Scary Stories From Chiropractors

Chiropractic Compliance Consultants, Inc. (CCC)

An attorney writing in a chiropractic periodical reported hearing a scary story from a chiropractor that the chiropractor hired a consultant to conduct an audit of his practice, and on completion of the audit the consultant demanded a low five-figure payment from the chiropractor to ensure compliance and implementation of recommendations. The chiropractor declined to pay for the extended services and several months later the chiropractor was contacted by the government who focused on the same problems highlighted by the consultant. The problem with this story is that no substance is provided to allow readers to evaluate the validity of the events claimed...

Over the years Mr. Osborne has heard similar stories. However, that is just what they were—STORIES! Here are a couple with the facts of what actually happened:

¨ Chiropractor hired a consultant to audit his practice to identify problems, after the audit the consultant demanded the chiropractor pay a large sum of money to implement a compliance program, the chiropractor refused, and the consultant dropped-a-dime on him and his clinics were later raided by the FBI! The facts are that it just did not happen the way the chiropractor claims! Here are the facts:

Þ The chiropractor had been working with a practice building consultant who was widely known to be the target of an on-going federal investigation, and because of this he hired legal counsel.

Þ The chiropractor’s attorney retained the consultant to audit the chiropractor’s primary practice, and the consultant’s written report of findings and recommendations were forwarded to the attorney marked as “Attorney-Client Privileged Communication.”

Þ The chiropractor’s attorney recommended the chiropractor implement a formal compliance program to assist on taking remedial actions, however, the chiropractor refused out-of-hand to implement such a program and no discussion ensued as to what it would cost.

Þ Shortly thereafter, weeks or months, the chiropractor’s clinics (the one audited and others owned / operated) were raided by federal authorities, as the chiropractor, prior to the searches, had become known to investigators as the result of his not dealing with the complaints of a patient married to a local law enforcement officer.

Þ A federal prosecutor contacted the consultant a couple of years after the audit and reported they had his audit report, that it was recovered from the chiropractor’s desk drawer during the execution of search warrants. The government wanted to determine if the report was actually an attorney-client privileged document. The consultant was questioned by the prosecutor handling the case, and by another attorney not associated with the case, and their conclusion was that the consultant’s report was privileged and could not be used by prosecutors in their case!

¨ Chiropractor hired a consultant to conduct an audit of their practice, and after the audit the consultant demanded that the chiropractor pay them $100,000 to keep the chiropractor out-of-trouble. The facts here are that the six-figure demand never happened! The chiropractor, thru their attorney, did have a consultant audit there practice; however, no discussion ever even took place on follow-up services. The story of the hefty demand was started by representatives of the chiropractor’s state association after the chiropractor contacted them to ask some questions.

Scary Stories from Chiropractors

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