Layers of standards and measures, mostly rooted in compliance, have mounted for decades — all in the name of advancing quality and safety. The result is an overburdened workforce that is tired of checking boxes and jumping through hoops and...

The chief quality officer (CQO) serves a key role to ensure that providers deliver the highest-quality care while lowering costs, reducing ineffective care, waste, and harm to patients. Chief quality officers come from a variety of backgrounds but all of...

NAHQ is moving the needle on healthcare. Hear from NAHQ leadership about NAHQ’s success this past year, where we are headed as an organization and profession and how together we will make an even bigger impact.

NAHQ data shows that 41% of those responding to the NAHQ Professional Assessment do not consider themselves responsible for integrating ethical standards into healthcare quality practice. This statistic is unexpected considering professionals who work in quality and safety have a...