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2013 News & Events

May 8 Latest Hospital Safety Scores Show Incremental Progress in Patient Safety

April 16 The Leapfrog Group Announces A National Rollout for the 2013 Leapfrog Hospital Survey

April 16 Leapfrog President & CEO Leah Binder named to Modern Healthcare's list of Top 25 Women in Healthcare

April 12 Becker's Hospital Review Names 50 Experts Leading the Field of Patient Safety, including Leapfrog President & CEO Leah Binder

April 3 AARP The Magazine Highlights Lessons from America's Safest Hospitals

March 29 Leapfrog included in USA Today Patient Safety Awareness Campaign

March 18 URAC and The Leapfrog Group Announce Winners of the 2012 Excellence in Hospital Website Transparency Awards Program

March 4 Health Plan Users Group Materials Now Available

February 21 New Data: Early Elective Deliveries Decline at Hospitals as Health Leaders Caution Against Unnecessary Deliveries

February 12 Discount for National Pay for Performance Summit Available to Leapfrog Members and Affiliates

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2012 News & Events

December 18 New Hospital Safety Score App

December 12 Johns Hopkins Armstrong Institute to Support the Hospital Safety Score and Leapfrog Hospital Survey

December 4 Leapfrog Announces 2012 Top Hospitals

November 29 The Leapfrog Group Announces Updated Hospital Safety Scores

November 18 Commentary on Modern Healthcare's Purchasing Power Survey

November 16 Leapfrog Invites Public Comment on the 2013 Leapfrog Hospital Survey

November 12 Hospital Safety Score Grading System highlighted in AARP Bulletin

November 12 Leah Binder in Forbes: A Post-Election Vision for Healthcare

November 1 Catalyst for Payment Reform Statement on Price and Quality Transparency in Health Care

October 29 Leah Binder in Forbes.com on 3 healthcare trends

October 19 Recording of Hospital Safety Score Webinar for Hospitals

October 19 Choosing Wisely information now available for Leapfrog Members and Partners

October 17 Leah Binder in Forbes: What We Can Learn from Walmart

October 15 Hospital Safety Score Webinars

October 5 President & CEO Leah Binder selected as contributor to Forbes.com

September 25 Competitive Benchmarking Reports for Hospitals Now Available for Pre-Order

September 11 Deadline extended for Modern Healthcare Purchasing Power Survey

August 14 Leah Binder Op-Ed in the New York Daily News

August 14 Safe Hospital Stay Kits for Members and Partners

August 14 Hospital Rankings Get Serious

July 5 The Leapfrog Group response to Consumer Reports Health new hospital safety ratings

June 28 Leapfrog Responds to AHA Criticism of Hospital Safety Score

June 27 Leah Binder Interviewed on the HealthCare Consumerism Radio Show

June 22 National State-by-State Ranking of Hospital Safety Score

June 20 ABC News reports on the Hospital Safety Score

June 6 How Safe is Your Hospital?

June 5 URAC & The Leapfrog Group present the Excellence in Hospital Website Transparency Awards Program

May 23 Leapfrog ICU Physician Staffing Town Hall Call Recording Now Available

May 22 Slides for ICU Physician Staffing Town Hall Call

May 22 2012 Leapfrog Hospital Survey Town Hall Call Recording Now Available

May 11 URAC & The Leapfrog Group present the Excellence in Hospital Website Transparency Awards Program

May 10 Slides for Leapfrog Hospital Survey Town Hall calls available

April 30 Lack of Testing and Monitoring of Health IT by Hospitals and Vendors Potentially Jeopardizes Patients— Hospital Performance Is Improving, but More Must Be Done

April 9 ICU Physician Staffing Standard Town Hall Call for Hospitals

April 2 2012 Leapfrog Hospital Survey is now live

March 28 2012 Leapfrog Hospital Survey Town Hall Calls for Hospitals

March 15 What's New in the 2012 Leapfrog Hospital Survey

March 12 Audio Recording and Slides from Leapfrog-IHI Webinar on Early Elective Deliveries for Healthcare Professionals

February 23 Audio Recording and Slides from Leapfrog-CPR Webinar on Early Elective Deliveries for Purchasers Now Available

January 30 Hospitals Make Progress in Eliminating Early Elective Deliveries: Good News, but More Work Needs to be Done

