Affiliations
The
National Association for Healthcare Quality
(NAHQ) is the nation's leading organization
for healthcare quality professionals. Founded
in 1976, NAHQ currently comprises more than
5,000 individual members and 100 institutional
members. Its goal is to promote the continuous
improvement of quality in healthcare by providing
educational and development opportunities
for professionals at all management levels
and within all healthcare settings. NAHQ
empowers healthcare quality professionals
from every specialty by providing vital research,
education, networking, certification and
professional practice resources, and a strong
voice for healthcare quality. NAHQ is universally
recognized as the leading resource for healthcare
quality professionals and is their essential
connection for leadership, excellence and
innovation in healthcare quality. (Quoted
from the NAHQ web site at www.nahq.org)
The granting of CPHQ status
recognizes professional and academic achievement
by individuals in the field of healthcare
quality management. The comprehensive body
of knowledge includes quality management,
quality improvement, case/care/disease/utilization
management, and risk management at all employment
levels and in all healthcare settings. The
CPHQ program is fully accredited by the National
Commission for Certifying Agencies of the
National Organization for Competency Assurance
in Washington, D.C. It is the only international
voluntary certification program in the field
of healthcare quality management to achieve
this accreditation.
Since the first examination was administered by the HQCB in 1984, more than 15,000 professionals from a wide variety of educational and employment backgrounds have registered for the CPHQ examination, with more than 11,000 achieving certified status. There are currently over 7,400 active CPHQs in the United States and worldwide. (quoted from the HQCB web site at www.cphq.org.)
The
North Carolina Association for Health Communities
began in December 1999 with representatives
from the four largest health plans in North
Carolina, representatives from a pharmaceutical
company, and a representative from the North
Carolina for Healthcare Quality. From the
initial meetings came a frame work that has
resulted in numerous quality initiatives
across the state. The goal of NCAHC is to
support and provide educational information
to people across North Carolina, trying to
represent and understand all the stakeholders
in the healthcare equation. For the first
time, quality professional from statewide
health plans, quality associations, pharmaceutical
companies, and other partner organizations
are making decisions collaboratively, not
as competitors. NCAHC is committed to shaping
the futue of healthcare in North Carolina.
Visit their web site for more information
on the quality initiatives(information obtained
from the NCAHC web site at www.ncahc.org)
The
North Carolina Awards for Excellence (NCAfE)
program, based on the Malcolm Baldrige National
Quality Award criteria, is the only State
of North Carolina award for performance excellence.
It is an assessment/award process that helps
organizations assess their performance as
they progress toward performance excellence.
The North Carolina Awards for Excellence
(NCAfE) program, based on the Malcolm Baldrige
National Quality Award criteria, is the only
State of North Carolina award for performance
excellence. It is an assessment/award process
that helps organizations assess their performance
as they progress toward performance excellence.
(quoted from the NCAfE
web site).
