New this year, the organization provides the Quality Roadmap in two formats: a comprehensive version covering a broad range of ambulatory care settings and a dedicated primary care version featuring targeted findings and insights specific to primary care organizations, according to the release.

The report includes survey performance results from both v43.1 and v44 AAAHC Standards, with all findings mapped to the current v44 Standards framework to improve consistency, comparability and usability of the 2026 Quality Roadmap data.

“The 2026 Quality Roadmap reflects a more precise, data-driven approach to supporting ambulatory care organizations,” said Noel Adachi, president and CEO of AAAHC, in the release. “We wanted to provide meaningful benchmarks that support our clients, strengthen their focus on the quality and safety of care delivered to patients, and stay 1095 Strong.”

The comprehensive Quality Roadmap highlights top accreditation deficiencies by program, facility type and key AAAHC standards categories, including Facilities and Equipment, Medication Management, and Quality, according to the release.

The report also delivers compliance guidance directly from experienced AAAHC surveyors, with continued focus on critical areas such as Life Safety Code findings and Medicare deemed status requirements. It features a dedicated section on immediate jeopardy findings, offering insights, recommendations and key takeaways related to the most serious patient safety concerns identified during surveys.

The new primary care version of the report provides targeted insights for primary care organizations and outlines high-deficiency areas in categories including Emergency Management, Infection Prevention and Control, and Quality, according to the release.

“We are giving ambulatory care leaders clearer visibility into the risks and opportunities most relevant to their environment, so care teams can take more focused, effective next steps,” said Julie Lynch, RN, director of the AAAHC Institute for Quality Improvement, in the release. “AAAHC designed both reports to help teams move from awareness to action.”

Organizations can use the findings of the reports to better understand common deficiencies, compare results against their most recent onsite survey report and annual self-assessment, and guide reviews of policies, procedures and operational practices to align with current AAAHC standards, according to the release.

Alongside both reports, ambulatory care teams can leverage toolkits from the AAAHC Institute for Quality Improvement, benchmarking studies and other quality improvement resources to support patient and team safety initiatives and share insights across teams to drive quality improvement studies, corrective actions and operational decision-making.

The comprehensive and primary care versions of the 2026 AAAHC Quality Roadmap are now available for complimentary download on AAAHC’s Quality Roadmap webpage.