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On-Demand Learning Lab Part 2: Sustaining High Reliability: Hardwiring Daily Practice and Maintaining Momentum

Speakers: Jelissa Cummings, RN, MSN, MHA, CPHQ Sr. Director, Quality and Safety Improvement – Kaiser Permanente   Jocelyn Alimboyoguen, RN, MSN, CNL, CPHQ, LSSBB Quality and Safety Improvement Consultant VI...

Learning Lab Part 1: High Reliability in Practice: From Core Principles to Daily Behaviors

• 11/05/26 - 11/05/26
• 01:00 pm - 02:00 pm CT

Speakers: Jelissa Cummings, RN, MSN, MHA, CPHQ Sr. Director, Quality and Safety Improvement – Kaiser Permanente   Jocelyn Alimboyoguen, RN, MSN, CNL, CPHQ, LSSBB Quality and Safety Improvement Consultant VI...

Learning Lab Part 2: Sustaining High Reliability: Hardwiring Daily Practice and Maintaining Momentum

• 11/19/26 - 11/19/26
• 01:00 pm - 02:00 pm CT

Speakers: Jelissa Cummings, RN, MSN, MHA, CPHQ Sr. Director, Quality and Safety Improvement – Kaiser Permanente   Jocelyn Alimboyoguen, RN, MSN, CNL, CPHQ, LSSBB Quality and Safety Improvement Consultant VI...

The Future of Quality Starts with Anticipation

As I reflect on NAHQ next 2026, one word keeps coming to mind: anticipation. We gathered virtually for two and a half days to explore what’s next for healthcare Quality &...

Creating the conditions for continuous improvement: How leadership, collaboration, and technology drive sustainable change

• 10/13/26 - 10/13/26
• 02:00 pm - 03:00 pm CT

Explore how leadership, multidisciplinary collaboration, and technology can help healthcare organizations build cultures of continuous improvement and sustain improvements in quality, safety, and patient outcomes.

2026 NAHQ next On-Demand

Missed the live, virtual 2026 NAHQ next? You can access the sessions on-demand for 60 days from the day of purchase to learn more about the most urgent and important...

23rd Annual Northwest Patient Safety Conference

• 10/15/26 - 10/16/26
• 07:45 am - 01:00 pm CT

The 23rd Northwest Patient Safety Conference is a live, virtual conference for healthcare quality and safety professionals. The theme is “Safety by Choice, Not by Chance – Practical Tools to...

JHQ 4911: Improving Hospitalist Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Review for Safer Opioid Prescribing: A Quality Improvement Initiative

Journal for Healthcare Quality is pleased to offer the opportunity to earn continuing education (CE) credit to those who read this article and take the online posttest at www.nahq.org/journal/ce. This...

Joint Commission and NAHQ Award 2026 Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ)® Scholarships to Support Quality and Safety Advancement Across U.S. and Global Safety‑Net Hospitals

(CHICAGO and OAKBROOK TERRACE, Illinois, Sept. 14, 2026) – As part of the strategic alliance between Joint Commission and the National Association for Healthcare Quality® (NAHQ), the organizations today announced the recipients of the 2026 Certified...

Enter The Next Era of Healthcare Quality – Advancing Quality Through Human Expertise and Intelligent Technology

• 11/06/26 - 11/06/26
• 08:00 am - 05:00 pm CT

Reinforcing that healthcare quality advances when technology augments human expertise to create responsible automation and AI across the Healthcare Quality Ecosystem.

Hitting it Out of the Park: Advancing Healthcare Quality Together

• 10/15/26 - 10/16/26
• 05:00 pm - 05:00 pm CT

The NCAHQ Annual Education Conference brings together healthcare quality, patient safety, and performance improvement professionals from across North Carolina and beyond to learn, collaborate, and share best practices. Centered on...

Joint Commission Accreditation 360: Experiences With a New Survey Process

• 11/18/26 - 11/18/26
• 04:00 pm - 05:30 pm CT

With its Accreditation 360 initiative, Joint Commission has changed key elements of the survey process. Learn how one hospital navigated these changes and how you can apply lessons learned to...

Practical Testing of AI in Improvement

• 12/10/26 - 12/10/26
• 11:00 am - 12:00 pm CT

Explore the intersection of healthcare improvement and artificial intelligence (AI), including key challenges in integrating AI into improvement activities. Participants will apply practical PDSA tests using AI chatbots and develop...

Learning Lab: Navigating Risk in Healthcare Quality and Safety

• 10/01/26 - 10/01/26
• 01:00 pm - 02:00 pm CT

Speakers: Carolyn Bailey, CPHRM, CHSP, DFASHRM Administrative Director, Risk Management, Blessing Corporate Services Brenda Barton, MSN, RN, CCM Administrative Director Quality & Patient Safety, Blessing Corporate Services Description: Healthcare quality...

Your Next Step in Healthcare Quality Starts Here 

Healthcare quality is both a profession and a discipline grounded in continuous learning, growth and improvement. As healthcare evolves, those of us who work in quality and safety — essentially all of us — must continually...

NAHQ Earns Two National Honors for Micro-Credentials Portfolio

Organization recognized by ASAE and Brandon Hall Group for innovation, impact and excellence in healthcare workforce development CHICAGO August 20, 2026 — The National Association for Healthcare Quality (NAHQ) has...

Hero Components

Training + Education Learn something new every day. Delve into our trusted portfolio of educational and training materials, and you’ll see how they help equip professionals to thrive in the...

JHQ 325: Lessons Learned From the COVID-19 Pandemic: Preparing for Emerging Threats

Earn CPHQ Continuing Education credit through your subscription to the Journal for Healthcare Quality (JHQ). Read the JHQ CE article, score at least an 80% on the post-test and complete...

Alexsandra Davood

Alexsandra Davood brings a people-first approach to her role at NAHQ, combining executive support, operations, communications, and project management expertise to help drive organizational success. Prior to joining NAHQ, she...

NAHQ Strengthens Executive Leadership Team with Two Key Appointments to Accelerate Strategic Growth and Enterprise Readiness

CHICAGO August 10, 2026 — The National Association for Healthcare Quality (NAHQ) today announced two executive leadership appointments that strengthen its ability to advance healthcare quality through innovation, workforce development, and...