Leapfrog Group issues e-order entry guidelines

Drug Topics;  January 21, 2002 ;   Ukens, Carol;   321 words ......entry (CPOE) system. That's why the Leapfrog Group has issued guidelines to help health-syst...First Consulting Group (FCG) for the Leapfrog Group, a consortium of large healthcare purchasers...patient safety," said Suzanne Delbanco, Leapfrog Group executive director. "We hope what ...

The Leapfrog Group Releases 2008 Hospital Survey Offering Consumers...

U.S. Newswire;  April 24, 2008 ;     787 words ......Kat Song of The Leapfrog Group, +1-202-292-6707...National Hospital Quality Survey WASHINGTON,April...released 2008 Leapfrog Hospital Survey, The Leapfrog Group becomes the first...national hospital quality survey, measures have...Americans the top quality ...

Leapfrog Group Launches Improved Web Site With New Safety and Quality...

U.S. Newswire;  August 1, 2008 ;     534 words ......NATIONAL EDITORS Contact: Kat Song of The Leapfrog Group, +1-202-292-6707, ksong@leapfroggroup...safety information to the nonprofit Leapfrog Group, which has posted the information on...quality hospitals, said Leah Binder, MA, Leapfrog Group CEO. The redesigned site makes it easy...

Statement of the Leapfrog Group on Hospital Overdose of Up to 17 Babies at...

U.S. Newswire;  July 9, 2008 ;     335 words ......NATIONAL EDITORS Contact: Kat Song of The Leapfrog Group, +1-202-292-6707, song@leapfroggroup...to take, said Leah Binder, CEO, The Leapfrog Group. Studies suggest that computerized...really looks like, continued Binder. The Leapfrog Group On behalf of the millions of Americans...

As quality graph narrows, Power rethinks the IQS. (J.D. Power and...

Automotive News;  May 12, 1997 ;   Rechtin, Mark;   787 words ......the J.D. Power and Associates Initial Quality Survey with a score of 69 problems per 100...defect per car. In that first Initial Quality Survey, which measured problems reported by...intervening 10 years. In the latest Initial Quality Survey released April 30, 32 vehicles bested...

Leapfrog Group Provides Incentive Program Summary

Quality Progress;  November 1, 2004 ;   Anonymous;   171 words ...HEALTHCARE The Leapfrog Group has developed a Web based compendium...consumers. Freely available on the Leapfrog Group website at http://www. leap-froggroup...Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The Leapfrog Group's mission is to support informed...

Minding hospitals' business; Purchasing coalition pushes hospitals to...

Modern Healthcare;  May 28, 2001 ;   Lovern, Ed;   787 words ......Institute of Medicine report-thumping Leapfrog Group change the way you run your hospital...targeted regions around the country, the Leapfrog Group, a coalition of Fortune 500 companies...day. Last November, the well-heeled Leapfrog Group used public relations giant Porter...

Adding up quality standards; Leapfrog works on weighted evaluation...

Modern Healthcare;  October 20, 2003 ;   Morrissey, John;   692 words ......Morrissey Hospitals participating in the Leapfrog Group's quality initiative soon may be graded...being made, Delbanco said. Whatever the Leapfrog Group decides, the initiative would greatly...share their results, she said. The Leapfrog Group's attempt to prioritize its expansion...

Health Grades Announces Partnership Agreement With The Leapfrog Group.

PR Newswire;  August 14, 2001 ;     728 words ......today a partnership agreement with The Leapfrog Group. Under the terms of the agreement...hospital patient-safety survey. The Leapfrog Group's survey will assess the extent to...importance and we are pleased to assist The Leapfrog Group in this important endeavor, said Kerry...

Revisiting the Leapfrog Group project.

Newsletter-People's Medical Society;  April 1, 2002 ;     439 words ......coalition of big business, dubbed the Leapfrog Group? Participating companies have pledged...care. In January of this year, the Leapfrog Group published the first wave of information...patient safety standards. True, as the Leapfrog Group tell us, the majority of the information...

Employers use clout wisely.(Leapfrog Group)(Brief Article)

Business Insurance;  November 27, 2000 ;     472 words ......its plan was officially unveiled, The Leapfrog Group is planning to use its joint purchasing...toward changing provider behavior. The Leapfrog Group says it recognizes that higher quality...want the cheapest health care. The Leapfrog Group's plan may cost its members more upfront...

Hospitals voluntarily enact Leapfrog Group's policy on never events

Managed Healthcare Executive;  February 1, 2008 ;   Krizner, Ken;   787 words ......HOSPITALS have pledged to adopt the Leapfrog Group's policy on "never events"-rare medical...and 32,600 deaths, according to the Leapfrog Group. Another study concluded that never...amp; Medicaid Services (CMS). The Leapfrog Group follows the NQF definition of a never...

Premier, Zynx Health and The Leapfrog Group Exploring Additional Safety...

PR Newswire;  April 8, 2002 ;     787 words ......developer, will work with The Leapfrog Group to explore additional safety...six complex treatments. The Leapfrog Group, a consortium of more than...www.zynx.com/. About The Leapfrog Group The Leapfrog Group was founded...

Leapfrog Group To Conduct Hospital Safety Survey

Quality Progress;  June 1, 2004 ;   Anonymous;   116 words ...HEALTHCARE The Leapfrog Group, a coalition of major employers that already ranks hospital...results will be released in early July and updated monthly. The Leapfrog Group is made up of 150 employers that purchase about $60 billion...

The Leapfrog Group Tackles Next Steps in Patient Safety

U.S. Newswire;  January 9, 2002 ;     417 words ......or as deeply as patient safety. The Leapfrog Group, a champion of this issue and a coalition...and improve health care value. The Leapfrog Group co-sponsored with the National Health...Delbanco, Ph.D., executive director of The Leapfrog Group. Michael Bailit of Bailit Health ...