The alarm shrieked, tearing into slumber’s sweet serenity before the crimson sun even had a chance to dress itself in its golden robes. Adam jolted awake, his sight still in the custody of the night’s plaster. He awoke as if...
ACA Professional Development
Patient-centered Approaches to Communications: Building Trust and Loyalty
The chiropractic industry is built on patient loyalty. Patients with chronic musculoskeletal issues will often stay with the same doctor of chiropractic their entire life, provided they receive the right level of service. This makes sense; Americans spend about $50...
Chiropractic Residencies Added to National Match Website
This year you’ll be seeing chiropractic listed on the National Match website alongside medicine, optometry, and other healthcare professions (see graphic below). This advancement is the result of a partnership between the VA Chiropractic Program and the Association of Chiropractic...
Coding Updates: ACA Committee Offers Guidance to Members
The ACA’s Health Policy and Advocacy Committee (HPAC) recently posted several coding guidance documents on the ACA website to educate members about updates to select procedure and therapy codes. The ACA Blog reached out to T. Matthew Christopher, DC, MBA,...
ACA Seeks Next Generation of Health Policy Leaders for New Fellowship
The American Chiropractic Association (ACA) has created a new opportunity for ACA members interested in making an impact on current and future health policy affecting doctors of chiropractic and their patients. The ACA Health Policy Fellowship was launched this year...
Resources Supporting Person-Centered Care
Person-centered care is respectful of and responsive to individual patient preferences and needs, ensuring patient values guide all clinical decisions.(1) Person-centeredness principles are core elements of chiropractic care. For example, the American Chiropractic Association’s Code of Ethics includes several tenets...
Lessons Learned Pursuing Postdoctoral Research Training at Duke University
Starting a new postdoctoral experience is an exciting and challenging time in the life of a recent graduate. After completing a doctoral degree (more commonly a PhD or MD), postdoctoral researchers have the opportunity to continue their academic and professional...
3 Lessons Learned From 2022 HIPAA Fines
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is a subject you’ve likely encountered often. As a chiropractic practice, you know it’s important to follow HIPAA, but just how important is it? Well, the obvious answer is that it’s the...
How to Build an SEO Strategy for Your Chiropractic Practice
Editor’s Note: Below is an excerpt from a new ACA member resource featuring expert advice from ChiroMatrix on improving your practice’s SEO combined with tips on how to use ACA’s consumer education resources to generate content to support your SEO...
Retaining and Graduating Minority Students in Chiropractic Colleges
By 2050, it is predicted that racial minorities will account for more than half of the U.S. population, according to the United States Census Bureau. However, the chiropractic profession is not representative of the national population regarding sex and race:...
