NAHQ Advances Healthcare Quality

Interviews and Speaking Engagements

We are spreading the word about the important work our members and their organizations are doing to improve healthcare quality for all.

If you would like to interview a member of the NAHQ leadership team or have a NAHQ leader speak at your event:

Modern Healthcare Highlights NAHQ Workforce Report

NAHQ CEO Stephanie Mercado is interviewed by Mari Devereaux, Modern Healthcare’s safety and quality reporter, in an article that features the results of NAHQ’s groundbreaking workforce report, “a nationwide assessment published this month of more than 2,500 healthcare professionals…NAHQ discovered that workers generally perform fewer activities, at a less advanced level, in the areas of health data analytics, professional engagement, and quality review and accountability when compared to other domains.”

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March 2023 Modern Healthcare In honor of Patient Safety Awareness Week, March 12-18, NAHQ CEO Stephanie Mercado, CAE, CPHQ, speaks on the importance of workforce safety and how it coincides…

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March 2023 Modern Healthcare “It’s time to evolve beyond legacy views where quality equals compliance, to the future where quality equals excellence.” READ NOW NAHQ Awards Recognize Outstanding Healthcare Quality…

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Patient Safety Courses A Tough Sell At Medical Schools

Modern Healthcare

February 2023 Modern Healthcare NAHQ CEO Stephanie Mercado is among others interviewed by Mari Devereaux, Modern Healthcare’s safety and quality reporter, in an article that hones in on medical schools facing…

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Quality As A Business Strategy To Address National Healthcare Crisis

February 2023 Chief Executive

February 2023 Chief Executive NAHQ CEO Stephanie Mercado provides insights for healthcare executives about the importance of integrating quality. “When the going gets tough in other industries, they double down…

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January 2023 HealthLeaders NAHQ CEO Stephanie Mercado is interviewed by HealthLeaders on NAHQ’s groundbreaking workforce report and how organizations need to start building a strong healthcare quality workforce NOW. “The…

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October 2022 Modern Healthcare NAHQ CEO Stephanie Mercado is interviewed by Mari Devereaux, Modern Healthcare’s safety and quality reporter, in an article that features the results of NAHQ’s groundbreaking workforce…

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Press Releases

Press Releases

NAHQ CEO Recognized as One of Modern Healthcare’s Top Women Leaders CHICAGO (February 20, 2023) – The National Association for Healthcare Quality® (NAHQ) announced today that Stephanie Mercado, CAE, CPHQ,…

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NAHQ ATO Program Aligns International CPHQ Preparation CHICAGO (January 23, 2023) – The National Association for Healthcare Quality® (NAHQ) offers the healthcare industry the only accredited certification in healthcare quality,…

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NAHQ Welcomes Senior Vice President of Organizational Workforce Solutions CHICAGO (December 1, 2022) – The National Association for Healthcare Quality® (NAHQ) has announced the addition of Richard J. Bobos to…

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NAHQ 2022 Awards Recognize Healthcare Quality Professionals CHICAGO (November 10, 2022) – Four healthcare quality professionals were honored at the National Association for Healthcare Quality’s® (NAHQ) virtual conference, NAHQ Next.…

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Health Systems Collaborate with NAHQ to Standardize Competencies Three quality-driven organizations adopt NAHQ’s standard framework workforce solution for quality and safety.   CHICAGO (November 9, 2022) – Standardizing competencies across…

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Middle Tennessee State University Collaborates with NAHQ to Expand Graduate Program Healthcare Management Studies Slated to Include HQ Principles CHICAGO and MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (Oct. 13, 2022) – Middle Tennessee State…

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NAHQ Intelligence

NAHQ Intelligence is building understanding of how healthcare quality workforce development is driving improvements to quality, safety, and value in healthcare.

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