Healthcare DIVE November 7, 2019
Dive Brief:
- Leapfrog Group released its fall 2019 patient safety rankings on more than 2,600 hospitals, finding that 33% earned an A, 25% earned a B, 34% earned a C and 8% earned a D. Less than 1% earned an F. The grade distribution was similar to the group’s spring 2019 rankings.
- Maine knocked Oregon out of the top patient safety spot, as 59% of its hospitals earned an A ranking. Oregon (48%) moved to fourth place, while Utah (56%) nabbed second place, up from the fifth spot in the spring. Virginia (56%) slipped one slot to third place. North Carolina (47%), rounded out the top five by climbing up from 19th place in the spring.
- Three states —...
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