Chief Healthcare Executive November 16, 2024
Ron Southwick

The group released its Fall 2024 hospital safety grades and finds encouraging progress after problems during the pandemic. Katie Stewart of The Leapfrog Group talks about the improvements and building on those gains.

Hospitals and health systems are making important strides in patient safety, according to The Leapfrog Group.

The organization released its Fall 2024 Hospital Safety Grades Friday, and there’s undeniable good news for hospitals, and the patients relying on them. Hospitals saw a significant drop in infections and made gains in reducing medication errors, the report says.

In fact, hospitals are now faring better in patient safety metrics than before the COVID-19 pandemic, says Katie Stewart, director of health care ratings for the Leapfrog Group. The Leapfrog Group,...

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