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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.

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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.