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3 years of patient safety reports flag worrying trends at Alabama hospital; CEO says not that simple
Huntsville Hospital CEO Jeff Samz is not a fan of the Leapfrog Group’s national patient safety report, which gave the northern Alabama institution the worst possible overall grade in its spring 2025 ...
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Federal watchdog urges VA to prioritize patient safety and improve access to community care
WASHINGTON — A federal watchdog is urging the Department of Veterans Affairs to bring greater focus to improving patient safety, modernizing its medical records and ensuring timely access to ...
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South Florida hospitals say patient safety rankings are rigged, and sue nonprofit
Leapfrog gives A to F grades to hospitals nationwide twice a year for patient safety. But the lawsuit, filed April 30 in West Palm Beach federal court, says Leapfrog “pressures hospitals to ...
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UCSF Health Hospitals Earn Top Honors for Patient Safety
Three UCSF Health hospitals received “A” ratings in the spring 2025 Hospital Safety Grades from The Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit watchdog focused on patient safety. Leapfrog ...
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One in ten patient safety incidents in hospitals due to poor communication – new study
And the findings are alarming. We discovered that poor communication was the sole cause of patient-safety incidents in over one in ten cases and contributed to causing incidents in one in four cases.
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Patient safety concerns at 4 Mass. hospitals, Leapfrog survey shows
In a few weeks, the nonprofit will release its next round of safety rankings. Each spring and fall, The Leapfrog Group, also a nonprofit, enlists a panel of experts to evaluate patient safety at ...
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Poor Communication Major Contributor to Patient Safety Incidents
HealthDay News — Poor communication is a major contributor to patient safety incidents, according to a review published online April 15 in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Leila Keshtkar ...
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Poor Communication Major Contributor to Patient Safety Incidents
Interventions improving communication between health care providers and patients, in turn, lowering risk of patient safety incidents, are needed. HealthDay News — Poor communication is a major ...
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Patient Safety Research May Be Imperiled if AHRQ Is Downsized, Experts Warn
The Trump administration's efforts to downsize the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) are causing alarm among public health workers as well as researchers who study patient safety ...
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Six Sarasota, Manatee area hospitals named by Healthgrades for Patient Safety Excellence
Six hospitals in the Sarasota and Manatee County area received the 2025 Patient Safety Excellence Award from Healthgrades. Hospitals earning this award rank in the top 5% nationwide for patient ...
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Health Talk: Patient safety and quality care
In the realm of health care, cultivating a robust patient safety culture is essential for delivering high-quality care and minimizing risks. At Rutland Regional Medical Center, we understand frequent ...