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Table of Contents – April-June, 2026 Volume 48, Number 2
Article |
Domain |
| The Evolution of a Professional Standard for Healthcare Quality (Mercado) |
Quality Leadership & Integration |
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Empowering Excellence: The Evolution of the NAHQ Healthcare Quality Competency Framework (Hunter) |
Quality Leadership & Integration |
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Facility Acquisition and Care Quality in the United States Dialysis Industry (Callison) |
Performance and Process Improvement |
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An Integrated Health System’s Approach to Improving HPV Vaccination Rates through a Systemwide Implementation Strategy (Zimmerman) |
Performance and Process Improvement |
| Strengthening Healthcare Quality: The Essential Role of Frameworks and Measurement Criteria (Hall) |
Quality Review and Accountability |
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Frameworks for Healthcare Quality and Disparities: A Scoping Review (Hempel) |
Quality Review and Accountability |
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Criteria to Prioritize Measures of Healthcare Quality: A Scoping Review (Hempel) |
Quality Review and Accountability |
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Reducing Community Acquired CDIFF Admissions: Outpatient Antimicrobial Stewardship (Trahan) |
Performance and Process Improvement |
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Implementation of 5:10:15:20 Minute Model with Improvement in First Case on Time Starts (Parikh) |
Performance and Process Improvement |
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Clinical Effectiveness Strategies to Improve Patient Outcomes After Pectus Excavatum Repair (Schwab) |
Performance and Process Improvement |




