Becker's Healthcare May 6, 2024
Erica Carbajal

Since late last year, Becker’s has covered eight instances in which CMS issued an immediate jeopardy warning to hospitals. To avert the loss of CMS funding, hospitals that receive such warnings must submit and implement a comprehensive plan of correction to address any deficiencies for which they were cited.

An immediate jeopardy warning, however, does not necessarily equate to poor ratings in hospital rating and rankings programs. Four hospitals that have been cited since December earned a B grade in The Leapfrog Group’s 2024 spring safety grades.

Here are the Leapfrog safety grades of seven hospitals hit with immediate jeopardy warnings — all of which have since been lifted — in the last year:

NYC Health +...

Today's Sponsors

LEK
ZeOmega

Today's Sponsor

LEK

 
Topics: Health System / Hospital, Healthcare System, Patient / Consumer, Provider, Safety, Survey / Study, Trends
National Hospital Week: Saving lives, serving patients
Jefferson Health, Lehigh Valley Health Network move closer to merger
AI-powered WhatsApp messaging cleared for NHS pilot
I'm a Former Surgeon General and I Couldn't Believe My $10k Medical Bill
As services wither at Mount Sinai hospital, patient care declines: Report

Share This Article