This is a group supported by large employers that contract with hospitals nationwide and thus are interested in promoting higher quality and a safer and more efficient health care system. The group collects data on safety and quality from voluntary surveys and publishes its results online. Not all hospitals participate in Leapfrog Group surveys. In 2009, 1,206 hospitals across the country completed The Leapfrog Hospital Survey.
Among the reports the Leapfrog Group offers on its website are these:
- The Leapfrog Hospital Survey assesses hospital performance based on national performance measures and practices that are of specific interest to employers, other health care purchasers, and consumers. The survey results are publicly reported, by hospital, here.
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The Hospital Safety Score is used to grade hospitals on their overall performance in keeping patients safe from preventable harm and medical errors. The grades are derived from analysis of publicly available data using 26 evidence-based, national measures of hospital safety, the group says. It is the only hospital ratings methodology to be peer-reviewed and published, Leapfrog claims. Journalists should note, however, that Hospital Safety Scores cannot be republished without written permission from The Leapfrog Group.