The National Association for Healthcare Quality (NAHQ) empowers health care quality professionals from every specialty by providing vital research, education, networking, certification and professional practice resources, and a strong voice for health care quality. NAHQ is universally recognized as the leading resource for health care quality professionals and is their essential connection for leadership, excellence and innovation in health care quality. Founded in 1976 and located in Glenview, Illinois, NAHQ comprises 5,000 individual members and 100 institutional members.