ChartFlow Team
Everything You Need to Know About HOSA ILC 2026
HOSA's International Leadership Conference is the biggest event on the calendar for future health professionals, and 2026 is shaping up to be one for the books. This June 17–20, the Indianapolis Convention Center becomes the gathering point for roughly 15,000 students, advisors, and health science educators from across the country. Competitive events, leadership development, networking, and a packed exhibit hall. ILC is where the HOSA community comes together in a big way.
If you're coming to Indianapolis as an advisor, instructor, or program director, you already know the drill: the exhibit hall is where you find the tools that actually make it back into your classroom. We'll be there. Stop by our booth and see what ChartFlow has been building.
What ChartFlow Is Bringing to Indianapolis
We're not coming to Indianapolis just to hand out stickers. ChartFlow is bringing our full platform, our growing library of published titles, free resources, flashcard sets, and a team that actually wants to talk shop with health science educators. Here's everything we're showcasing at HOSA ILC 2026.
The ChartFlow EHR Simulation Platform
Realistic EHR Practice Without the Price Tag
ChartFlow is a web-based electronic health record simulation platform built specifically for health science education. It was designed from the ground up for CTE programs, medical assisting, nursing education, allied health, respiratory therapy, and EMT training. The same programs producing HOSA's competitive event participants every year.
The idea is straightforward: students need hands-on EHR experience before they ever step into a clinical setting, and most programs either can't afford enterprise-grade simulation software or end up using tools that weren't built for the classroom. ChartFlow fixes both of those problems.
At $30 per student per year, it's the most affordable full-featured EHR simulation on the market. Instructor accounts are always free. No strings attached.
What Students Actually Do in ChartFlow
This isn't a demo environment or a tutorial wrapper around a fake interface. Students log into ChartFlow and work through realistic patient charts, the same kinds of charts they'll encounter in actual clinical settings. The platform includes 80+ patient templates spanning a wide range of diagnoses, acuity levels, and care settings.
Inside those charts, students document vitals, administer medications, write clinical notes, process physician orders, review and interpret lab results, manage intake and output, develop care plans, and track patient progress over time. Every feature mirrors real-world EHR workflows, which means students aren't just learning a tool. They're building clinical reasoning habits that carry into their first day on the floor.
Built for the Programs That Send Students to HOSA
ChartFlow serves the exact programs that have students competing at ILC every year.
Medical assisting programs use it for documentation practice and clinical skills reinforcement. Nursing programs use it for care planning, SBAR communication, and NCLEX-aligned skill building. CTE health science programs use it to give students a realistic preview of clinical workflows before they enter a practicum or job shadow. Allied health and EMT programs use it for scenario-based practice and medication documentation.
If your students are competing in HOSA health science events like Medical Assisting, Clinical Nursing, Nursing Assisting, EMT, or Health Informatics, ChartFlow gives them a real advantage in understanding clinical documentation and patient care workflows. The students who have already navigated charts, placed orders, and documented care in a simulated environment walk into those testing rooms with a different kind of confidence.
LMS Integration and Classroom Tools
ChartFlow integrates with your existing LMS through LTI 1.3. Grades flow directly into Canvas, Blackboard, Moodle, Schoology, or whatever system your program already uses. Instructors can assign activities, track completion, review student work, and monitor progress without managing a separate gradebook.
Course setup takes minutes, not days. And because instructor accounts are free, you can get your whole faculty in without a budget conversation.
Self-Guided Learning Modules
Clinical Skills + Built-In Assessment, All in One Place
One of ChartFlow's biggest differentiators is the pre-built learning module library. These aren't slide decks or passive reading assignments. Each module is a structured learning activity that walks students through three stages: a concept overview, an EHR walkthrough using real patient chart data, and a knowledge check with embedded assessment.
The instructor doesn't have to build the lesson from scratch. Assign the module, and the platform handles delivery, pacing, and tracking automatically.
What the Modules Cover
The library covers the clinical skills that matter most across health science programs:
- Blood pressure measurement and vital signs assessment
- Head-to-toe physical assessment
- SBAR communication
- Care plan development
- Lab result interpretation
- Medication reconciliation
- Pain assessment
- Fall risk screening
- Clinical documentation skills
Each module combines concept learning with hands-on EHR practice in a single workflow. Students don't just read about how to document a pain assessment. They read the concept overview, then open a patient chart and actually do it, then answer assessment questions to confirm they understood.
