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LEAPFROG ANNOUNCES FALL 2020 HOSPITAL SAFETY GRADES Most New Jersey Hospitals Receive A or B Grades; Some Are Lagging.
Contact: Carol Ann Campbell cacampbell@njhcqi.org (973-567-1901) PRINCETON — December 14, 2020 — The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit representing the nation’s employers, purchasers, and consumers of health care, today announced the Fall Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades. Grades for New Jersey hospitals changed slightly from previous years with four fewer hospitals receiving A grades and two more…Read More…
The Leapfrog Group Announces 2019 Top Hospital Recipients
EMBARGOED UNTIL DECEMBER 17, 2019 EMBARGOED LIST OF TOP HOSPITALS AVAILABLE BY CONTACTING LEAPFROGPR@JPA.COM The Leapfrog Group Announces 2019 Top Hospital Recipients December 17, 2019 WASHINGTON D.C. – In recognition of the nation’s highest quality hospitals, The Leapfrog Group, a national watchdog organization of employers and other purchasers focused on health care safety and quality,…Read More…
Most New Jersey Hospitals Receive A or B Grades, But Safety Concerns Remain at Some Hospitals
THE LEAPFROG GROUP ANNOUNCES FALL 2019 HOSPITAL SAFETY GRADES PRINCETON — November 7, 2019 – The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit representing the nation’s largest and most influential employers and purchasers of health care, today announced the Fall 2019 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades. The independent grading system assigns “A,” “B,” “C,” “D” and “F” letter…Read More…
The Leapfrog Group Highlights Strengths, Pinpoints Improvements Needed across Outpatient and Ambulatory Surgery Settings in Inaugural Report
October 22, 2019 The Leapfrog Group, a national watchdog organization of employers and other purchasers focused on health care safety and quality, today released a report summarizing trends on the safety and quality of care for same-day surgical services nationwide: Same-Day Surgery in the U.S.: Findings of Two Inaugural Leapfrog Surveys. The report is a first and notable expansion in the organization’s data gathering and reporting enterprise,…Read More…
New Report from The Leapfrog Group Examines Hospital Policies on Never Events
New Report from The Leapfrog Group Examines Hospital Policies on Never Events June 27, 2019 WASHINGTON D.C. – The Leapfrog Group, a national watchdog organization of employers and other purchasers focused on health care safety and quality, today released its 2019 Never Events Report, and found that one in four participating hospitals do not meet…Read More…
SOME GAINS, BUT MORE ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT IN NJ MATERNAL CARE
SOME GAINS, BUT MORE ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT IN NJ MATERNAL CARE LILO H. STAINTON | JUNE 4, 2019 Many Garden State birthing centers have more work to do to reduce cesarean sections and other potentially hazardous procedures Credit: Twenty20 Maternal care is getting better in New Jersey, a new report shows, but Garden State birthing centers still…Read More…
More than 3 out of 4 N.J. hospitals perform too many c-sections risking mom, baby’s health, report says
By Susan K. Livio | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com The percentage of New Jersey hospitals delivering babies by cesarean section without medical necessity — a practice that can place mothers and their babies at risk of serious complications — declined last year but remains higher than the national average, according to a report released Wednesday. The…Read More…
NJ Spotlight Daily Number
8 MAY 29, 2019 New Jersey has made significant progress in maternity care in the past two years. At the same time, a new report has found that only eight hospitals in the Garden State fully meet three key measures of care — just one in six of the 49 hospitals surveyed in New Jersey. The 2019…Read More…
Leapfrog Maternity Report Finds Reduction in Early Elective Deliveries and Episiotomies Nationally
For Immediate Release Contact: Carol Ann Campbell cacampbell@njhcqi.org (973-567-1901) Leapfrog Maternity Report Finds Reductions in Early Elective Deliveries and Episiotomies Nationally Cesarean Sections in New Jersey Decline, But 38 Hospitals Still Have Rates Above Leapfrog Standards PRINCETON — The 2019 Maternity Care Report by The Leapfrog Group, a national watchdog organization focused on health care safety…Read More…
No ‘F’ grades for N.J. hospitals in latest Leapfrog safety scores, but ‘A’ marks are down, too
By Anjalee Khemlani New Jersey | May 15, 2019 at 12:11 pm New Jersey fell from its top spot last fall as having the most “A”-rated hospitals in The Leapfrog Group’s report on hospital safety. This spring, the biannual report — released Wednesday — shows the state is down to sixth in the nation for the number of…Read More…