January 25 The Leapfrog Group presents Early Elective Delivery Webinars for Health Professionals with IHI

January 3 Health Plan User Group Dashboards now available

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2011 News & Events

December 15 Videos of speakers at Leapfrog's Annual Meeting now available

December 6 The Leapfrog Group Announces Annual Top Hospitals List

November 16 Leah Binder looks at how hospitals can use their purchaser's perspective to drive down health care costs in Modern Healthcare

November 11 The Leapfrog Group Invites Public Comment on the 2012 Leapfrog Hospital Survey

November 10 Will We Ever Get to Never: Keynote Speakers for Annual Meeting

October 25 Dr. Lucian Leape confirmed as keynote speaker for Leapfrog's Annual Meeting

October 24 Leapfrog's Response to ACO Rule

October 19 IMPORTANCE OF PUBLIC REPORTING IN REDUCING ICU INFECTIONS: Leapfrog Responds to New CDC Infection Report

October 19 Register now for Leapfrog’s Annual Meeting on December 6th, 2011

July 27 The Leapfrog Group Will Publicly Report on Nursing Excellence: 2011 Hospital Ratings Will Include Magnet® Status for the First Time

July 5 Leapfrog Announces New Board Members

April 12 LEAPFROG GROUP STATEMENT REGARDING THE PARTNERSHIP FOR PATIENTS: TRANSPARENCY IS KEY

April 1 Leapfrog Hosting Town Hall Calls for the 2011 Leapfrog Hospital Survey

January 26 Preventing Early Elective Deliveries Leapfrog Webinar for Health Care Professionals

January 26 Newborn Deliveries Are Scheduled Too Early, According to Hospital Watchdog Group

January 24 Media Advisory:Newborn Deliveries Are Scheduled Too Early, According to Hospital Watchdog Group Leapfrog Announces Call to Action: Protect Mothers and Babies from Unnecessary Harm

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2010 News & Events

December 1 The Leapfrog Group Announces Annual Top Hospitals List

November 30 The Leapfrog Group Announces Top Hospitals of the Decade

November 11 Time to recommit to preventing “never events”

November 5 The Leapfrog Group Invites Public Comment on the 2011 Leapfrog Hospital Survey

September 23 Rescheduled Technical Assistance Call For Early Elective Delivery Measure

September 14 Leapfrog Hospital Survey Is Now Available!

September 7 Important Message For Hospitals: The Survey Site is Moving

August 4 Statement by The Leapfrog Group on the Final Meaningful Use Rule: Good First Step, But Grave Concerns

June 30 Leapfrog Announces New Report on the Safety of Electronic Prescribing in Hospitals

May 18 The Leapfrog Group Hosting Special Q&A Town Hall Call for Hospitals' Survey Questions

May 4 Leapfrog Hosting Townhall Calls for the 2010 Leapfrog Hospital Survey

May 3 The Leapfrog Group Announces New Board Members

April 19 The Leapfrog Group Announces New Business Partnership with Quantros to Administer The Leapfrog Hospital Survey

April 13 FROM THE 2009 LEAPFROG HOSPITAL SURVEY: QUALITY NOT ADEQUATE & WASTE A MAJOR PROBLEM

February 3 Transparency Should Not Be a Luxury; It Is a Matter of Life and Death: What Purchasers and Consumers Can Do

January 22 Leapfrog’s CEO Comments on Proposed Changes to Serious Reportable Events Definition

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2009 News & Events

December 3 Announcing 2009 Leapfrog Top Hospitals

November 2 The Leapfrog Group Invites Public Comment on the 2010 Leapfrog Hospital Survey

August 27 Modern Healthcare ranks Leapfrog’s CEO Number 28 among the “100 Most Powerful People in Healthcare”

June 25 The Leapfrog Group Announces New Board Chair

May 21 UPDATES ON THE 2009 SURVEY -- Please check here for important updates to the 2009 Leapfrog Hospital Survey and supporting documentation.

