100 Most Influential People in Healthcare – 2018
Rank 86
Leah Binder
President and CEO, Leapfrog Group
Under Binder's leadership, Leapfrog has launched a number of initiatives, including the Hospital Safety Grade, which assigns letter grades assessing the safety of hospitals across the country. Leapfrog's advocacy work has also helped ensure that key CMS programs adopt important quality and safety measures. Leapfrog also works with the CMS to test the validity of some value-based programs. Binder is a regular contributor to Forbes.com, the Huffington Post and the Wall Street Journal online expert forum.