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By Ashok Selvam | September 01, 2012 | Print Magazine

A trio of independent studies released last week bolstered the view that U.S. patient safety is not improving despite the efforts of doctors, hospitals, the federal government and various patient-safety groups.
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Consumer Reports releases hospital safety ratings

By Maureen McKinney | July 05, 2012 | Basic Web

Consumer Reports has released individualized safety ratings for more than 1,100 hospitals. More than half of hospitals received an overall safety score below 50%.
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By the letter | Leapfrog's grading system draws mixed reactions from hospitals

By Jaimy Lee | June 09, 2012 | Print Magazine

A letter-grade system based on patient-safety measures has riled up hospitals that received low or average scores.
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Many hospitals rate 'C' or below on safety: Leapfrog

By Jaimy Lee | June 06, 2012 | Basic Web

The Leapfrog Group used publicly available data to calculate a safety score based on an academic grading scale for more than 2,600 hospitals.
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CPOE simulation finds missed errors

By Andis Robeznieks | April 27, 2012 | Basic Web

In a simulated test of the computerized physician order entry systems at 253 hospitals, more than a third missed routine medication orders and just over 1% missed medication errors that would have resulted in a fatality.
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Medical society launches panel on doc-payment reform

By Andis Robeznieks | March 05, 2012 | Basic Web

The Society of General Internal Medicine has launched the National Commission on Physician Payment Reform, a panel examining how physicians are paid and how financial incentives affect patient care.
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Early elective deliveries decline: Leapfrog

By Maureen McKinney | January 26, 2012 | Basic Web

The number of babies born through early elective deliveries is dropping, but hospitals still have a long way to go toward eliminating them, according to the Leapfrog Group, a Washington-based quality-improvement organization formed by large employers.
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Leapfrog recognizes top-performing hospitals

By Maureen McKinney | December 06, 2011 | Basic Web

The Leapfrog Group has recognized 65 hospitals as top performers for 2011, based on quality and safety data gathered in its yearly hospital survey. This year's total list of honorees tied last year's record number, according to a...
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Sharing the pain | Employers continue to shift more costs to workers, with high-deductible health plans getting closer attention

By Melanie Evans | November 07, 2011 | Print Magazine

American workers, regardless of industry, are shouldering a greater share of the cost of medical care, based on the results of Modern Healthcare's fourth annual survey of health spending by large U.S. employers.
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