April 15 Leapfrog Group Hospital Survey finds majority of Hospitals fail to meet important quality standards

April 1 Statement of Leapfrog CEO Leah Binder to JAMA study on safe practices April 1, 2009

March 13 Townhall Call Dates and Materials for 2009 Leapfrog Hospital Survey

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2008 News & Events

December 16 The Leapfrog Group Identifies Nation's "Highest Value" Hospitals

November 3 The Leapfrog Group Invites Public Comment on the 2009 Leapfrog Hospital Survey

October 29 More Hospitals adopting Leapfrog Group's "Never Events" policy

October 17 National Business Coalition on Health Hosts its 13th Annual Conference in Washington DC

October 15 Leapfrog issues caution that quality assurance is necessary during implementation of computerized medication systems

September 24 The Leapfrog Group Announces the 2008 Leapfrog Top Hospitals

August 21 The Leapfrog Group Partners with Modern Healthcare to Promote the 2008 Healthcare Purchasing Power Survey

August 6 New 2008 Leapfrog Hospital Ratings & Web Site

July 9 Statement of the Leapfrog Group on Hospital Overdose of Up to 17 Babies in Corpus Christi

June 16 Harvard Study in Joint Commission Journal: Mortality Rates Lower in Leapfrog Hospitals

June 6 The Leapfrog Group Releases 2008 Hospital Survey Offering Consumers Greater Assurance of Safety

April 30 Town Hall Call Dates & Materials for 2008 Leapfrog Hospital Survey

April 23 For Members Only: 2008 Health Plan Users Group Calls

April 16 Leapfrog Testifies Before Congress on Health Care Associated Infections

March 26 White paper available to explain risk-adjustment model for Leapfrog's resource utilizaton measures

March 17 White paper available to explain Leapfrog's new EBHR Survival Predictor

February 14 What's New in the 2008 Leapfrog Hospital Survey

February 7 Upcoming Hospital Workshop on NQF Safe Practices Adoption

January 24 Governance for Quality and Patient-Centered Care Awards Winners Announced

January 22 Leah Binder Named Leapfrog Group CEO

January 8 Aetna Pilots Leapfrog Hospital Rewards Program

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2007 News & Events

The Leapfrog Group's Conference on the Future of Hospital Governance

Two Tools Unveiled to Promote Use of Incentives and Rewards in Health Care

View the Proposed Changes to the 2008 Hospital Quality and Safety Survey

Leapfrog Accepting Submissions for Two Health Care Quality Awards Until 12/1

CEO Search Criteria Released

Half of Hospitals Reporting to Leapfrog Say They Won't Bill for "Never Events"

2007 Leapfrog Top Hospitals and Survey Results

Release: 87% of Hospitals Do Not Take Recommended Steps to Prevent Infections

New Report: P4P Programs for Providers Now Total 150

Leapfrog CEO Makes Modern Healthcare’s “100 Most Powerful People" List, Again

Leapfrog Invites State Purchasers To Become Members

Jan 08 conference: Hospital Leaders and Leapfrog to Discuss Governance and Quality

Leapfrog Looks to the Future as Delbanco Announces Departure

NEJM: Volume and Level of Care Impact Outcomes in NICUs

DC/Baltimore Consumers Can Soon Make Better Decisions Choosing a Hospital

First Million Paid Out Through the Leapfrog Hospital Rewards Program

Hospital Incentive Program Featuring Direct Collaboration with Employers

Partnership Unveils New Purchaser Guides to Value-driven Health Care

Leapfrog Launches 2007 Hospital Quality and Safety Survey

2007 Hospital Quality and Safety Survey Townhall Calls for Hospitals (Spring)

AHRQ Launches Health Audio News Service for Consumers

Leapfrog Accomplishments in the Health Care System

Don't Be Left Out: Submit to the Largest P4P Survey by April 1

Does P4P Pay Off? Tool measures ROI of P4P program

Leapfrog Announces New Partner Member: USC Consulting

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2006 News & Events

Letter to Chairman Thomas of House Ways and Means Committee on "Never Events"

Study: Hospital Commitment to Quality/Safety Linked to Higher Patient Satisfaction

Introducing Leapfrog Hospital Insights

Leapfrog Urges Employers to Support Executive Order

Leapfrog Urges Hospitals to Commit to New Policy on Health Care "Never Events"

2007 Leapfrog Hospital Survey -Public Comment Period 10/24/06-11/28/06

Announcing the Top Hospitals 2006 and results of the 2006 Leapfrog Hospital Survey

The Leapfrog Group offers support to Secretary Leavitt

Leapfrog on the New IOM Report on Pay For Performance

Prometheus’ new payment model seeks to reform the toxic health care payment system

