HQW 2026: The Road Ahead: NAHQ's Bold Vision for Healthcare (Live)-HQW 2026: The Road Ahead: NAHQ's Bold Vision for Healthcare (Live) Session

HQW 2026: The Road Ahead: NAHQ's Bold Vision for Healthcare (Live) Session

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Health Care Quality Week 2026 celebrates NACU’s 50th anniversary and the theme of honoring the people, progress, and possibilities in healthcare quality. The speaker uses the story of Florence’s Duomo as a metaphor for generational stewardship: building something meaningful over time, often without seeing the final result. She highlights historic quality pioneers like Florence Nightingale, Ernest Codman, and Dr. Lucian Leape, each of whom asked a powerful question that advanced evidence, outcomes, and patient safety.<br /><br />The message then traces NACU’s own evolution—from its founding, to CPHQ certification, to the competency framework, workforce accelerator, and broader efforts to build enterprise-wide quality capabilities. The central argument is that healthcare quality cannot depend on a few experts alone; every role must be equipped to contribute. Technology matters, but people and capability-building are what truly transform care. The talk ends by urging listeners to ask questions, challenge assumptions, and help build the future of healthcare.

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Health Care Quality Week

NACU 50th anniversary

Florence Nightingale

patient safety

quality improvement

healthcare leadership