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7 Things to Know About Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades
Submitted By Anonymous, Created 11/03/2017 - 12:57
- The safety grades are based on 27 quality measures compiled by the Leapfrog Group, CMS, AHRQ, CDC and AHA.
- Of the more than 2, 600 hospitals graded, 832 earned an A grade, 662 earned a B, 964 earned a C, 159 earned a D and 15 hospitals earned an F.
- Hospitals given F grades were located in California, Washington, D.C., Florida, Illinois, Maryland, Mississippi and New York.
- Rhode Island, Maine, Hawaii, Idaho and Virginia carried the highest percentage of A hospitals among all states.
- North Dakota, Washington, D.C., Delaware, Maryland and New York had the lowest percentage of A hospitals.
- Oregon, Rhode Island, Hawaii, Wisconsin and Idaho displayed the most improvement since the Hospital Safety Grade rankings launched in spring 2012.
- Fifty-nine hospitals across the nation have earned an A rating in every scoring update since the ranking system's inception.
Source: Becker's Hospital Review
Source URL: https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/rankings-and-ratings/l...