Welcome to CAHAM

California Association of Healthcare Admissions Management

California's community for Patient Access professionals

If you work in patient access, registration, or healthcare financial services — CAHAM was built for you.

We connect California's healthcare admissions professionals through conferences, expert-led webinars, and a peer network — so you're always at the center of what's happening in patient access.


What you get as a member:

  • Conferences and webinars on the latest in patient access and registration
  • Networking with healthcare admissions professionals across California
  • Insights into industry trends, best practices, and innovations in patient access and financial services


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Thank you to everyone who made CAHAM 2026: Waves of Change a success! Relive the highlights on our Past Conference page, and stay tuned here for upcoming events.




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Since 1967, CAHAM has been the professional home for California's patient access, registration, and healthcare admissions community — and we'd love for you to be part of it.


Membership is open to anyone working in or interested in the patient access field, from frontline registration staff to directors and managers.


Member benefits include:

  • Membership directory — connect with peers across California
  • Regional seminars at member-discounted rates
  • FREE regional networking workshops
  • Discounted annual education conference and exhibition
  • Email updates on CAHAM events and industry news
  • Career opportunity resources


CAHAM is officially recognized by the California Board of Registered Nurses, the National Association of Healthcare Access Management, the California Healthcare Association, and the Hospital Council of Southern California.



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