Leapfrog Group finds room for patient safety improvement at surgery centers

Fierce Healthcare October 22, 2019
Joanne Finnegan

In its first-ever report on patient safety in ambulatory surgical centers and hospital outpatient departments, the Leapfrog Group found there’s room for improvement.

Most outpatient surgery facilities still have a long way to go with improvements needed in patient safety practices such as ensuring hand hygiene and board certification of clinical staff, according to the report released today.

While the nonprofit safety group has graded the country’s hospitals based on patient safety and quality for almost two decades, given that the vast majority of surgeries in the U.S. are now performed in ambulatory and outpatient settings, it has turned its focus there.

“Today, more than 60% of surgical procedures take place in an outpatient environment,” Leah Binder, president and CEO...

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