B
uilding a practice is challenging. So is building a business. In the
coming months the OCA will unveil new tools and services
designed to help you manage the day-to-day operations of both your
business and practice. Your association will also provide strategies to
help you think critically about both.
What is critical thinking? Believe it or not, it is about knowing when to think fast and when to think slow. When
we think fast we use our intuition. We trust our instincts. We allow our subconscious minds to guide our actions.
There are times when this is necessary. It is not a great idea to stop and ponder the pros and cons of jumping out
of the way of a runaway train.
Of course there are times when a careful weighing of the pros and cons is in order. When should I open my own
clinic? What is causing this patient’s pain? These and a thousand other questions will require you to slow down
and make reasoned, thoughtful decisions.
In business and in practice, both types of thinking are required. In this issue of ON Chiropractic we will begin our
study of each. In our feature stories you will read about the latest research regarding how to create exceptional
patient experiences in your clinic. You will also see how the transformation of the Ontario health care landscape
has been driven by one critical concept – patient-centredness. And you will get a tutorial on critical thinking
from Professor Aaron Barth.
ON Chiropractic’s standard departments offer actionable looks at commercial general liability insurance coverage,
the CCO’s acupuncture Standard of Practice, the merits of “cloud storage” and how three of your colleagues are
making a difference in their communities…and their practices.
We hope you think these stories are useful, even critical, to your business and practice.
We’re here for you.
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Thinking Critically in
Business & Practice.
ON Chiropractic
In This Issue
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