NAHQ Named a Modern Healthcare Best in Business Award Recipient in Associations Category for Second Consecutive Year
January 12, 2026Share:
CHICAGO (January 12, 2026) - The National Association for Healthcare Quality (NAHQ) has been named a recipient of Modern Healthcare’s Best in Business Award for 2025, marking the second consecutive year the organization has earned this national recognition in the associations category.
NAHQ was recognized for its continued innovation and leadership in strengthening the healthcare quality workforce, including the NAHQ Healthcare Quality Competency Framework™, the Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ), Workforce Accelerator®, and NAHQ next.
NAHQ has also advanced several landmark initiatives that are redefining healthcare quality as a measurable business strategy. Most notably, in 2025 NAHQ released the ROI-Q™ Report, the first study of its kind to quantify the return on investment in quality. Activated through NAHQ’s Workforce Accelerator Program, this work demonstrates how targeted investment in quality competencies drives meaningful clinical, financial, and operational outcomes.
This award also reflects the strength of NAHQ’s community of quality professionals whose expertise, collaboration, and dedication advance quality and patient safety nationwide.
The Best in Business Awards honor organizations that demonstrate strong financial performance, operational excellence, and a clear commitment to advancing their mission while positively influencing the healthcare industry.
About NAHQ
The National Association for Healthcare Quality® (NAHQ) is at the forefront of elevating the profession and advancing the discipline of quality & safety across the continuum of care. We set the industry standard through our expert-created, twice-validated Healthcare Quality Competency Framework™ and help individuals and organizations achieve it through educational programming, industry leading data-driven intelligence, and the only accredited certification in healthcare quality, Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality® (CPHQ). NAHQ also serves as a welcoming membership community and a trusted partner to 150+ organizations helping build quality infrastructures, workforce planning and professional development programs and quality cultures. Learn more at NAHQ.org.
Media Contact:
Evelyn Warren
Director, Public Relations & Communications
ewarren@nahq.org | 704.488.7690
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To achieve Quality, Safety and Value, follow the NAHQ Framework
At the core of all NAHQ offerings is our Healthcare Quality Competency Framework™. This twice-validated Framework, endorsed by Joint Commission, identifies the domains that define Quality and the industry standard competencies required to effectively advance Quality and advance healthcare.
