Leapfrog Group Hospital Survey Finds Majority Of Hospitals Fail To Meet Important Quality Standards Though it has been 10 years since the Institute of Medicine's Landmark report on the failure of U.S. hospitals to adequately protect patient safety, too many hospitals still have failed to implement standards known to improve quality and save lives. According to the 2008 Leapfrog Hospital Survey, released today, only 7% of hospitals fully meet Leapfrog medication error prevention (CPOE) standards and low percentages of hospitals are fully meeting mortality standards (see below).
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.com
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