News and Events
December 3, 2013
The Leapfrog Group announced its list of Top Hospitals at its Annual Meeting today, highlighting the diversity of hospitals represented nationwide. Widely cited as the nation's most competitive hospital quality award, the Top Hospitals designation recognizes hospitals that deliver the highest quality care.
November 15, 2013
The Leapfrog Group is asking hospitals to comment on a proposed addition to the Maternity Care section of the 2014 Leapfrog Hospital Survey.
November 13, 2013
The Leapfrog Group is proposing to add a measure of a hospital's nulliparous term singleton vertex (NTSV) cesarean section delivery rate to the Maternity Care section of the 2014 Leapfrog Hospital Survey.
October 23, 2013
New research estimates up to 440,000 Americans are dying annually from preventable hospital errors. This puts medical errors as the third leading cause of death in the United States.
August 10, 2013
President and CEO Leah Binder defends the methodology of the Hidden Surcharge Calculator, noting purchasers have a right to know how much errors are costing them when their employees visit the hospital.