American Health Quality Association

Name

American Health Quality Association

Legal name

American Health Quality Association

Website

https://ahqa.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Quality Improvement Services

NAICS

Business Associations (813910), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Monitoring, Evaluation, Performance Management & Quality Improvement (HLAJAMAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Health Systems Strengthening & Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Partnerships (HLAJAOAL)

Keywords

• Healthcare quality improvement
• Quality improvement organizations
• Medicare quality programs
• Health advocacy association
• Clinical practice transformation

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: AHQA operates as a national membership association representing Quality Improvement Organizations (QIOs) and other professionals working in healthcare quality improvement. Revenue is generated through membership dues from member organizations.
2. Educational Programs and Events: The association generates revenue through annual events including the Quality Summit and Leadership Summit, as well as educational programs and resources for members and healthcare professionals.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

AHQA is an educational, not-for-profit national membership association that has represented Quality Improvement Organizations (QIOs) since 1984. It coordinates the federally contracted QIN-QIO program that delivers technical assistance to healthcare providers across all 50 states and territories, hosts the annual AHQA Quality Summit, runs policy advocacy with Congress and CMS, and curates educational resources and QIO success stories. The organization represents QIOs in advancing healthcare quality, patient safety, and Medicare cost reduction.

Product overview

The American Health Quality Association (AHQA) is an educational, not-for-profit national membership association, not a software product company. It does not offer a traditional platform or software product. Instead, AHQA provides a coordinated portfolio of membership services, advocacy programs, and quality improvement initiatives including QIN-QIO Program coordination, annual Quality Summits, advocacy and government relations, QIO Success Stories resources, technical assistance resources, career center services, and various clinical programs including nursing home quality improvement, diabetes education, opioid prevention, and practice transformation support. All offerings are service-based programs for healthcare quality professionals, not packaged software products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• QIN-QIO Program Coordination Coordination and representation of the Quality Innovation Network-Quality Improvement Organization (QIN-QIO) program, the largest federal program dedicated to improving health quality at the community level, serving 14 regional QIN-QIOs working under contract with CMS to improve care for Medicare beneficiaries across all 50 states and territories.
• AHQA Quality Summit Annual national conference bringing together quality improvement professionals, healthcare leaders, and CMS representatives to share strategies, learn about healthcare quality initiatives, and collaborate on improving care delivery for Medicare beneficiaries.
• Advocacy and Government Relations Policy advocacy and government relations activities advancing the Quality Improvement agenda through engagement with Congressional leaders, government officials, and outside groups to improve quality measures, regulations, and standards, including endorsements of legislation such as the Small Practice, Underserved, and Rural Support Program Extension Act of 2022.
• National Nursing Home Quality Care Collaborative CMS-supported collaborative focused on improving overall quality in nursing homes using data-driven approaches to reduce preventable healthcare-acquired conditions including falls, pressure ulcers, C. difficile infections, and inappropriate antipsychotic use.
• Diabetes Self-Management Education (DSME) Program Support Support for diabetes self-management education programs under the Everyone with Diabetes Counts initiative, providing resources and technical assistance to help Medicare beneficiaries manage diabetes through culturally tailored education across multiple states including Florida, Tennessee, and other QIN-QIO service areas.
• Opioid Prevention and Intervention Programs Special Innovation Projects and initiatives addressing opioid misuse including prescriber outreach education, community-based intervention programs, and behavioral health integration efforts coordinated across QIN-QIO regions.
• Transforming Clinical Practice Initiative (TCPI) Support Assistance to Practice Transformation Networks (PTNs) in assessing clinician practices' progress through defined phases of practice transformation, helping clinicians prepare for Alternative Payment Models through collaborative learning and peer support.

Quantifiable outcome

• 350,000 fewer patient harms, 8,000 lives saved, and more than $2.9 billion in cost savings
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

