Financial pressure, enrollment declines and institutional challenges are emerging at several U.S. chiropractic colleges. Life Chiropractic College West's and Life University's struggles may be the most talked about but appear to be part of a larger story. And with recent USDE requirements threatening to hamstring federal student financing for DC degree programs, chiropractic education is facing questions for which it has no immediate answers.
| Digital ExclusiveFoundation for Chiropractic Progress Joins Center for Health Value Innovation
The Center for Health Value Innovation (www.vbhealth.org), the nation's premier information exchange for value-based design, today announced the Foundation for Chiropractic Progress (www.foundation4cp.com) has joined its growing membership of health care industry innovators. This collaboration reinforces the center's mission to push the boundaries of value in health investments.
"The Center was founded as the information exchange for value-based design, and works to assure that the value of health investments is expanded as new evidence becomes available," said Cyndy Nayer, co-founder, president and CEO of the Center for Health Value Innovation. "We welcome the Foundation to our signature Innovators Summit, convening experts from both organizations to consider how chiropractic can drive value for individuals, businesses and communities."
Kent S. Greenawalt, chairman of the foundation, added, "We share the Center's passion for promoting better health through prevention. Our goal is to share our message about the value of chiropractic with members of the Center and, in turn, benefit from feedback from the Center's growing roster of thought-leaders who are working together to improve the health and economic viability of communities across the country."
New members of the center join a vibrant community of stakeholders and seasoned pioneers in an environment of collaboration and networking, developing value-based strategies for implementing health improvement strategies that lead to financial sustainability for individuals, companies and communities.
"The addition of the Foundation to our Center expands the dynamic group of leaders who find fresh ways to inject substantive change through initiatives that promote health and financial value, improving our nation's health," said Nayer.
Source: Foundation for Chiropractic Progress