Chief Healthcare Executive May 26, 2022
A new report from the watchdog organization details progress in some areas, but said hospitals are falling short in enabling parents to report problems.
Hospitals improved in some aspects of caring for pediatric patients during the COVID-19 pandemic, but there are still areas where health systems are lagging, according to a new report from the Leapfrog Group.
Reports from watchdog organizations like the Leapfrog Group have pointed to declines in patient safety in the pandemic, as hospitals and health systems have faced waves of patients and staffing shortages.
Two recent reports from the Leapfrog Group, which examined inpatient care at hospitals and outpatient surgical centers, found troubling signs of patient safety slipping. Federal officials have voiced concerns over the erosion...