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December 2008

ACA rolls out chiropractic advocacy network

December 4, 2008 — The American Chiropractic Association (ACA) announced that it has rolled out the pilot phase of its patient advocacy network, enabling an initial group of nearly 400 doctors of chiropractic to introduce their patients to a specially-designed Internet portal. This preliminary phase will ensure the network’s full functionality prior to its official launch on Jan. 5, 2009.

The advocacy network is one piece in an ambitious campaign to mobilize chiropractic patients and supporters in a coordinated effort to lobby Congress and the new Obama administration in support of Americans' expanded access to services provided by chiropractors. The national grassroots campaign will utilize modern electronic methods to quickly and effectively deploy chiropractic’s voice when needed on Capitol Hill. 

In making the announcement to ACA’s House

of Delegates, association President Glenn Manceaux, DC, said the best way to ensure a positive outcome for chiropractic in national healthcare and Medicare reform is to mobilize the grassroots power and influence of chiropractic patients. 

All chiropractors will receive special instructions and information about ways they and their patients can participate in the campaign via the January issue of ACA News. Further, the ACA will promote the program through ongoing conference calls with state chiropractic associations, and in January will host a series of teleseminars open to all chiropractors to share additional information and answer questions. ACA officials assure doctors that data collection efforts will be fully HIPAA compliant and that patient information will not be shared with any third parties.

Source: American Chiropractic Association, www.amerchiro.org

 

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