Not sure which
one of these
memberships
is right for you?
Choose the right
membership.
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PACE
Membership
(Patient Advocate
Career Exploration) |
Premium
Membership |
Premium +ADL
(+AdvoConnection
Directory Listing)
Membership |
Who will be
interested in
this membership?
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Anyone with an
interest in exploring possibilities, or
becoming a professional health or
patient advocate or care manager.
Tour the
APHA PACE Membership |
Anyone with an
interest in starting an advocacy or care
management practice, or growing an
existing practice.
Tour the
APHA Premium Membership |
Any Premium
Member
who also meets our
directory listing requirements. |
Dues (Cost to
Join, and Renewals)
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$89 USD /
year one
At any time during your PACE membership you
may upgrade to Premium and you will be
credited with unspent PACE dues.
Renewal = $59
/ 6 months
Dues
are offset by
 Free Gifts - see below. |
$289 USD / year
one
Discounts for those who are
members of affiliate organizations.
Annual renewal
is $259
with no
additional discounts.
Dues are
offset by
Free Gifts - see below. |
You must be
a
Premium Member
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No additional charge
for directory listing,
but you must meet the
directory listing requirements. |
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Individual
membership for
1 person |
Individual
membership for
1 person |
Individual
membership for
1 person
Join as a Premium Member, then upgrade
to +ADL at any time. |
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PACE |
Premium |
Premium +ADL |
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+ADL =
AdvoConnection Directory Listing
Premium +ADL Members are listed in the
AdvoConnection Directory.
See Sample
Join as a Premium Member, then
upgrade at any time to the Directory. |
 Free Gift #1:
As a member of APHA,
you'll receive:
A
Guide to
Getting Started
as a Private Health or Patient Advocate
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Value =
$39 |
Value = $39 |
Same as Premium |
Free Gift #2:
As a member of APHA,
you'll receive:
Book: You Bet
Your Life!
The Top 10 Reasons You Need a
Professional Patient Advocate by Your
Side (digital download)
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Value = $5 |
Value = $5 |
Same as Premium |
Free Gift #3:
As a member of APHA,
you'll receive:
Podcasts:
6-part series called
Is Independent Advocacy Right for Me?
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Value = $5 |
Value = $5 |
Same as Premium |
Free Gift #4:
As a member of APHA,
you'll receive:
Free and
discounted courses:
PracticeUP!
Online
including
CEs for maintenance of certifications |
3 Free
Basic Level courses
(Value = $57) plus discounts on more
expensive courses |
All Basic Level
courses are free plus larger discounts
on more expensive courses.
Value = hundreds of dollars |
Same as Premium |
Meet other Advocates and Care Managers!
Networking: You'll have access to the
APHA
Members Connect! Discussion Forum
Your
opportunity to network with other
advocates on any topic of interest. Great
discussions on every advocacy topic
imaginable, from running your business
to working in hospitals, to insurance,
the law, and general
interest topics in the news. |
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Find clients who need your services.
You'll have access to
patient requests
to provide assistance. If patients are
unable to find someone during a search
in the
AdvoConnection directory, they may make a special
request. Requests are
listed here. |
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Receive Press/Media Opportunity Alerts
We receive requests regularly from reporters
looking for advocates to interview,
conferences and meetings looking for
speakers, and more. We post them in
the Discussion Forum for Premium +ADL members. |
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Access
to private advocate insurance
(E&O and
Professional Liability)
Specialized
insurance tailored to the services
advocates offer. (This is not the
insurance itself. It is access to those who offer these tailored policies.) |
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Access to legal contracts and forms
for use with
clients, guarantors, and
sub-contractors, HIPAA forms, work
agreements, invoice templates, and more.
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Receive our weekly newsletter:
APHA Agenda
Reading the APHA
Agenda newsletter each week helps you grow your business and
keeps you up-to-date on the state of the
profession. From the latest
APHA and AdvoConnection news to marketing tips,
from certification updates to
timely reminders, this weekly email
reflects the pulse of patient advocacy. |
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Receive our quarterly newsletter:
APHA +ADL Action
AdvoConnection listed members receive
this special, action-oriented newsletter
to help them improve their ability to be
found in searches by patients and
caregivers who need them. |
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Preparation for the BCPA
Articles and
discussions about the certification exam
offered by the Patient Advocate
Certification Board. |
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CEs for certification maintenance
OOpportunities to earn continuing
education credits (CEs) for those
certified through the Patient Advocate
Certification Board, Certified Senior
Advisors, and others. (Some free, some
$$)
Also: See
above regarding
free
PracticeUP! Courses |
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Not sure which
one of these memberships is right for you?
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Choose the right
membership. |
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And more... |
PACE |
Premium |
Premium +ADL |
Teleconferences,
Webinars, and
Expert Call-ins focus
on one topic per call (insurance,
legal, marketing, education, pricing and
money, patient safety and more),
and
feature
experts on each topic.
Check out our current schedule
to see what topics we have planned, and
to find a list of recordings of topics we have covered in the past. |
10-12 EVENTS/YEAR
Podcasts and follow up resources are
available to all members after each
call.
Our library contains 100+ podcasts and
webinars in 11
different categories. |
10-12 EVENTS/YEAR
Podcasts and follow up resources are
available to all members after each
call.
Our library contains 100+ podcasts and
webinars in 11
different categories. |
10-12 EVENTS/YEAR
Podcasts and follow up resources are
available to all members after each
call.
Our library contains 100+ podcasts and
webinars in 11
different categories. |
Special Interest Groups
help members find others with similar
interests. Groups like:
• Medical Billing and Claims
Specialists
• Canadian Advocates
• Solo Seniors (Elder Orphans)
... from networking and conference
calls, to sharing resources useful to
members, these SIGs help our members
help their clients. (SIGS vary depending
on interest and may be more or less
active at any time.) |
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Education and Certification Updates
as they become
available. Business courses, advocacy
programs, advocacy
certification, conferences
and more including a
master calendar of advocacy activities. |
LEARN MORE |
LEARN MORE |
LEALEARN MORE |
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Access to APHA Sanctioned Mentors
to help you start and grow your
business, manage clients, and more. |
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Access to
medical professionals
to find answers
to medical questions. |
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Special offers and
discounts from APHA affiliates such as
discounts for books, office supplies, marketing
advice, web development, educational
programs, other organization dues
discounts, and more. (These vary
and change regularly.) |
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Not sure which
one of these memberships is right for you?
Choose the right
membership. |
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And still more... |
PACE |
Premium |
Premium +ADL |
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Add articles and
announcements
to
to
the APHA homepage, the AdvoConnection
blog, and the APHA Blog.
This includes press mentions in
mainstream media as listed here:
Advocates In the Newssss> |
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Testimonials
may be included
in your AdvoConnection Directory
listing. |
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AdvoConnection and
APHA
Membership Badges
may be used on
your website or marketing materials.. |
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Participation in the AdvoConnection
Speakers Bureau
for ongoing
marketing of your public speaking
availability.
See the speakers bureau here. |
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Access to marketing advice and materials
that may be
tailored to your advocacy business,
including press releases, brochures,
sample emails, more. |
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Permission to use more than 300 patient
empowerment articles
(previously
published as newspaper columns) for
use in newsletters and other marketing |
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PACE
Membership |
Premium
Membership |
Premium +ADL
Membership |
