Leapfrog’s new ASC Public Reporting Program is the result of a year of intense engagement with our Ambulatory Surgery Center Advisory Committee, outreach to ASC networks and health systems, meetings with leading accrediting organizations including the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC) and Joint Commission (JC), and close consultation with Leapfrog’s community of authoritative experts in performance improvement, including our national expert panels, the research team at Johns Hopkins Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality and, above all, our constituency of purchasers, employers, and consumer advocates.
Ratings from Leapfrog's ASC Public Reporting Program, which includes the Leapfrog ASC Survey 2.0, are publicly reported on Leapfrog's Hospital and Surgery Center Ratings website, and used by employers, purchasers, health plans and others. Ratings are also featured in various print and digital media outlets, such as in news stories and articles, as well as in our Leapfrog Case Studies.
Additionally, Leapfrog holds an in-person awards dinner and ceremony each year and issues a national press release to honor Leapfrog Top ASCs, our most prestigious designation. The award is based on excellence in upholding quality standards across several areas of patient care. This includes staffing, hand hygiene, infection rates, practices for safer surgery and error prevention. Learn more.