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Hospitals named to first-ever 'Leapfrog Top Hospitals' list
Healthcare Strategist Trend Watch, October 27, 2006
Fifty-nine U.S. hospitals have been named to the "Leapfrog Top Hospitals" list based on their positive responses to a survey asking about their awareness of and action on the 30 Safe Practices for Better Healthcare endorsed by the National Quality Forum. The survey of 1,200 hospitals was conducted by The Leapfrog Group, a Washington, DC-based organization that aims to promote healthcare quality and safety.
Although 60% of the hospitals surveyed have fully implemented at least one of the four quality and safety categories outlined by The Leapfrog Group, the organization also found that
more than 90% have not implemented computer physician order entry under Leapfrog's standards
half do not have an explicit protocol to ensure adequate nursing staff, or a policy to check with patients to find out whether they understand the risks of their procedures
30% lack procedures for preventing malnutrition in patients, and do not vaccinate healthcare workers against the flu
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