Finding an Advocate Should Not be Hard
Finding an Advocate Should Not Be Like Looking for a Needle in a Haystack: Tips for Independent Patient/Health Advocates Guest Post by Anne Llewellyn, MS, BHSA, RN-BC, CCM, CRRN, Board Member, PACB One of the biggest challenges independent advocates face...
PACB Certifies 3rd Cohort of BCPAs
April 23, 2019 The following is a press release being issued to the media. We’re pleased to announce our newly certified advocates! FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Patient Advocate Certification Board Certifies Third Cohort of Board-Certified Patient Advocates ADA,...
Top Resources for Patient Advocates
Many of you who follow PACB have met or know of Anne Llewellyn, RN-BC, MS, BHSA, CCM, CRRN. Anne is both highly credentialed and experienced in clinical aspects of healthcare, but currently focuses her efforts primarily in patient advocacy. You can follow...
Now That You Are a BCPA, What’s Next?
Guest Post by Anne Llewellyn, PACB Board Treasurer Congratulations on achieving your Board Certification in Patient Advocacy! Now that you are a BCPA, you will want to maintain it and plan for re-certification. Your certification is valid for three years....
PACB Certifies 2nd Cohort of BCPAs
The following is a press release being issued to the media. We’re pleased to announce our newly certified advocates! FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Patient Advocate Certification Board Certifies Second Cohort of Board Certified Patient Advocates GLEN...
How a Certification Exam is Developed
Did you ever wonder how a national certification examination is developed? If so, take a minute to read this article from Vita Greco, MA, Director of Psychometric Services, Professional Testing Corporation(PTC). In this article Ms. Greco,...
PACB Issues Updated Certification Exam Handbook
PACB today released an updated version of the Certified Patient Advocate (BCPA) Candidate Handbook. Most of the updates are minor and related to reorganization of content for clarity and readability. One edit of significance is the addition of a “Transfer Policy.”...
PACB Certifies 1st BCPAs
The following is a press release being issued to the media. We're pleased to let the world know about our newly certified advocates! FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Patient Advocate Certification Board Certifies First Cohort of Board Certified Patient...
Post Exam Updates, Your Questions, and Requests
The PACB is thrilled with the outcome of our first exam. Most of you have received your results with the great majority of you passing the exam. Congratulations to you! Many of you have written or posted here asking for statistics on the...
Waiting for Your Exam Results?
The many email inquiries we have received over the last several days indicate we weren't clear enough in our last post to you on March 21. It read: ...it may take up to four weeks once this testing period is complete for you to receive your results. No matter what...