Welcome to NCAHAM

Welcome to NCAHAM

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  Welcome to NCAHAM NorthCarolina Association of Healthcare Access Management
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  We Want You! Pleasetake a few minutes to look over this presentation. The North Carolina Association of Healthcare Access Management is inviting you to become a part of a wonderful association of front and back end healthcare access staff. NCAHAM is a professional organization dedicated to promoting excellence in the management of patient access services for hospitals and healthcare facilities across North Carolina. Take a look and visit our website, www.ncaham.com! Feel free to contact me directly with any questions Thanks so much, Tracy Lowe, CAM NCAHAM Membership Chair Patient Access Team Lead Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center 336-476-2429 (work) 336-689-8448 (cell)
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  Our Mission Our Mission Ourmission is to improve patient care and community relations by providing a medium for education, cooperation and interchange of ideas by North Carolina access management personnel. NCAHAM offers unique opportunities for continuing education, personal achievement, creativity, and professional growth. These include Certified Access Manager (CAM), Workshops and Conferences. You'll also have use of the members-only section of our website which includes healthcare news, member directory, member forum, publications, and more.
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  Our History In 1975Muriel Jordan, Chief Admitting Officer for Presbyterian Hospital and Janie Harrell, Director of Admissions for Charlotte Memorial Hospital attended a convention of the National Association of Hospital Admitting Managers. They returned with a desire to have a statewide Admitting organization in North Carolina. Jordan was referred to Dr. James Camp of the North Carolina Hospital Association to discuss the endeavor. The first statewide meeting of the North Carolina Association of Hospital Admitting Managers (NCAHAM) was held in November 1976 and was sponsored by the North Carolina Hospital Association. Muriel Jordan was elected to serve as the first president of the NCAHAM on November 5, 1976. The name has since been changed to North Carolina Association of Healthcare Access Management to reflect the broadened scope of responsibilities in admitting departments. However, our mission has remained the same.
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  Membership Our Membership Currently wehave members from over 40 healthcare facilities across the state. Our membership includes those professions who work in admissions, registration, scheduling, patient finance, guest relations and other related services. Membership applications are now being accepted for the 2016 membership year. Memberships are effective from January 1 to December 31 of the calendar year. Membership Fee is $100 for the calendar year.
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  Certification NCAHAM Certification  Inthe fall of 1985 the NCAHAM Board agreed that a certification exam was needed to provide professional accreditation at the state level. In June of 1986 the first Certified Access Manager (CAM) exam was administered at the annual convention in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.  Today, the CAM is administered annually at the NCAHAM Educational Conference. Over 50% of NCAHAM members are currently CAM certified.  The cost for the exam is $50.00/members, $75/non-members, payable prior to the exam. The next certification exam will be administered at the Spring Educational Conference.  If you would like to sit for the exam, please contact our Certification Chairperson.
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  Conferences & Workshops NCAHAMprovides annual Fall Conferences And Educational Workshops Information regarding Conferences and Workshops can be found on the website www.nacham.com/Events Keep yourself marketable in today's rising, and competitive field of Patient Access, and Corporate Revenue!