rate for the billing of active care.

Additional information regarding the active care program can be obtained by calling ChiroCare at 651-389-2006 or 1-866-714-0524.

Course Description

Active Care Certification is a 9.5-hour course of instruction that emphasizes the current state of evidence regarding the use of active care programs in chiropractic practice. This course will start with what is known and what evidence suggests are reasonable theories for the mechanisms of therapeutic effectiveness of rehabilitation programs to affect spinal stability, function and pain. A background in exercise physiology will be reviewed. Basic principles of clinical epidemiology (e.g. LR+/-, NNT etc.) will also be reviewed. This course will stress low technology rehabilitation and active care programs that can be initiated in practice for eventual patient home care. Specific protocols for spinal stabilization (cervical to lumbopelvic) will be covered. The course is a four-part series of online and classroom instruction. Participation in all four parts is required for certification.

Participants will be able to complete the following after completing the course:

Describe the physiological basis for muscle strength and how different types of exercise affect muscle function
Understand the nature of stability
Perform an evaluation of muscle function
Design a clinically sound active care treatment program

Classroom Location

Northwestern Health Sciences University
2501 W. 84th Street
Bloomington, MN 55431

(co-sponsored by Northwestern*)

All classroom-based instruction will take place here.

The course for Friday, February 25 is full.

Additional course dates have been added for the Active Care Certification Program. These courses will take place at Northwestern Health Sciences University from 4:00 – 8:00 PM. The maximum number of participants for each course date is 40, so space is limited. Please select a date and program from the following list:

Friday, April 13 - Program 2
Friday, May 18 - Program 2 (Participants on this date cannot take Program 4 until the June 22nd offering)
Friday, June 1 - Program 4
Friday, June 22 - Program 4

Once you've chosen a date, please include the following information in an email to info@chirocaremn.org.
Provider Name
Provider Phone
Provider E-mail
Clinic Address
Requested Program(s)

You may also call ChiroCare’s office at (651) 389-2006 to register over the phone.

Program 1: AC100 – 1 Hour (Online)

Introduction to Active Care.

Program 1 Presentation | PPT
Program 1 Course Exam | PDF

Program 2: AC101 – 4 Hour (Classroom)

During this part of the training series, the program will include both lecture and hands-on format.

Postural analysis
Gait analysis
Movement pattern tests
Muscle hypertonus & length techniques
Therapeutic exercises & motor reprogramming

Prerequisite to this course is AC 100 and successful completion of exam

Register To Attend This Class
The class will take place at Northwestern Health Sciences University on Saturday, February 25 (8:00 AM - 12:00 PM). To register, email or call ChiroCare at 651-389-2006 or 866-714-0524 with the following information:

Provider Name
Provider Phone
Provider E-mail
Clinic Address
Requested Program(s)
Note: Both 2 and 4 are required for certification

Program 3: AC102 – 30 Minutes (Online)

Prerequisite to this course is AC 100 and AC101 including any required exams.
This program will cover an overview of coding and compliance best practices for active care.

Program 3 Presentation with Narration | PPT
Program 3 Course Exam | PDF

Program 4: AC103 – 4 Hours

Prerequisite to this course is AC 100, AC 101, and AC 102.

The final program in the series will offer web-based resources for active care, as well as opportunities to look at actual case studies to prepare physicians in promoting active care in their practice.

All programs must be successfully completed within 3 years from the start of program 1 or the Doctor of Chiropractic will be expected to start the program over again.

Register To Attend This Class
The class will take place at Northwestern Health Sciences University on Saturday, March 24 (8:00 AM - 12:00 PM). To register, email or call ChiroCare at 651-389-2006 or 866-714-0524 with the following information:

Provider Name
Provider Phone
Provider E-mail
Clinic Address
Requested Program(s)
Note: Both 2 and 4 are required for certification

Waiver

For those of you who have already completed your Diplomate or a more extensive rehabilitation program, ChiroCare is offering a partial waiver that allows you to participate in the Active Care program without completing the full certification program offered by ChiroCare. To apply for the Active Care waiver, please complete the steps below:

Complete the Active Care Waiver Form below and submit to ChiroCare via fax at (651) 389-2009. Your Waiver request will be reviewed by ChiroCare and you will be notified of the outcome.
Once your Waiver has been approved, you will need to complete Program 3 of ChiroCare’s Active Care certification program. This is a 30 minute, online course to review coding and billing compliance for Active Care.
Complete the Course Exam for Program 3 and fax it to ChiroCare at (651) 389-2009.
After successful completion of the exam, ChiroCare will send you the Active Care Program Form to finalize your participation. Sign and return the Program Form to ChiroCare via fax at (651) 389-2009.

Qualified providers will not be required to complete Programs 1, 2 or 4.

Active Care Waiver Form | PDF

Andrew S. Klein, M.S., D.C., D.A.C.B.S.P.

Andrew S. Klein is a practicing chiropractor in the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department at the Park Nicollet Clinic in St. Louis Park, Minnesota, and a lecturer with Northwestern Health Sciences University. He also serves as a postgraduate faculty member with New York College of Chiropractic and Palmer Institute for Professional Advancement (Iowa).

Additionally, Dr. Klein has a strong background in exercise physiology, having received a Master of Education from Queens College (CUNY). Dr. Klein has been a presenter on the role of chiropractic care in an integrated care setting, active care protocols and the benefits of promoting exercise rehabilitation programs into chiropractic care models. He has also served as a staff chiropractor for the Minnesota Vikings, as part of the medical staff for the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia, and the 1998 Goodwill Games in New York.

Cathi Hammond, CHBME

Cathi Hammond is the founder of Medical Business Consulting, a billing and practice management consulting company specializing in Chiropractic and physical medicine billing and collections. Ms. Hammond has authored numerous articles for the Minnesota Chiropractic Association and ChiroCare, and has presented seminars on coding, billing, and most recently ICD-10. For more information about Medical Business Consulting, visit www.medicalbusinessconsulting.net.

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