NCAHQ Mission |
NCAHQ Vision |
To promote excellence, professionalism and continuous improvement in healthcare quality. |
To be the recognized leadersin healthcare quality in North Carolina. |
About Us
The North Carolina Association for Healthcare Quality (NCAHQ) was developed from a small, loosely knit group of people who needed to get together to exchange ideas, gain support and network. Initially this small group met in various hospitals in the eastern part of North Carolina on a quarterly basis. There they talked, brainstormed and traded ideas, monitors and plans which had worked to bring about quality health care through monitoring and evaluation. The participants (members) encompassed a wide range of healthcare professionals including but not limited to utilization review, risk management, QA coordinators and medical records staff.
The charter members of the organization felt that it was a worthwhile endeavor to become affiliated with the national organization. This affiliation would represent all its professions in the state of North Carolina who recognized that quality in healthcare can be proven. Under the leadership of Linda Malone, who served as first president of the NC organization, the National Association was contacted and requirements were satisfied. North Carolina became the official state chapter of the National Association for Quality Professionals in 1989.
The National Association later changed its name to the National Association for Healthcare Quality and North Carolina followed with its name change to the North Carolina Association for Healthcare Quality. The North Carolina Association for Healthcare Quality has grown into an organization which has not only succeeded in meeting criteria for national affiliation but has also become recognized as the providors of strong educational conferences and known for supporting requirements for certification as a healthcare quality professional.
Since our beginning, a number outstanding individuals have served as president of the NCAHQ. Click Here for a list of NCAHQ past presidents.
NCAHQ is affiliated with the National Assocation for Healthcare Quality. Dual Membership in both organizations affords the members representation at the National Leadership Council.
The North Carolina Association for Healthcare Quality provides networking opportunities, educational seminars, newsletters and a membership directory for its members.
In 1996, the North Carolina Association for Healthcare Quality won the National Award for Association Excellence.
