For the past several years, NAPH has developed a close relationship with the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) in order to bring the full benefit of IHI’s quality training courses to the NAPH membership.

The University HealthSystem Consortium (UHC), an alliance of leading academic medical centers across the country, has been NAPH’s principal strategic partner for over 10 years, providing analytical and clinical support to our education and training programs.

Larry Gage, President of NAPH, serves as a principal member of the Hospital Quality Alliance (HQA), a national public-private partnership joining the organizations that represent America’s hospitals with other health care organizations to share information about hospital performance with the public and to support quality improvement efforts.

The National Quality Forum (NQF) plays a major role in the health care quality measurement process for hospitals.

Kaiser Permanente’s Community Benefit Fund has been a major supporter of NAPH’s quality improvement agenda and provides a generous grant for NAPH members to attend IHI quality and performance improvement courses.

NAPH has joined more than 165 organizations in endorsing the Stand for Quality recommendations.

The NAPH Quality Listserv is both an essential resource for our members and for NAPH as we share best practices and speak for our members with various national audiences.