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The Leapfrog Group Announces Election of New Board Chair Linda Schwimmer of the New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute, and New Board Members Ellen Kelsay of the Business Group on Health and Carole Hemmelgarn of Patients for Patient Safety U.S.
September 3, 2024 The Leapfrog Group, a national watchdog organization of employers and other purchasers focused on health care safety and quality, today announces the election of Linda Schwimmer, President & CEO of the New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute, as its new Board Chair, and announces the election of two new members to its…Read More…
Op-Ed: Where’s the safest place to have your surgery or procedure?
LINDA SCHWIMMER, ADELISA PEREZ HUDGINS | APRIL 10, 2024 | OPINION Unfortunately, it’s almost impossible to tell because few ambulatory surgery centers participate in a key Leapfrog survey. They should Linda Schwimmer (left) and Adelisa Perez Hudgins If you’re scheduling a same-day surgery or procedure, you may be considering an ambulatory surgery center instead of a hospital or…Read More…
Leapfrog ASC Survey Opens, Allowing New Jersey’s Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASCs) to Show Their Commitment to Patient Safety
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Twenty-Four Hospitals in New Jersey Earn an “A” in 2023 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades
Hospital Infections are Down in New Jersey After a Spike During the Pandemic The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit representing hundreds of the nation’s most influential employers and purchasers of health care, and driven in New Jersey by the New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute, today released the fall 2023 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades. The…Read More…
6-21-23 Adelisa Perez-Hudgins Interview with NJSpotlight: C-sections Decline in New Jersey
C-sections Decline in New Jersey Medical experts are applauding efforts to decrease the number of unnecessary C-sections performed in New Jersey. The state Department of Health’s latest hospital maternity care report card shows cesarean delivery rates have declined in recent years. Data shows New Jersey’s cesarean delivery rate in 2020 was 32.9%, a 1% drop…Read More…
Leapfrog Announces Fall 2022 Hospital Safety Grades
PRINCETON – November 16, 2022 – The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit representing hundreds of employers and purchasers of health care — and driven in New Jersey by the New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute — today announced the Fall 2022 Hospital Safety Grades. The independent grading system assigns an “A,” “B,” “C,” “D,”…Read More…
Leapfrog Announces Spring 2022 Hospital Safety Grades
PRINCETON – May 10, 2022 – The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit representing hundreds of employers and purchasers of health care — and driven in New Jersey by the New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute — today announced the Spring 2022 Hospital Safety Grades. The independent grading system assigns an “A,” “B,” “C,” “D,” or “F”…Read More…
Is your hospital one of the 30 best in NJ? Fall 2021 grades are out
How safe is the hospital that’s in your area? A new study that assigns letter grades to every hospital in New Jersey finds a majority of them get an “A” or “B” when it comes to safety, but there are some that get a “C” or a “D”. Thirty hospitals received an A — four…Read More…
Every hospital in N.J. was just graded for safety. See how yours fared.
Updated: Nov. 10, 2021, 7:30 a.m. | Published: Nov. 10, 2021, 7:30 a.m. By Susan K. Livio | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com New Jersey ranks 9th best in the country — up from 14th in the spring — for having the safest hospitals based on how well they prevented infections, accidents and errors and communicated with their patients,…Read More…
Reporting to the Leapfrog ASC Survey: 4 competitive advantages
In collaboration with The Leapfrog Group The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the nation’s shift to outpatient settings for surgical care, and demand is increasing. The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently added 267 surgical procedures that can be performed in ASCs and are eligible to receive Medicare reimbursement.The growth of the ASC…Read More…