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Maternity Care Varies Dramatically Across the Country
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.
Spring 2016 Hospital Safety Scores are Released
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.
Statement of Support for CMS Hospital Quality Star Ratings Publication
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.
Hospitals’ Computerized Systems Proven to Prevent Medication Errors, but More is Needed to Protect Patients from Harm or Death
April 7, 2016
Castlight Medication Safety
Hospital CPOE systems failed to flag 13% of potentially fatal orders, emphasizing the need for more checks to prevent harm to patients...
New Data Shows Infection Rates Still Too High In U.S. Hospitals
March 16, 2016
Castlight Health Report Infection Rates
Though hospitals are making strides in preventing health care-associated infections, a report released today shows patients are still experiencing these serious, and sometimes fatal, infections too frequently.
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