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Keeping NAHQ’s digital experience frictionless and future-proof

The National Association for Healthcare Quality (NAHQ) is a leading organization focused on advancing healthcare quality and providing resources to healthcare professionals. Exemplifi partnered with NAHQ for a comprehensive website overhaul, improving performance, security, accessibility, and ongoing maintenance.

  • INDUSTRY

    Healthcare
  • STATE

    Illinois
  • WEBSITE

    nahq.org
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Project overview
  • NAHQ partnered with Exemplifi for a complete website redesign, development, and ongoing maintenance.

  • Ensures NAHQ’s digital platform remains secure, accessible, and high-performing.

  • Focused on serving healthcare quality professionals with an optimized user experience.

Challenges
  • NAHQ needed a trusted partner for ongoing maintenance and optimization after the website’s deployment.

  • The complex website structure included membership portals, event management tools, and extensive resource libraries.

  • Regular updates, security monitoring, and performance enhancements were required to ensure a seamless user experience.

Key improvements
  • Website speed reduced from 10s to 3s on both desktop and mobile through updates and optimizations.

  • Reduced plugins from 60 to 15, optimized the database from 65MB to 0.2MB, and decreased file size from 800MB to 150MB.

  • Ensured full ADA compliance and responsive design for seamless accessibility on all devices.

  • Strengthened security with advanced protection against malware and threats, supported by ongoing maintenance.

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How we brought this project to life

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Assess

Regular evaluations of the website’s performance, security, and content are conducted to identify any issues such as outdated plugins, slow loading times, or security vulnerabilities. User feedback and analytics are monitored to understand the user experience and any areas needing improvement.

Optimize

Based on the assessments, optimization efforts focus on improving website performance. This includes tasks like optimizing high-resolution images, updating plugins, and refining the content management system. Ensuring compatibility with the latest versions of WordPress, Drupal, or other core systems is key, along with making necessary adjustments for SEO and accessibility standards

Maintain

Ongoing maintenance involves updating security patches, core systems, plugins, and themes to ensure the website remains secure and functional. Regular checks for uptime and performance are performed to maintain optimal site speed and reliability. The website is also scaled to accommodate new features, content, or functionality, ensuring it remains user-friendly and efficient over time.

Project impact

Faster load time

Reduced from 10s to 3s

Security

Strengthened malware protection

Accessibility

In accordance WCAG 2.2 standards

Optimized infrastructure

Plugins 60 → 15, Database 65MB → 0.2MB, File size 800MB → 150MB

Tech stack that helped us build this project

We leveraged a strong tech stack and key partnerships to build a seamless, scalable solution that efficiently addresses the project’s needs and delivers optimal performance.

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How we maintain NAHQ’s website

Proactive measures include continuous performance monitoring, regular security checks, and advanced protocols to protect against malware and cyber threats."


Website monitoring and security

Regular WordPress core, plugin, and theme updates, alongside performance reports and SEO checks to ensure a fast, efficient, and secure user experience.

Updates and performance optimization

Ongoing ADA compliance checks and cross-device/browser testing for WCAG compliance, ensuring consistent performance and usability.


Accessibility and responsive testing

Seamless content updates with smooth synchronization between staging and production environments, ensuring timely migration of new pages and features.

Content and page management

Prompt bug fixes, feature enhancements, and ongoing support, ensuring flawless user experience and uptime monitoring for NAHQ members and stakeholders.

Support and issue resolution