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A Disappointing Setback For Health Care Transparency
August 4, 2017
Statement by Leapfrog President and CEO Leah Binder on the CMS Hospital IPPS Final Rule for 2018.
Leapfrog's Comments on CMS FY18 Proposed Rule
June 13, 2017
Each year the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) gives stakeholders the opportunity to publicly comment on its proposed rules and regulations. Click to read Leapfrog's comments.
New Report: Fewer Hospital Patients Are Harmed By Bedsores and Injuries, but More Work Is Needed to Protect Patients and Reduce Waste
June 8, 2017
The Leapfrog Group released today the first-ever analysis of The Leapfrog Group’s 2016 Hospital Survey Results, analyzed by Castlight Health, on two preventable hospital-acquired conditions: serious pressure ulcers and injuries.
Newly Published Review Highlights Link Between Health Care Worker Safety and Patient Safety
May 4, 2017
Leapfrog President and CEO Leah Binder and Vestagen Founder Ben Favret co-author paper that highlights correlation between health care worker and patient safety and identifies potential areas for improvement.
Latest Report: First-ever Data on Bedside Bar Coding Shows Hospitals Have the Technology to Safely Administer Medication, but Fall Short on Using It Effectively
April 27, 2017
A new report, analyzed by Castlight Health, includes the first-ever public reporting of hospitals’ use of bar code medication administration (BCMA) to reduce medication errors, as well as reporting on the implementation and efficacy of hospitals’ computer physician order entry (CPOE) systems.
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