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The Leapfrog Group
Hospitals and Health Care
Washington, DC 5,706 followers
Striving for giant leaps forward in the safety and quality of health care
About us
The Leapfrog Group is a nonprofit watchdog organization that serves as a voice for health care purchasers, using their collective influence to foster positive change in U.S. health care. Leapfrog is the nation’s premier advocate of hospital transparency—collecting, analyzing and disseminating hospital data to inform value-based purchasing.
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http://www.leapfroggroup.org
External link for The Leapfrog Group
- Industry
- Hospitals and Health Care
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Washington, DC
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2000
- Specialties
- Patient Safety, Hospital Quality, Value-based Purchasing, Quality Measurement, and Public Reporting
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Primary
1660 L Street NW
Suite 308
Washington, DC 20036, US
Employees at The Leapfrog Group
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Employers, are you aware of the significant regulatory changes brought by the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021? Quality of care for employees is now a key focus. Check out The Leapfrog Group's white paper on the importance of quality in compliance with CAA. Let's discuss! #ERISA #healthcare #compliance #employertrends https://ow.ly/G03050T3puR
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This year's #WorldPatientSafetyDay theme is "Get It Right, Make It Safe!" Join us in recognizing this important day on September 17, 2024. Each year, diagnostic errors affect more than 250,000 inpatients, underscoring the urgent need for improved best practices around diagnostic excellence. Check out Leapfrog's work to improve diagnostic excellence: https://lnkd.in/gdb3jbXq Stay tuned for more about #WorldPatientSafetyDay: https://ow.ly/JJfk50T7ueG
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🌟 2024 Steven Schroeder Award for Outstanding Healthcare CEO nominations are now open!🌟 In partnership with Costs of Care, this award recognizes exceptional leadership in the healthcare sector, celebrating CEOs who demonstrate outstanding commitment to advancing quality, transparency, and innovation in healthcare. For more details and to nominate a deserving leader, please visit: https://ow.ly/NSaa50SPnY3 #HealthcareLeadership #StevenSchroederAward #InnovationInHealthcare #HealthcareExcellence
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The Journal of Hospital Medicine recently published Leapfrog’s Diagnostic Excellence Pilot Survey results! 🌟Key takeaways:🌟 -95 hospitals from 23 states participated. -Avg. adoption: 56% of practices in Domain 1 & 62% in Domain 2. -Common practices: medical interpreters, radiologist access, error reporting, and notifying patients of errors. -Less common: multidisciplinary teams, CEO commitment, risk assessments, and clinical reasoning training. Read the full article: https://lnkd.in/gEtgJPma
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Our president & CEO Leah Binder recently joined the Talk Ten Tuesday podcast to talk about Leapfrog's support of the new CMS Patient Safety Structural Measure. Listen to the episode below.
Now Streaming: The Patient Safety Structural Measure: A New Initiative Designed to Reduce Medical Errors https://lnkd.in/gbdU48bf
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Patients Come First: Join Us for the 2024 Leapfrog Annual Meeting & Awards Dinner! 📅 December 17, 2024 📍 Gaylord National Resort in National Harbor, Maryland (just outside of DC) This year's theme, "Patients Come First," acknowledges the mountains patients must climb in their health care journeys. As they place their trust in their care teams, together we can help smooth their path and elevate their experience. 🎟️ Register now to get the early bird discount, available until October 1! Use the code EARLY15 to receive 15% off your registration. https://ow.ly/NLaF50T3WGA #PatientSafety #HealthCare #PatientsComeFirst #HealthCareExcellence
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Our President & CEO, Leah Binder, recently spoke with HIMSS TV about the new Patient Safety Structural Measure released by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Leah highlights how this measure will solidify #patientsafety as a top priority in #healthcare. Watch the insightful discussion here: https://ow.ly/A5Me50T21gH
CMS releases 'dream measure' for patient safety groups
healthcarefinancenews.com
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Thank you for being a Partners Advisory Committee member, SureWash. To learn more about the Partners Advisory Committee, visit our site: https://ow.ly/5ChE50R28yR
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"I understand why a consumer might opt not to respond to a survey. When a healthcare provider doesn’t, well, that’s a big red flag, isn’t it?" — Insightful comment from @ModernHealthcare's Editor-in-Chief Mary Ellen Podmolik on the importance of transparency and the role of Leapfrog data in improving patient safety. https://ow.ly/5l5z50T0MpB #PatientSafety #HealthcareQuality #Transparency
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