Each year, The Leapfrog Group’s research team reviews the literature and convenes expert panels to ensure the Leapfrog Hospital Survey aligns with the latest science and the public reporting needs of purchasers and consumers. Once the list of proposed changes is assembled for next year’s Survey, Leapfrog releases that list for public comment. The public comments received are then reviewed by Leapfrog’s research team and used to refine the Survey before it is finalized. The Survey is then pilot tested with a diverse group of hospitals across the country. Following the pilot test, Survey content and scoring are finalized for launch on April 1.
Leapfrog is now accepting public comments on the Proposed Changes to the 2025 Leapfrog Hospital Survey (below). This year, we are requesting special attention to the following:
- Public Reporting: Proposal to update public reporting timeframe.
- Policy Update: Proposal to add questions regarding availability of data due to cybersecurity events, natural disasters, and changes in ownership.
- Section 2C: Bar Code Medication Administration (BCMA): Proposal to add separate questions to assess the utilization of BCMA in step-down/progressive units separately from med/surg units to align with other sections of the Survey where step-down/progressive units are not combined with med/surg units.
- Section 5: ICU Physician Staffing (IPS): Proposal to separate the current IPS questions into two subsections; one focused on adult ICUs and the other on pediatric ICUs, which will be scored and publicly reported separately to give consumers better information.
- Section 5C: Nursing Workforce: Request for information on evidence-based nursing structural measures for future consideration on the Survey and the short version of the Practice Environment Scale (PES-5), which measures the work environment of nurses.
- Section 6E: Emergency Department (ED) Boarding: Proposal to add new optional, fact-finding questions to assess boarding times for patients seen in the ED who have been admitted to the inpatient setting but don’t yet have an inpatient bed.
View the Proposed Changes to the 2025 Leapfrog Hospital Survey (PDF).
Submit a Public Comment Here.
Comments will be accepted until midnight ET on December 13, 2024.