Becker's Healthcare November 6, 2023
A comparison of data from CMS and The Leapfrog Group suggests that a hospital’s strong performance in one national quality rating system does not necessarily mean it will be a top performer in another.
Leapfrog updated its fall safety grades Nov. 6, recognizing 18 hospitals that have received an “A” grade in every consecutive update since 2012. Of these hospitals, just five received a five-star rating from CMS. Similar discrepancies are seen across Leapfrog’s “F” hospitals. While five did receive one star — the lowest possible rating — another four received two stars, and one hospital earned four stars.
Leapfrog released its fall safety grades Nov. 6, assigning letter grades to nearly 3,000 acute care hospitals based on...
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