Mapped to National Standards
For program directors and curriculum coordinators, this is where it gets practical. ChartFlow's learning modules are mapped to:
- NCJMM (National Clinical Judgment Measurement Model)
- NCLEX Client Need Categories
- QSEN Competencies
- AACN Essentials (2021)
If you're building a curriculum that needs to meet accreditation standards or align with national frameworks, the mapping is already done. For CTE instructors, this means standards-aligned activities with built-in assessment data that you can point to during program reviews.
Students Work at Their Own Pace
The self-guided format is intentional. Students can move through modules independently, which makes ChartFlow useful for flipped classrooms, open lab time, homework, and exam prep. The instructor sets the assignment. The platform handles the rest.
For HOSA competitive event prep, working through these modules is genuinely useful practice, not busy work.
ChartFlow Publishing: Books Built for Health Science Students
ChartFlow Publishing produces textbooks, pocket references, and study guides designed specifically for health science students and educators. We'll have physical copies at the booth in Indianapolis, and every title is available on Amazon year-round.
Basic Pharmacology: Easy Mode
By Nikki Yeager | Available on Amazon
This is the pharmacology book that health science students actually want to read. Written for CTE health science students, pharmacy technician programs, and entry-level nursing courses, it covers 100+ medications organized by drug type with colorful diagrams that make classification and mechanism of action genuinely understandable.
No prior medical terminology experience required. The writing meets students where they are and builds from there.
Here's the part that matters: every copy includes free access to companion flashcard sets and free access to ChartFlow's EHR platform. Students get the book, the study tools, and hands-on practice all in one package. For programs looking to stretch a budget, this is a complete pharmacology instructional package at a fraction of what most textbooks cost.
BLS Provider Medication Guide
By Nikki Yeager | Available on Amazon
EMT, AEMT, and BLS provider students need a reliable medication reference they can actually carry. The BLS Provider Medication Guide is a pocket-sized quick reference covering side effects, administration routes, dosage guidelines, and mechanism of action for the medications used in basic life support and prehospital care.
If you're coaching students for HOSA's EMT or Life Support Skills events, this is a solid study companion.
Medication Aide Handbook
A complete textbook for medication aide education covering everything from hand hygiene and the rights of medication administration to the most relevant medications by drug class. Like our pharmacology title, it includes free flashcard sets and free ChartFlow EHR access.
For medication aide programs, CNA bridge programs, and long-term care training tracks, this is the textbook and the simulation platform bundled together.
Also at the Booth
We'll also have copies of our Oral Drug Guide available. Swing by and take a look.
Free Resources and Flashcards
ChartFlow is big on free. Here's what's available to students and educators right now, no purchase required:
Flashcard Sets — Free digital flashcard sets covering medical terminology abbreviations, drug type and drug class matching, and pharmacology review. These pair with our published titles but work as standalone study tools too.
Interactive Games — Microbiology games, drug classification matching games, and medical terminology review activities. All free, all browser-based, all designed to make review time less painful.
BLS and EMT Scenarios — Free downloadable scenario packs for EMT and BLS students. Realistic patient presentations with guided documentation prompts. Great for lab practice or independent study.
Handwashing and PPE Lab Activity — A free, ready-to-use lab activity for allied health and CTE instructors covering proper handwashing technique and PPE donning/doffing. One of our most popular free downloads for a reason: every health science program needs it, and nobody should have to pay for it.
Free Instructor Accounts — Any instructor can create a ChartFlow account and explore the full platform for free. No credit card, no demo call, no sales pitch required. If you want to see what your students would experience, just sign up at chartflow.io.
Browse everything at resources.chartflow.io and publishing.chartflow.io.
Patient Scenarios and Skills Practice
For programs that want structured clinical practice beyond the EHR simulation, ChartFlow offers a standalone Patient Scenarios and Skills Practice course. It includes 10 patient scenarios presented through patient charts and written clinical scenarios. Students review common nursing and health science skills and apply their knowledge by completing activities the way they would in a real clinical setting.
Come See Us in Indianapolis
ChartFlow will be at the HOSA ILC 2026 exhibit hall. Stop by to see the platform in action, flip through our books, grab some free resources, and talk to us about how ChartFlow fits into your program.
If you want to get started before the conference, instructor accounts are free at chartflow.io. No demo call needed. Just sign up and explore.
See you in Indy. 🎉
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