Twice a year, Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades are assigned to nearly 3,000 general acute-care hospitals nationwide.

In 1999, the Institute of Medicine Committee on Quality of Health Care in America published “To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System” — an investigation into the prevalence of medical errors ...

The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade shows which hospitals in Louisiana have an 'A' grade when it comes to patient safety, and ...

Leapfrog’s latest hospital safety grades rank Ohio hospitals from A to F, showing which facilities excel in patient safety ...

CMS is considering a proposed quality measure that would require “appropriate monitoring of patients receiving [patient-controlled analgesia].” This measure seeks to address the high number of errors ...

Springfield, MASS. — Baystate Franklin Medical Center and Baystate Wing Hospital maintained an ‘A’ Hospital Safety Grade for ...

A new survey released overnight Thursday shows that hospitals across Michigan are falling behind in patient safety.

Greenville, N.C.-based East Carolina University Brody School of Medicine officials are aiming to incorporate patient safety early in a medical student’s education to help them identify larger system ...

High Reliability Organization (the brain): a methodology that standardizes processes, reduces variation and prevents errors, ensuring consistent care.

NCH North Hospital was the only Collier County hospital to receive an above-average patient safety grade from the Leapfrog ...

A Massachusetts hospital where a missing man escaped in October while under an emergency medical hold for mental health treatment has been rated among the worst in the state for patient safety.

NOVI, Mich. (WNEM) - A new survey released by the Leapfrog Group on hospital safety ranks Michigan hospitals 35 th in the ...