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In this issue

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

Empowering Excellence: The Evolution of the NAHQ Healthcare Quality Competency Framework (Hunter)

Quality Leadership & Integration

Facility Acquisition and Care Quality in the United States Dialysis Industry (Callison)

Performance and Process Improvement

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

Frameworks for Healthcare Quality and Disparities: A Scoping Review (Hempel)

Quality Review and Accountability

Criteria to Prioritize Measures of Healthcare Quality: A Scoping Review (Hempel)

Quality Review and Accountability

Reducing Community Acquired CDIFF Admissions: Outpatient Antimicrobial Stewardship (Trahan)

 Performance and Process Improvement

Implementation of 5:10:15:20 Minute Model with Improvement in First Case on Time Starts (Parikh)

 Performance and Process Improvement

Clinical Effectiveness Strategies to Improve Patient Outcomes After Pectus Excavatum Repair (Schwab)

 Performance and Process Improvement