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The Leapfrog Group Partners With DHG Healthcare to Launch On-site Data Verification Pilot Program
September 8, 2015
The Leapfrog Group announced today its partnership with DHG Healthcare to pilot on-site data verification of its annual, voluntary hospital survey.
The Leapfrog Group Elects New Chairperson
July 16, 2015
The Leapfrog Group is pleased to announce the election of Laurel Pickering, President and CEO of Northeast Business Group on Health (NEBGH), as chair of its Board of Directors, effective this month.
Record Number of Hospitals Commit to Transparency, but Some Still Struggle to Provide Consistently Safe, High-Quality Care
July 9, 2015
A new report released today by The Leapfrog Group,  containing newly released information on hospital-acquired conditions, ICU staffing, safe practices, and never events, calls for more hospitals to report to the Survey in order to help inform health care decisions for all Americans.
One in Four Hospitals Must Improve Hand-Hygiene Practices to Prevent Infections
June 11, 2015
According to a report released today by nonprofit hospital watchdog The Leapfrog Group, nearly one-quarter (23 percent) of hospitals surveyed have not implemented all the safe practices and policies recommended for proper hand hygiene.
Sobering Report on the Heels of National Nurses’ Week: 40 Percent of Hospitals Fail to Meet National Nursing Workforce Standard
May 13, 2015
The majority of workers in American hospitals are nurses and they are key to quality care, but hospitals can do more to support them, according to a report released today by The Leapfrog Group.
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