Chief Quality Officer Network
A true learning and innovation community, the Chief Quality Officer Network unites around the common vision to transform health systems, tackle seemingly intractable challenges, and measurably improve health outcomes.
Connect and Collaborate with CQOs from Around the World
The IHI Chief Quality Officer (CQO) Network is designed for senior quality and safety executives across healthcare systems, leveraging more than 30 years of IHI’s trusted leadership in quality improvement. Building on years of success of the Chief Quality Officer Professional Development Program, the CQO Network unites around the common goal of making a profound impact in the core components of high-quality care: safe, effective, efficient, equitable, timely, and patient centered.
The network fosters a global community where quality leaders from diverse settings can forge connections, share insights, and exchange strategies that drive industry transformation.
Network Benefits
Virtual and In-Person Meetings
Monthly virtual programs feature member presentations and expert guest lectures, with additional opportunities for networking at key IHI events, including a dedicated CQO-track at the IHI Forum and an invitation to the IHI Leadership Alliance Spring Meeting.
Download the 2026 CQO Network Programming Calendar (PDF) →
Peer-Led Discussions
Members from across the globe shape the agenda by leading conversations that address current and emerging challenges in quality improvement and patient safety.
CQO Network Community Hub
The CQO Network Community Hub is a digital platform that includes member spotlights, a network directory and resources shared by colleagues.
Continuing Education Opportunities
Select programs offer continuing education credits to support your professional development.
The Value of Community
Networking and collaboration are central to the CQO Network. Members can engage with peers, access timely case studies, and participate in top-of-mind discussion series. Through these engagements, members support one another as they navigate, contribute to both local and global improvements, and influence health policy.
Member-Driven
Member priorities influence the learning, strategies, and collaborations of our network.
Collective Voice
Leveraging the power of our collective expertise and global IHI Networks, the CQO Network presents opportunities to catalyze the national and global dialogue regarding patient safety and healthcare quality.
What Members are Saying
With members from around the world and a stream of high-profile guest speakers including Neelam Dhingra, MBBS, MD (Joint Commission International), David W. Bates, MD, MSc (Center for Artificial Intelligence and Bioinformatics in the Learning Healthcare System (CAIBILS), Mass General Brigham, Harvard Medical School), and Eric Poon, MD, MPH, FACMI (Duke Health), our members agree that the IHI CQO Network is the place for leaders to create actual change in the health and improvement space.
"As Chief Medical Quality Officer for University of Utah Health, I have found the IHI Chief Quality Officer Network to be an valuable community for connecting with peers, sharing practical strategies, and learning from innovative approaches to quality and patient safety challenges across health systems. The network’s collaborative, member-driven environment aligns with my focus on connection, adaptability, and continuous improvement. This helps me bring new ideas and perspectives back to our teams as we work to advance high-quality care." –Kencee Graves, MD, FACP | Chief Medical Officer, University of Utah Health
"It has been a pleasure participating in the IHI CQO Network. I have enjoyed connecting with CQOs from all over the U.S. and internationally. Having the ability to connect with my peers, ask them questions about the work that we do, compare notes, and make necessary changes in my organization has been impactful in so many ways. The work that we did on co-authoring a CQO Playbook will prove useful to others walking in our footsteps in the future. What sets this CQO network apart from others is the level of support from IHI staff, that drives the high level of engagement from participants, and IHI's strong legacy of training healthcare leaders globally. The topics selected for meetings and discussions, and convening sub-cohorts based on mutual interest, have proved to be enriching experiences." –Omar Hasan, MD | Chief Quality Officer, Maine Health
Who Should Participate
The CQO Network is open to active Chief Quality Officers and senior leaders responsible for quality from across IHI’s global community. This includes executives from healthcare delivery organizations, insurers, regulatory bodies, and associations, all committed to advancing quality transformation.
Membership Dues
Membership for the IHI CQO Network allows you to enjoy all network benefits for one year. Membership dues are automatically renewed one year after your initial enrollment date.
Annual individual membership dues for the CQO Network: $595 USD
- Members in IHI Networks, including the Leadership Alliance and Health Improvement Alliance Europe, receive discounted membership for one (1) quality executive in the CQO Network.
Become a member and be part of the guiding authority on today’s healthcare quality and safety leadership.
Join the IHI CQO Network
To join the CQO Network, or for additional information, please contact IHI Project Manager Dulce Legaria at dlegaria@ihi.org.
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