Medical Economics April 3, 2025
Richard Payerchin

Leah Binder, president and CEO of The Leapfrog Group, discusses the organization’s 25th anniversary and more.

Patient safety is paramount for physicians — and problematic in hospitals and health care systems across the United States.

In recent years, some indicators have shown hospitals and health systems are getting better at preventing medical errors and accidents that harm people. There always is room for improvement, especially when some safety problems make patient conditions worse in the very places they go to receive treatment and healing.

How bad...

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