National Association of Healthcare Advocacy

08/12/2025

📣 Calling all healthcare advocates! The fall BCPA exam registration window is officially OPEN until October 24, 2025—so sharpen those pencils and brains! Exams will be held between October 4 and November 1, 2025. Learn more and register here: https://www.pacboard.org/exam-application-and-testing-windows/

Earning your BCPA isn’t just about a fancy set of letters after your name—it’s about showing the world you’re legit, leveling up your skills, and giving your clients one more reason to trust you. Basically, it’s your advocacy superpower… with official paperwork. 🦸‍♀️📄

𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿! 🗓️𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗖𝗣𝗔 𝗘𝘅𝗮𝗺 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗼𝘄 𝗶𝘀 𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗡. 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝗼𝘄!

The Patient Advocate Certification Exam registration window is OPEN until October 24, 2025. Exam given from 10/04/25 – 11/01/2025.

https://www.pacboard.org/exam/

08/11/2025

🧓 Aging clients deserve age-friendly care. Are you ready to lead the way?

Join NAHAC and Hedva Barenholtz Levy for our August webinar on using the 4Ms—What Matters, Medication, Mentation, and Mobility—to transform the care of older adults.

📅 August 19 | 🕒 3 PM EST | 💻 Zoom
🎓 1 General CE credit
🔗 https://bit.ly/3Uglnia

08/06/2025

📣 Join us for this week’s PeerLink Session!
🧾 Medical Billing PeerLink Group
📅 Thursday, August 7th | 5 PM EST
🔗 https://bit.ly/PeerLink

Let’s tackle the tough stuff—together.
This PeerLink group is a supportive space to simplify the complexities of medical billing. Bring your experience and questions!

✅ Billing errors
✅ Coding challenges
✅ Negotiating costs
✅ Appeals processes

📍 NAHAC Members Only |

07/22/2025

💬 Still time to join us!
Our next Let’s Chat is happening Wednesday, July 23 at 12 PM ET, and it’s not too late to save your seat.
We’re talking about the emotional side of advocacy—grief, loss, and the human moments that impact us most.

🔒 NAHAC Members Only
🔗 Register now: https://bit.ly/4nRwE6a

👉 Not a member? Join NAHAC today: https://nahac.com/why-join

07/16/2025

🚀 Ready to level up your advocacy business?
NAHAC's Business Building PeerLink isn’t just another Zoom meeting — it’s a powerhouse of peer-led insights, real-world strategy swaps, and professional encouragement.

👥 Facilitators: Jennifer Halloran & Debby Deutsch
📅 Thursday at 5 PM EST
🔗 https://bit.ly/PeerLink
🔒 NAHAC Members Only

💡 Whether you're stuck pricing your services, figuring out marketing, or ready to scale — this is your place to get unstuck.

✨ Real talk. Real tools. Real people who get it.

👉 Not a NAHAC member? Join today and gain access to PeerLink + exclusive resources, events, CE credits & more:
https://nahac.com/why-join

07/15/2025

💬 Couldn’t make the webinar? You can still join the conversation.

Our upcoming Let’s Chat is open to NAHAC members only, and it's a safe, peer-led space to talk about client loss, grief, and the emotional realities of advocacy work.

Whether you attended the webinar or not, you’re welcome to join us.

🗓️ Wednesday, July 23 | 12 PM ET
🔗 Register: https://bit.ly/4nRwE6a

👉 Not a NAHAC member yet? Learn more and join us: https://nahac.com/why-join

07/14/2025

Our July webinar brings together advocates who have lived this work—and who now guide others through it with compassion, clarity, and care.
✨ Meet the Panel:
• Nicky Wik, BCPA, CYI, Becky Korinek , Nicole McMahon – OOutreach Patient Advocates • Terry McLellan BSN, RN, BCPA – SSunNav Healthcare AdvocatesUNNAV Healthcare Advocacy
Each speaker will share real-life case studies covering:
✅ Best practices in navigating grief and end-of-life conversations
✅ Setting and protecting healthy boundaries
✅ Supporting the entire family—not just the client
✅ How to plan and prepare for what’s ahead
…and so much more.
📆 Tuesday, July 15
🕒 3 PM EST
🎓 1.5 Ethics CE Credit
🎟️ Free to attend for NAHAC Members
👉 Register here: https://bit.ly/44TWtuL

07/09/2025

💬 “Grief is not a detour—it’s part of the path.”

Join NAHAC and four powerful voices in patient advocacy for a conversation on navigating death, grief, and healing as a core part of our work.

🎙️ Featuring:
• Outreach Patient Advocates– Nicky Wik BCPA, Becky Korinek, Nicole McMahon
• SunNav Healthcare Advocates– Terry McLellan BSN, RN, BCPA

📅 Tuesday, July 15
🕒 3 PM EST
🎓 1.5 Ethics CE Credit | 🎟️ Free to attend for NAHAC Members

🌿 Register here: https://bit.ly/44TWtuL

07/08/2025

🌿 NAHAC is looking for its next Board President — a purpose-driven leadership role guiding the national voice of healthcare advocacy.

🧭 2-year term | Starts August 1, 2025
🕒 12–15 hours/month
💼 This is a non-compensated board position with real impact

You’ll lead alongside an engaged, supportive board and contribute to a mission that matters.

👉 Apply or learn more: https://bit.ly/40Ebaj3

07/02/2025

📣 Join us for this week’s PeerLink Session!
🧾 Medical Billing PeerLink Group
📅 Thursday, July 3rd | 5 PM EST
🔗 https://bit.ly/PeerLink

Let’s tackle the tough stuff—together.
This PeerLink group is a supportive space to simplify the complexities of medical billing. Bring your experience and questions!

✅ Billing errors
✅ Coding challenges
✅ Negotiating costs
✅ Appeals processes

📍 NAHAC Members Only |

06/28/2025

Join NAHAC's PeerLink Sessions — exclusive, member-only peer support groups designed to help independent patient advocates thrive. From billing to clinical navigation to business-building, there's a space for every advocate to collaborate and learn.

📅 1st–3rd Thursdays
🕔 5–6 PM ET
🔗 Registration: https://conta.cc/43zuMGR
🔹Join NAHAC: https://conta.cc/4kvV8Qh

06/25/2025

🗓 Tomorrow at 2PM ET!
NAHAC Members — don’t miss our June Town Hall featuring a special message from our Board President as she wraps up her term.

We’ll reflect on where we’ve been, talk about where we’re headed, and hear from you.

🎤 Looking Back. Leaning Forward.
📍 Members Only | Zoom | June 26 @ 2PM ET
🔗 https://bit.ly/NAHAC-TownHall