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NewsKeep buns in the oven: Hospitals to save $1B by reducing early deliveries
With strong opinions coming from all sides about early elective deliveries, new data indicates that hospitals could save up to $1 billion if they reduce or eliminate the controversial practice. The Read more...
Cleveland Clinic, health systems stop infection reporting to Leapfrog with CMS database
With federal reporting available, some of the nation's top healthcare systems are forgoing reporting to an premier industry quality group. In a controversial turn in patient safety reporting, Read more...
Referrals to high-volume hospitals may not always lead to improved outcomes
Sending patients to hospitals with the largest volume of specialty surgical procedures does not necessarily lead to improved outcomes for the overall population, says a Washington State study that Read more...
Decade's 'top hospitals' announced by Leapfrog
The University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore and Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle have been named "Top Hospitals of the Decade" by The Leapfrog Group for their innovations in Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Leapfrog Group calls for federal oversight of CPOE after simulation exposes errors
The Leapfrog Group, a longtime advocate for computerized physician order entry, is calling on federal officials to require hospitals and IT vendors to test CPOE systems for safety after the advocacy Read more...
Hospital-acquired infections continue to plague patients
Ten years after the problem first gained attention, hospital-acquired infections continue to plague patients. For three out of five conditions being measured, the statistics have gotten worse, Read more...
Deadly hospital infection rates vary within states, hospital systems
While U.S. hospitals tend to be a mixed bag when it comes to central-line infection rates--which account for roughly 30,000 deaths annually--105 hospitals throughout the nation were found to have Read more...
Revolution now!...for hospital ratings
Yesterday, the Leapfrog Group announced its customary list of top hospitals, all of which, no doubt, are fine institutions. That's, uh, really exciting...sort of. After all, other top hospital lists, Read more...
List of top hospitals includes some surprises
The Leapfrog Group has announced its 2009 list of top hospitals, a group that includes 34 urban facilities, eight children's hospitals and, in a new category this year, three rural hospitals. The Read more...
Leapfrog safe practices survey may have captured 'excessive noise'
A survey of hospital performance conducted by the Leapfrog Group in 2006 may suffer from "excessive noise" according to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The Safe Read more...
| Press Releases8 Kaiser Permanente Hospitals in Southern California Named Top Hospitals in NationPASADENA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Eight Kaiser Permanente hospitals in Southern California have been named 2011 Top Hospitals in a national list by the Leapfrog Group, a coalition which seeks to Read more >> Regions Hospital Selects MD Ranger to Provide Compensation Benchmarks for Physician ContractingComprehensive Data Reduces Need for Independent FMV Consulting Opinions BURLINGAME, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- MD Ranger, Inc., a leading provider of compensation benchmarks for physician service Read more >> Aetna Joins Efforts to Help Increase Safety of Scheduled Deliveries to Give Babies Healthier Starts-- Working with the March of Dimes, The Leapfrog Group and others to lower the rate of electively scheduled deliveries before 39 weeks of pregnancy and lower babies’ risk of health and development Read more >> Boston Software Systems’ Customers Make 20 Percent of The Leapfrog Group’s 2010 Top Hospitals ListBoston WorkStation Helps Leading Hospitals Advance Patient Safety and Quality Through Workflow Automation BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Boston Software Systems™ (www.bostonworkstation.com) today Read more >> Kaiser Permanente Hospitals Lead the Way in National “Top Hospital” ListPASADENA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Six Kaiser Permanente Medical Centers in Southern California were named “Top Hospitals” today by the Leapfrog Group, a national organization that seeks to promote Read more >> |
