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Hospital Grading Group Fails to Shake Deceptive Practices Suit
July 16, 2025
Bloomberg Law
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Joint Commission to cut more than 700 hospital standards in accreditation overhaul
June 30, 2025
Fierce Healthcare
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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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Which hospital rating system is best?
August 14, 2019
Crain's Chicago Business
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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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5 reasons to take hospital ratings with a big grain of salt
August 2, 2016
STAT News
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Critics Of Medicare’s Overall Hospital Star Rating Push For Changes
May 18, 2016
KFF Health 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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The Hype Over Hospital Ratings
July 27, 2013
The New York Times
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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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First Opinion: How to save the U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals rankings
August 24, 2023
STAT News
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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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Rating Hospital Rankings
July 5, 2016
Johns Hopkins Medicine
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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
Hospital Rating Organizations' Quality and Patient Safety Scores: Analysis of Result Discrepancies
July 19, 2024
Journal of General Internal Medicine
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Relationships Between Pediatric Safety Indicators Across a National Sample of Pediatric Hospitals: Dispelling the Myth of the “Safest” Hospital
June 1, 2022
Journal of Patient Safety
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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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Consumer Rankings and Health Care: Toward Validation and Transparency
October 1, 2016
The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety
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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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Hospital Grading Group Fails to Shake Deceptive Practices Suit
July 16, 2025
Bloomberg Law
Read more
Joint Commission to cut more than 700 hospital standards in accreditation overhaul
June 30, 2025
Fierce Healthcare
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
Which hospital rating system is best?
August 14, 2019
Crain's Chicago Business
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
5 reasons to take hospital ratings with a big grain of salt
August 2, 2016
STAT News
Read more
Critics Of Medicare’s Overall Hospital Star Rating Push For Changes
May 18, 2016
KFF Health 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
The Hype Over Hospital Ratings
July 27, 2013
The New York Times
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
First Opinion: How to save the U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals rankings
August 24, 2023
STAT News
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
Rating Hospital Rankings
July 5, 2016
Johns Hopkins Medicine
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
Hospital Rating Organizations' Quality and Patient Safety Scores: Analysis of Result Discrepancies
July 19, 2024
Journal of General Internal Medicine
Read more
Relationships Between Pediatric Safety Indicators Across a National Sample of Pediatric Hospitals: Dispelling the Myth of the “Safest” Hospital
June 1, 2022
Journal of Patient Safety
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
Consumer Rankings and Health Care: Toward Validation and Transparency
October 1, 2016
The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety
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
