NAHQ Advances Healthcare Quality

NAHQ is the only organization dedicated to advancing healthcare quality competencies, defining the standard of excellence for the healthcare industry. We are uniquely equipped to help:
- Healthcare organizations
- Quality professionals
- Others doing the work of quality
to achieve their short- and long-term quality and patient safety goals.
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.”
Thought Leadership
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…
Rethinking Quality: Current Solutions Have Taken Us This Far. It’s Time to Do Quality Differently
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…
Patient Safety Courses A Tough Sell At Medical Schools
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…
Quality As A Business Strategy To Address National Healthcare Crisis
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…
NAHQ Report: Building Strong Workforce Involves Improving Healthcare Quality Education
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…
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…
Press Releases
NAHQ’s New Research Reveals Missing Component to Advancing Healthcare Quality, Safety, and System Sustainability Groundbreaking research focused on advancing critical healthcare priorities through expanded competencies for quality and safety workforce…
National Association for Healthcare Quality Releases New Research on Value of Utilizing Improvement Methodologies for Healthcare Crisis Management As leaders look to the future, further embedding quality improvement approaches in…
NAHQ Names Vice President of Products, Programs, and Certification Jennifer Pitts takes on a new leadership role CHICAGO (April 20, 2022) – As part of an ongoing commitment to…
NAHQ welcomes new board members and re-energizes its governance structure CHICAGO (March 18, 2022) – The National Association for Healthcare Quality (NAHQ) has announced its new board members: Emmett T.…
CHICAGO (October 6, 2021) — Six healthcare quality professionals earned top honors from the National Association for Healthcare Quality (NAHQ) for their contributions to the profession. NAHQ President Marian Savage,…
NAHQ’s professional assessment of the healthcare quality workforce is the first major peer-reviewed look into healthcare quality workforce competencies and how they are implemented in workplace environments CHICAGO (September 1,…
NAHQ Intelligence
NAHQ Intelligence is building understanding of how healthcare quality workforce development is driving improvements to quality, safety, and value in healthcare.