HealthLeaders Media October 29, 2019
The Leapfrog Group’s surveys collected data from more than 300 ambulatory surgery centers and more than 1,100 hospital outpatient departments.
For the first time, The Leapfrog Group has collected patient safety and quality information about ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) and hospital outpatient departments (HOPDs).
Leapfrog has been collecting patient safety and quality data about hospital inpatient facilities for years. With more than 60% of surgical procedures now possible to perform at ASCs and HOPDs, the Washington, DC-based watchdog organization decided to expand collection of data to these same-day surgery settings.
The data was reported recently in a report based on two surveys. A new survey collected data this year from 321 ASCs. In an expanded Leapfrog Hospital Survey, data was...
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