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Now we have more information on more hospitals than ever before, so people can protect themselves and their families. “It is critical that all hospitals put patient safety first. “As the pandemic continues, we all have heightened awareness of the importance of hospitals in our communities and in our lives,” Binder said in a statement. On the other hand, she said four other measures-computerized physician order entry, bar code medication administration, Clostridium difficile and death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable conditions-saw significant improvements across the board.
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RELATED: Leapfrog safety ratings highlight top performers' COVID-19 prevention measuresĪdditionally, Leapfrog President and CEO Leah Binder told Fierce Healthcare that two outcome measures-central line bloodstream infection (CLABSI) and methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus-saw statistically significant decreases across the full sample of 2,901 hospitals since the spring rankings. The most recent safety grades suggest “significant variation” across regions and individual facilities, Leapfrog said, underscoring the need for patient tools to review hospital performance when seeking care. North Dakota, Delaware and Washington, D.C., each did not have a single hospital receive the top mark. Four states saw more than 50% of their hospitals receive an A rating: Virginia (56.2%), North Carolina (55.1%), Idaho (53.9%) and Massachusetts (51.7%).