Membership Information

Eligibility 

Organizations

• Membership to the Patient Access Collaborative is exclusively extended to organizations that are academic health systems with a school of medicine,* freestanding children's hospitals or CMS PPS-exempt cancer hospitals. 
• Organizations must have:
  • A large, multi-specialty ambulatory enterprise;
  • A core academic, research, and teaching mission;
  • Active involvement in access-related improvements;
  • An ability to report access-related metrics for all ambulatory practices; and
  • A willingness to collaborate, share data, and partner with peers.
• Membership is institution-wide (individual memberships are not offered).

^{*for membership purposes, an academic health system is defined as a health system that directly owns an MD- or DO-granting school of medicine and operates teaching hospitals and outpatient practices within a unified organizational structure supporting the tripartite mission of clinical care, medical education, and research.} 

• Submit an application for consideration. (Membership in the Patient Access Collaborative is for organizations only.)
• Once the application is received, membership is reviewed by the Board of Advisors. If approved, the invitation to join is extended. An unlimited number of employees of member institutions can join; neither consultants nor contractors are permitted.

Individuals

• Each organizational membership allows for an unlimited number of individual members. Our individual members bring diverse expertise to the Patient Access Collaborative, representing their health systems in key roles across various domains:
  
  • Ambulatory access
  • Ambulatory operations
  • Patient experience
  • Capacity management
  • Information technology
  • Medical directors
  • Finance and strategic planning
  • Contact center management
  • Department and service line leadership
• If your health system is already a member, create a login to join the community.

Member Benefits

• Learning and Collaboration

  • Engage online forum for peer connection.
  • Small-group learning cohorts for expertise sharing.
  • Access to more than 1,000 curated resources.
    
    

• Data and Benchmarking

  • Robust reporting and industry benchmarking.
    
    

• Educational Opportunities

  • Webinars, virtual conferences, and podcasts.
  • Annual symposium for in-depth learning and networking.
    
    

• Additional Resources

  • Job board for relevant positions.
  • Comprehensive best practices documentation.