Leapfrog Group

Ratings: Leapfrog fields a voluntary survey of hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers on quality and safety practices. The surveys involve measure development and are updated annually. The hospital survey also includes a tool to evaluate systems for computerized physician order entry of pharmaceuticals. In addition, The data from The hospital survey are combined with data from other sources to further understand hospital quality and safety. The organization publicly rates u.s. Hospitals on their safety in an initiative called The Leapfrog hospital safety grade.

Membership: Leapfrog works with employers and purchasers of health care to encourage transparency from The health care community and educate employees on The safest and highest quality providers. Leapfrog also collects dues from an advisory committee of health care-focused companies who offer advice and suggestions to Leapfrog but do not have a governing role.

Communications: Leapfrog collects, analyzes and disseminates health care data on quality and safety to consumers and purchasers to help them make decisions on where to seek care. Health care providers also find The information useful for their own improvement programs and The opportunity to benchmark against their peers. Leapfrog works with print, radio, television, digital and social media platforms to spread information about its health care ratings and reports.