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Healthcare Quality Week History

Healthcare Quality Week (HQW), brought to you by NAHQ, is a dedicated time to celebrate the discipline and raise awareness of the positive impact those working in healthcare Quality & Safety have in their organizations and communities. Quality has taken center stage and more people working in healthcare Quality & Safety are being called upon to do this critical work. The discipline of healthcare Quality has arrived at the intersection where preparation meets opportunity and healthcare has taken notice. People working in healthcare Quality & Safety are no longer the best kept secret in healthcare, so show your pride in what you do and what you care about.

Healthcare Quality Week was established by NAHQ in 1985, to recognize and celebrate the contribution of healthcare Quality experts in their various organizations. Held on the third week of October each year, NAHQ holds a week-long celebration in collaboration with groups dedicated to improving healthcare Quality. In 1985, NAHQ received a letter from President Ronald Reagan supporting Healthcare Quality Week.

The National Association for Healthcare Quality^®(NAHQ), founded in 1976, is the leader in healthcare Quality workforce competencies and creator of the continuously validated, industry-standard Healthcare Quality Competency Framework^TM.

NAHQ provides a strategic advantage to healthcare Quality professionals and the organizations they serve by developing and evolving workforce competencies in healthcare Quality that result in better health outcomes and reduced costs.

NAHQ offers the only accredited certification in healthcare Quality, the Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality^® (CPHQ), now held by more than 15,000 individuals worldwide, as well as extensive educational programming, networking opportunities, and career resources to more than 10,000 members.