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Florida hospitals sue Leapfrog over safety rankings

May 1, 2025
Becker’s Hospital Review
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Michigan hospitals applaud lawsuit filed over poor safety grades

May 1, 2025
MLive
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Palm Beach County’s largest health care provider fires back over online rankings

May 1, 2025
CBS 12 News
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South Florida hospitals say patient safety rankings are rigged, and sue nonprofit

May 1, 2025
Miami Herald
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Delray Medical Center, West Boca Hospital, Others Sue Hospital Ranking Group

April 30, 2025
Boca News
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Springfield Regional Medical details safety, care updates it says are not captured by safety grades

December 19, 2024
Springfield News-Sun
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Mission Hospital’s Leapfrog, Healthgrade scores and rankings don’t tell the whole story, draft report says

February 12, 2024
Asheville Watchdog
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Hospitals with low Leapfrog safety grades critique grade, highlight other metrics of success

June 6, 2022
Fort Worth Report
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48 NY hospitals had poor fed ratings, safety grades: What to know about different reviews

June 5, 2019
Rockland/Westchester Journal News
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National Hospital Ratings Systems Share Few Common Scores and May Generate Confusion Instead of Clarity

March 1, 2015
Health Affairs
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Hospital Ratings Are In The Eye Of The Beholder

March 18, 2013
KFF Health News
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Big Hospitals Get–and Dispute–Poor Patient-Safety Grades from Leapfrog

June 7, 2012
Wall Street Journal
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Commentary

What Is The Leapfrog Group (and should you care about their ratings?)

December 12, 2024
Dr. James Allen, What I've Learned As A Hospital Medical Director
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Honesty may not be the best policy for hospital safety grades, study suggests

March 28, 2017
University of Michigan Institute for Healthcare Policy & Innovation
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Study: National hospital rating systems share few common scores

March 2, 2015
American Hospital Association
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Leapfrog safety scores spur debate: How reliable are they?

February 1, 2013
Relias Media
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AHA: Leapfrog 'Manipulated' Data Related to Safety Scores

June 28, 2012
Health Leaders
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Research Studies

Rating the Raters: An Evaluation of Publicly Reported Hospital Quality Rating Systems

November 14, 2019
New England Journal of Medicine
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Dissecting Leapfrog: How Well Do Leapfrog Safe Practices Scores Correlate With Hospital Compare Ratings and Penalties, and How Much Do They Matter?

June 1, 2017
Medical Care
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Response to Letter to the Editor Regarding, Dissecting Leapfrog: How Well Do Leapfrog Safe Practices Score Correlate With Hospital Compare Ratings and Penalties, and How Much Do They Matter?

June 1, 2017
Medical Care
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National Hospital Ratings Systems Share Few Common Scores And May Generate Confusion Instead Of Clarity

March 1, 2015
Health Affairs
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Association Between Hospital-Reported Leapfrog Safe Practices Scores and Inpatient Mortality

April 1, 2009
Journal of the American Medical Association
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Has The Leapfrog Group Had An Impact On The Health Care Market?

June 1, 2005
Health Affairs
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The Heart of The Matter: Calif. Outcomes Report Improves, But Flaws Remain

April 8, 1997
Modern Healthcare
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Florida hospitals sue Leapfrog over safety rankings

May 1, 2025
Becker’s Hospital Review
Read more

Michigan hospitals applaud lawsuit filed over poor safety grades

May 1, 2025
MLive
Read more

Palm Beach County’s largest health care provider fires back over online rankings

May 1, 2025
CBS 12 News
Read more

South Florida hospitals say patient safety rankings are rigged, and sue nonprofit

May 1, 2025
Miami Herald
Read more

Delray Medical Center, West Boca Hospital, Others Sue Hospital Ranking Group

April 30, 2025
Boca News
Read more

Springfield Regional Medical details safety, care updates it says are not captured by safety grades

December 19, 2024
Springfield News-Sun
Read more

Mission Hospital’s Leapfrog, Healthgrade scores and rankings don’t tell the whole story, draft report says

February 12, 2024
Asheville Watchdog
Read more

Hospitals with low Leapfrog safety grades critique grade, highlight other metrics of success

June 6, 2022
Fort Worth Report
Read more

48 NY hospitals had poor fed ratings, safety grades: What to know about different reviews

June 5, 2019
Rockland/Westchester Journal News
Read more

National Hospital Ratings Systems Share Few Common Scores and May Generate Confusion Instead of Clarity

March 1, 2015
Health Affairs
Read more

Hospital Ratings Are In The Eye Of The Beholder

March 18, 2013
KFF Health News
Read more

Big Hospitals Get–and Dispute–Poor Patient-Safety Grades from Leapfrog

June 7, 2012
Wall Street Journal
Read more

What Is The Leapfrog Group (and should you care about their ratings?)

December 12, 2024
Dr. James Allen, What I've Learned As A Hospital Medical Director
Read more

Honesty may not be the best policy for hospital safety grades, study suggests

March 28, 2017
University of Michigan Institute for Healthcare Policy & Innovation
Read more

Study: National hospital rating systems share few common scores

March 2, 2015
American Hospital Association
Read more

Leapfrog safety scores spur debate: How reliable are they?

February 1, 2013
Relias Media
Read more

AHA: Leapfrog 'Manipulated' Data Related to Safety Scores

June 28, 2012
Health Leaders
Read more

Rating the Raters: An Evaluation of Publicly Reported Hospital Quality Rating Systems

November 14, 2019
New England Journal of Medicine
Read more

Dissecting Leapfrog: How Well Do Leapfrog Safe Practices Scores Correlate With Hospital Compare Ratings and Penalties, and How Much Do They Matter?

June 1, 2017
Medical Care
Read more

Response to Letter to the Editor Regarding, Dissecting Leapfrog: How Well Do Leapfrog Safe Practices Score Correlate With Hospital Compare Ratings and Penalties, and How Much Do They Matter?

June 1, 2017
Medical Care
Read more

National Hospital Ratings Systems Share Few Common Scores And May Generate Confusion Instead Of Clarity

March 1, 2015
Health Affairs
Read more

Association Between Hospital-Reported Leapfrog Safe Practices Scores and Inpatient Mortality

April 1, 2009
Journal of the American Medical Association
Read more

Has The Leapfrog Group Had An Impact On The Health Care Market?

June 1, 2005
Health Affairs
Read more

The Heart of The Matter: Calif. Outcomes Report Improves, But Flaws Remain

April 8, 1997
Modern Healthcare
Read more