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September 13, 2024
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.
May 28, 2024
Leapfrog mourns the loss of Suzanne Delbanco, our founding CEO.
May 1, 2024
For the first time, Leapfrog ranks metro areas on patient safety performance
April 9, 2024
Leading health care organizations unite to highlight hospitals excelling in both patient safety and price transparency, signaling a call to action for industry improvement
March 27, 2024
The Leapfrog Group today released Recognizing Excellence in Diagnosis: Leapfrog’s National Pilot Survey Report, which analyzes responses from 95 hospitals on their implementation of recommended practices to address diagnostic errors, defined as delayed, wrong or missed diagnoses or diagnoses not effectively communicated to the patient or family. The National Academy of Medicine has warned that virtually every American will suffer the consequences of a diagnostic error at least once in their lifetime and noted that 250,000 hospital inpatients will experience a diagnostic error every year.