Leapfrog CEO Among Modern Healthcare’s “100 Most Powerful People in Healthcare”

Leapfrog Applauds Minnesota’s Value-Based Healthcare Purchasing Initiative

National Business Coalition on Health Annual Conference to Feature Leapfrog Initiatives (Nov. 5-7)

Leapfrog CEO Makes Modern Healthcare’s “30 for the Future” List

Leapfrog on the Bush administration’s new quality measurement program

Record Numbers Report to the 2006 Leapfrog Hospital Survey

National awards for excellence in incentives and rewards presented

First-Ever Program Rewarding Hospitals for Excellent AND Efficient Care Launched

The Leapfrog Group Statement on "Never Events" in Health Care

Hospital Survey Town Hall Recordings Now Posted

Health Plans Recognize 22 Top Performing Hospitals in CA

2005 Health Plan User Group Scorecard Now Available

2006 Leapfrog Hospital Safety and Quality Survey Launched

 

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2005 News & Events

CIGNA to use Data from Leapfrog Hospital Rewards Program data nationally

Leapfrog et al Respond to Article on CPOE in Pediatrics, December 1, 2005

The Leapfrog Group and Med-Vantage Announce National Partnership on Incentive Program Research

October 31, 2005 Survey Results

Call for New Leapfrog Regions

Rewarding Results Pay-4-Performance Press Conference, November 15, 2005

Leapfrog Hosts Hospital Rewards Program Town Hall Calls for Members

AHRQ Grant for Leapfrog

Why Submit Data to Leapfrog AND to IHI?

Leapfrog Hospital Survey Town Hall Calls: Recordings Now Available

Leapfrog Group Launches National Hospital Rewards Program

Leapfrog/NBCH's Incentives and Rewards Workshop Highlights

Leapfrog CEO Makes Top 25 Women in Health Care List

Alert: Enhancements to the Leapfrog Hospital Quality and Safety Survey Finalized. Please Review.

Just Released: Leapfrog Hospital Survey Refresh

Leapfrog Responds to University of Pennsylvania Study on CPOE Errors

Leapfrog Hospital Rewards Program Launched

Five New Regions Join the Leapfrog Effort

Leapfrog to Target Rural Hospitals to Participate in Hospital Survey

Consumers, Employers and Labor Groups Unite to Establish Guidelines on Physician and Hospital Performance

New Multi-Stakeholder Effort to Measure the Efficiency of Health Care Providers

 

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2004 News & Events

The Leapfrog Group Supports IHI's Campaign

View the video news release on the latest Leapfrog Hospital Survey results

Leapfrog 2004 Survey Results Released; Consumers urged to use data to make hospital choices

National SCIP Partnership Developing to Reduce Surgical Complications

The Consumer-Purchaser Disclosure Project launches its website

Leapfrog Group offers first web-based compendium of quality incentive and reward programs

Open Town Hall Calls for Hospitals on Version 3.0 of the Leapfrog Survey

Leapfrog Offers Consumers Expanded Quality and Safety Information

New Leapfrog Hospital Survey

The Leapfrog Group welcomes New Study - Center for Studying Health System Change

Leapfrog is recognized as an 'Innovator and Visionary'

The Leapfrog Group welcomes two new studies on outcomes

 

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2003 News & Events

Prometheus’ new payment model seeks to reform the toxic health care payment system

Comment needed on existing and new 'Leaps'

 

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2002 News & Events

70 Percent of All Americans Can Now Get Leapfrog Patient Safety Information for Hospitals in their Area

The Leapfrog Group Expands Patient Safety Improvement into 12 New Regions

Premier, Zynx Health and The Leapfrog Group Exploring Additional Safety Measures for Complex Treatments

New Hospital Patient Safety Information Gives Consumers the Power to Make More Informed Health Care Choices

 

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2001 News & Events

New Guide for Hospitals on Computerized Physician Order Entery (CPOE) Gives Hospitals Much Needed Resource

Health Grades Announces Partnership Agreement with The Leapfrog Group

First Consulting Group and the Business Roundtable's Leapfrog Group to Develop Testing Methodology for Computer-Based Physician Order Entry (CPOE) Systems

 

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2000 News & Events

The Leapfrog Group Press Launch

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