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May 18, 2016
In an unprecedented move, four national health plans and one regional plan have signed a joint letter urging hospitals to be more transparent.
May 12, 2016
In response to the article published this week in the journal Medical Care, The Leapfrog Group would like to clarify the measures used in the Hospital Safety Score and how these measures relate to the study’s findings.
May 5, 2016
Newborn baby
While hospitals have improved on early elective delivery rates, many are still not meeting national performance targets for quality metrics including C-sections and high-risk deliveries.
April 25, 2016
Hospital Safety Score Announcement
The Leapfrog Group announced today the Spring 2016 Hospital Safety Score update, assigning letter grades to more than 2,500 U.S. hospitals, assessing medical errors, accidents, injuries and infections.
April 21, 2016
The Leapfrog Group has submitted a letter to the Center for Medicare Services urging the immediate publication of CMS Hospital Quality Star Ratings.
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