20 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAHQA and its member QIOs work under contract with CMS, the federal agency overseeing Medicare. The QIO Program operates through five-year contracts (Scopes of Work) with CMS to improve healthcare quality and reduce costs for Medicare beneficiaries.
• American Cancer SocietymajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Great Plains QIN on colorectal cancer screening initiatives, including collaboration on FLU-FIT programs offering at-home CRC tests and hosting webinar series to help clinics implement screening programs.
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerQIN-QIOs partner with CDC on various initiatives including enrollment of nursing homes in CDC's National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) for infection tracking, and alignment with CDC guidelines on antibiotic resistance and opioid epidemic response.
• National Colorectal Cancer RoundtablemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGreat Plains QIN works with this national coalition supporting the 80% by 2018 initiative to increase colorectal cancer screening rates, along with state and regional roundtables in each of its four states.
• Million HeartsmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerQIN-QIOs partner with the Million Hearts initiative (HHS) to improve cardiovascular health through blood pressure control, smoking cessation, and other heart health interventions. Multiple QIN-QIOs have received Hypertension Control Champion recognition.
• WalgreensminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAtlantic QIN-QIO partnered with Walgreens to host immunization clinics in rural areas, hosting community events focused on immunization awareness and assisted living options.
• Methodist Healthcare - Congregational Health NetworkmajorStrategic or Co-development Partneratom Alliance partnered with this network of more than 600 congregations in Tennessee to promote DSME programs and health education through faith-based communities.
• National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthInsight QIN-QIO works with NAMI to increase behavioral health screenings across Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon and Utah, connecting primary care providers with mental health resources.
• South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental ControlmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAtlantic QIN-QIO partnered with DHEC to launch a 40-organization immunization coalition, resulting in improved flu and pneumonia immunization rates across South Carolina counties.
• Project ECHOmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthInsight QIN-QIO partners with Project ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) to increase behavioral health screening capacity in primary care practices across its four-state region.
• Food is Medicine Program (Tampa Bay)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHSAG partnered with the Food is Medicine program in Tampa Bay, Florida to encourage diabetes self-management education class attendance by offering $10 vouchers for local produce, improving retention rates.
• Great Plains Tribal Chairman's Health BoardmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGreat Plains QIN partnered with the Tribal Chairman's Health Board to support efforts to improve colorectal cancer screening rates within Native American populations in Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota.
• DentaQuestmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerQualis Health partnered with DentaQuest as part of the National Interdisciplinary Initiative on Oral Health to integrate preventive oral healthcare into primary care practice.
• Washington Dental Service FoundationmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the oral health integration initiative along with DentaQuest and other organizations to expand access to oral health through primary care integration.
• KEPROcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBFCC-QIO partner working with QIN-QIOs on care coordination case reviews. Alliant Quality partnered with KEPRO to help hospitals perform root cause analysis and quality improvement following patient safety events.
• LivantacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBFCC-QIO partner working with QIN-QIOs on beneficiary and family-centered care. Qualis Health partnered with Livanta to help hospice providers improve medication access and care coordination.
• Wyoming Department of HealthmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMountain-Pacific Quality Health partnered with Wyoming Department of Health to launch the Wyoming Infection Prevention Advisory Group and Antibiotic Stewardship Subcommittee to improve antibiotic stewardship practices.
• Duke Patient Safety CenterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDr. Kathryn C. Adair from Duke Patient Safety Center presented on burnout and well-being science at AHQA Quality Summit, contributing to workforce resiliency programming.
• National Nursing Home Quality Care CollaborativemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCMS-supported collaborative focused on reducing healthcare acquired conditions in nursing homes through data-driven quality improvement approaches.
• New Hampshire Tobacco Prevention and Cessation ProgrammajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNew England QIN-QIO partnered with this program to connect home health agencies with tobacco treatment resources and refer patients to the New Hampshire Tobacco Helpline.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• American Medical Association (AMA): AMA is a major national physician membership association with substantial influence on healthcare quality measurement, physician practice transformation, and federal policy. It intersects with AHQA's work on quality programs and value-based care, though at a broader scale.
• American Hospital Association (AHA): AHA is a large national membership association representing hospitals and health systems, with significant healthcare quality and advocacy initiatives. It overlaps with AHQA's advocacy and education mission but serves a broader hospital constituency rather than focusing on QIOs.
• Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC): AAMC represents medical schools and teaching hospitals, with significant initiatives in healthcare quality, patient safety, and Medicare policy advocacy. It overlaps with AHQA's policy advocacy and quality improvement focus but serves academic medical centers rather than community-based QIOs.

Direct peers

• National Quality Forum (NQF): NQF is a non-profit membership organization that convenes healthcare stakeholders to develop and endorse quality measures, closely paralleling AHQA's role in setting and advancing healthcare quality standards. Both serve as consensus-based bodies influencing federal quality policy.
• Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI): IHI is a non-profit organization that drives healthcare quality and safety improvement through training, innovation, and convening. Like AHQA, it mobilizes healthcare providers to adopt evidence-based practices, though its focus is broader improvement methodology rather than Medicare-specific QIO coordination.
• The Joint Commission: The Joint Commission is the predominant U.S. healthcare facility accreditation body, evaluating hospitals and quality programs against rigorous standards. It is a direct peer in healthcare quality oversight, though it focuses on facility-level accreditation rather than community-based quality improvement.
• National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA): NCQA is a leading non-profit healthcare quality accreditation and measurement organization that evaluates health plans and providers. It shares AHQA's mission of driving healthcare quality improvement through measurement, standards, and accreditation, though it operates more in the payer accreditation space.

Others

• Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI): PCORI is a federally-funded non-profit that funds comparative clinical effectiveness research to inform healthcare decision-making. It is thematically aligned with AHQA's evidence-based quality improvement mission but operates as a research funder rather than an implementation association.
• Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA): HFMA is a membership association for healthcare finance professionals, including those involved in value-based care and quality payment programs. It is thematically related to AHQA through its work on Medicare Quality Payment Program education, but does not directly compete.

Emerging players

• National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO): NACCHO is a membership association representing local health departments, with overlapping focus on community-level public health quality improvement initiatives. It complements AHQA's work on community-based quality improvement but serves governmental public health rather than QIOs.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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