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UPDATE 4/4/25: Click READ MORE to access newly released Florida-specific data. C-Section Rates Hold Steady, While Episiotomy Rates Drop in New National Maternity Care Report from The Leapfrog Group

On Thursday, March 13th, the National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions released the Mental Health Parity Toolkit that the Florida Alliance developed with them to the public. Florida Alliance President and CEO Karen van Caulil was quoted in the press release that was issued with the toolkit.

The Leapfrog Group announced 18 hospitals in Florida that have been named on their 2024 list of Top Hospitals, and 13 ambulatory surgery centers in Florida that have been named to their list of Top Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASCs). These awards honor top hospitals and ASCs on patient safety and quality.

The National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions acknowledged the efforts of employers and member coalitions at its 2024 Annual Forum. Florida Alliance Employer Member Rosen Hotels & Resorts received the 2024 Employer/Purchaser Excellence Award for their commitment to promoting healthcare value by driving market change while also sharing what they’ve learned with others to improve the health and well-being of Florida’s working families.

On Friday, November 15, The Leapfrog Group announced the Fall 2024 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades, evaluating nearly 3,000 hospitals on their ability to prevent medical errors, accidents, and infections. The Hospital Safety Grade uses up to 30 performance measures to assign an “A, “B,” “C,” “D,” or “F” to individual hospitals and uses a public, peer-reviewed methodology, calculated by top patient safety experts under the guidance of a National Expert Panel.

UPDATE: 10/16 Click READ MORE to access newly released podcast featuring Karen van Caulil. New research from Catalyst for Payment Reform (CPR) illustrates the opportunities and challenges for state policy reform to lower healthcare prices in Florida.

Percentage of hospitals achieving The Leapfrog Group’s Hand Hygiene Standard increased almost sevenfold since 2020, with leaders’ compensation increasingly tied to gains, and adoption of key technology doubling.

On May 1, The Leapfrog Group announced the Spring 2024 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades. The grades reflect preventable medical errors, accidents, injuries, and infections that together kill more than 500 people a day in the United States.

The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit watchdog organization that rates hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) on their commitment to patient safety and quality has announced its 2023 national list of Top Hospitals and Top ASCs.

The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit representing hundreds of the nation’s most influential employers and purchasers of health care, driven in Florida by the Florida Alliance for Healthcare Value, has announced the Fall 2023 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades.

The Leapfrog Group, a national watchdog organization of employers and other purchasers focused on health care safety and quality, announced the election of three new members to its board of directors: Janet Lucas-Taylor, Senior Director Employee Benefits, Northwestern Mutual; Susan Sheridan, MIM, MBA, Founding Member, Patients for Patient Safety; and Karen van Caulil, PhD, President & CEO, Florida Alliance for Healthcare Value.

A recent online article reasons that “employers are losing trust in the companies they hire to run their health plans.” While most employers have not publicly probed the insurance companies’ role in rising healthcare costs, with new transparency rules requiring hospitals and health insurers to publicly disclose prices they have negotiated for many services, employers are starting to ask questions. Karen van Caulil, President and CEO of the Florida Alliance, was interviewed and quoted in the article.

Today, The Bowman Family Foundation released an important report for the healthcare industry. The report highlights many of the challenges people face trying to obtain high quality behavioral health care. The Bowman Family Foundation report reinforces many of the troubling trends that continue to hamper widespread access to affordable and high-quality mental health and substance use care.

The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit representing hundreds of the nation’s most influential employers and purchasers of health care, driven in Florida by the Florida Alliance for Healthcare Value, has announced the Spring 2023 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades.

Dr. Karen van Caulil, President and CEO of the Florida Alliance for Healthcare Value, and Mike Thompson, President and CEO of the National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions, shared strategies that self-funded employers can implement to achieve lower prices in hospital negotiations in a recent article in HealthPayerIntelligence.

The Leapfrog Group announced today 14 hospitals in Florida have been named to its 2022 national list of Top Hospitals and 4 Florida ASCs have been named to the 2022 Top Ambulatory Surgery Centers.

The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit representing hundreds of the nation’s most influential employers and purchasers of health care, driven in Florida by the Florida Alliance for Healthcare Value, has announced the fall 2022 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades.

The National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions awarded Miami-Dade County Public Schools the 2022 Employer/Purchaser Excellence Award during their 2022 Annual Forum on November 8, 2022.