Membership Information

Organizational Member

Thank you for your interest in joining the Patient Access Collaborative!

The Patient Access Collaborative is an invitation-only, peer-learning community. Invitations are extended to those health systems that meet following membership criteria:

• Represents a large, multi-specialty ambulatory enterprise with a core academic and teaching mission centered on its school of medicine; or are a large, multi-specialty ambulatory enterprise of a freestanding children’s hospital; or are a CMS PPS-exempt cancer hospital with a core academic and teaching mission; and

• Actively involved in access-related improvements; and

• Agrees to actively partner, share data, network, and collaborate with other PAC health system members.

Membership is reviewed and determined by our Board of Advisors.

If you'd like to be considered as an organizational member, please click here to apply.

Benefits

Membership in the Patient Access Collaborative represents a significant value proposition. By sharing ideas, contacts and best practices with industry leaders, members of the PAC can find real solutions to the challenges of a large, complex ambulatory enterprise. We are committed to providing comprehensive resources and services that deliver incomparable value to our members. Members benefit from:

• Enhanced Learning Community: Connect with fellow access leaders through our online forum, PAC Engage.
• Inspiring Podcasts: Stay informed and entertained with our insightful podcast series.
• Robust Reporting Platform: Access critical data and insights effortlessly.
• Comprehensive Best Practices: Learn from the valuable resource of best practices sourced from our members.
• Dynamic Cohorts: Join like-minded peers to share experiences and expertise in a small-group setting.
• Interactive Webinars: Participate in engaging discussions and educational sessions.
• In-Depth Benchmarks: Gain valuable insights to benchmark your performance against your peers.
• Listserv Access: Seamlessly connect with fellow members for meaningful discussions.
• Relevant, Organized Resources: Retrieve nearly 1,000 curated patient access-specific resources.
• Annual Symposia: Experience a discussion-based forum that allows attendees to connect, learn, and understand the initiatives of each health system member. 
• Virtual Conferences and Webinars: Learn from fellow members and industry experts.
• Job Board: Publish or search for relevant, high-quality positions.

Any employee of a member health system may join and enjoy the full benefits of membership.  

The individuals who participate in the Patient Access Collaborative include leaders from our member health systems representing the following areas:

• Executives
• Ambulatory Operations
• Patient Experience
• Finance
• Contact Center
• Capacity Management
• Information Technology
• Strategic Planning
• Department Leadership
• Medical Directors

The thread that binds us all is a commitment to and active pursuit of performance improvement in patient access in the ambulatory enterprise, regardless of where one falls within the governance structure.

Organizational membership Application

Membership Application

The Patient Access Collaborative (PAC) is an invitation-only, peer-learning community. A health system may apply for consideration of membership. Invitations are extended to those health systems that meet the following membership criteria:

• Represents a large, multi-specialty ambulatory enterprise with a core academic and teaching mission centered on its school of medicine; or are a large, multi-specialty ambulatory enterprise of a freestanding children’s hospital; or are a CMS PPS-exempt cancer hospital with a core academic and teaching mission; and

• Actively involved in access-related improvements; and

• Agrees to actively partner, share data, network, and collaborate with other PAC members.

Membership is reviewed and determined by our Board of Advisors. Any employee of an invited institution may join and enjoy the full benefits of membership. Contractors or consultants are not allowed to join.

Applying for Membership

Patient Access Collaborative memberships are for the health system as an organization. We do not offer individual memberships.  

Read More & Apply

If your health system is already a member, all you need to do is create a login! Follow these instructions: 

• Follow this link.
• Enter your email and follow the prompts.
  • If the email entered is connected to your profile, you'll be prompted to set your new password.
  • If we do not have the email on file in our system, you'll be prompted to create a new account.

Once you've logged in, you'll be taken to your Member Compass - our portal for you to update your profile, see events that you are registered for, and more. Be sure to update your profile!