Handbook of Nutrition and Food


Book Description

With a clear and concise format, Handbook of Nutrition and Food presents the quantitative and qualitative data and information needed by nutritionists, dieticians, and health care professionals. It proceeds from human development to body systems and disease to micro/macro nutrients and concludes with nutrition counseling and community nutrition. Se




Making Nutrition Your Business


Book Description

Making Nutrition Your Business, Second Edition is an essential and comprehensive resource for creating, growing, and maintaining a successful nutrition private practice. It is a complete roadmap to beginning a nutrition-based business, providing detailed advice on: Structuring your business, Money management, Setting up and equipping an office, Using technology to your advantage, Marketing and growing your business, Billing and reimbursement, Getting clients to return, and more. Written by two experienced private practitioners with thriving businesses, this hands-on second edition includes more guidance on setting up third-party reimbursement and becoming an insurance provider, a new chapter featuring success stories from private practice dietitians, and a comprehensive resources section. It is a must-read for all dietetics professionals who aspire to go out on their own! Book jacket.




The Entrepreneurial Nutritionist


Book Description

The Third Edition of this classic book is totally updated and expanded. Readers will learn how to start and grow a private practice or consulting business. New topics include service marketing, consulting on the Web, new ethical and legal problems, ownership issues, and how to create your retirement. The book presents strategies from top nutrition entrepreneurs. New to this edition: 44 pages of sample business forms and sample contracts, letters of agreement, promotion letters and legal forms.







The Pharmacist's Guide to Compensation for Patient-care Services


Book Description

Provides pharmacists with answers to billing questions, guidelines for completing insurance claim forms, guidelines for becoming a provider, and comprehending the billing process. This book includes billing requirements for hospital practice, tips for documenting pharmaceutical care services, principles of CPT, trouble shooting tips, and more.




Beyond Nutrition Counseling


Book Description

A supplementary text helping students and practitioners make the transition from nutrition counseling to nutrition therapy. Part I discusses the evolution of nutrition therapy and the role of the nutrition therapist in helping clients realize positive outcomes associated with their eating behaviors. Part II provides information on business skills needed to establish a practice, with information on developing a business plan, negotiating fees, working with managed care, and reimbursement. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR




American Dietetic Association Guide to Private Practice


Book Description

Addresses the pros and cons of private practice Provides practical information from experienced authors Includes self-evaluation forms, case studies and success stories Offers guidelines to create realistic business plans Analyzes the complete scope of a marketing plan Contains strategies to use new technology - Internet, billing programs, etc Examines up-to-date statistics reflecting trends in private practice specialties




Successful Business Planning in 30 Days


Book Description

Now in a newly updated and expanded 3rd edition, SBP30 is a concise, reader-friendly guide that contains all the information needed to craft a comprehensive business plan for any type of entrepreneurial activity within a 30-day time frame. It provides step-by-step procedures as well as hundreds of company startup and operating strategies. There is even a section showing readers how to create a mini- one day business plan in a single afternoon to give any current ideas they have a needed focus when time is of essence. Revised with international readers in mind, this 3rd edition also offers more than 200 educational and motivational quotations as well as 33 profit tips and 11 entrepreneurial success stories from around the globe. Enhanced with more than 100 time-saving checklists and worksheets, a sample business plan, and over 150 newly added sample paragraphs to help readers with the language of business, this guide is a key ingredient for anyone interested in planning a business.




Making Nutrition Your Business


Book Description

This is an essential resource for any dietetics professional considering a switch to private practice, consulting, writing, or speaking. This book discusses what it takes to go solo, how to structure your business, money management essentials, office space tips, how to use technology to rev up your practice, marketing ideas that will get you noticed, and more.