Jump Start Consulting has some great ideas to help us start the New Year, Be sure to read BUSINESS RESOLUTIONS FOR THE NEW YEAR and learn how to improve patient rapport and compliance in 2008 BUSINESS RESOLUTIONS FOR THE NEW YEAR  INCREASING PATIENT RAPPORT AND COMPLIANCE Beverly Price, RD, MA, …

Beverly Price, RD, MA, RYT, knows how slow business can get between Thanksgiving and New Years Day. She has put together a great program Marketing Strategies for Slow Times During the Holidays, and even includes a section on what to do for our clients and referrers. Beverly Price, RD, MA, …

The dietitian and nurse are important team members who assess, promote, and provide nutritional and health instruction. When the dietitian, takes a thorough Nutrition Health Assessment, the goal is to make every visit a positive and informative experience where the client always leaves with one important new piece of information. …

In the last article, we explored the relationship between Type I, insulin dependent diabetes and eating disorders. For those of you who see more overweight/obese Type II diabetics, carbohydrate cravings, binge eating, compulsive eating and generalized poor eating habits may be related to stress and depression therefore lowering metabolic rates. …

Do you have Insulin dependent patients that “might” have an eating disorder? How do you find out? What can you do about it? Beverly Price, RD, MA, RYT, has some answers. Beverly Price, RD, MA, RYT There have been several studies regarding the relationship between Type 1, insulin dependent diabetes …

We have all had those uncomfortable moments. Someone takes our idea and calls it their own, someone promises something and doesn’t deliver, and someone tries to make us look bad or blame us for their own shortcomings. How do you handle these tough situations? How do you confront the individual …

There have been several studies regarding the relationship between Type I, insulin dependent diabetes and eating disorders. Although eating disorders may be no more common among patients with diabetes than among the general population, complications are more common among diabetic patients that also have been diagnosed with an eating disorder. …

To join or not to join-that is the question. What is the answer? Provider networks are fairly new in the dietitian-world. They’re not a cult; they’re not a conspiracy. In fact, they are a great business opportunity that a dietitian’s practice can profit from. How do they work? Let’s step …