September 21, 2007
The MGH among top
hospitals for quality and safety
The MGH has been ranked among the very best in the nation for patient safety and health care quality practices, receiving top marks from the Leapfrog Group, a national hospital quality rating organization. Evaluated by the Leapfrog Hospital Quality and Safety Survey, one of the most complete and current assessment tools for quality and safety available, the MGH was designated a 2007 Top Hospital from among the 1,285 hospitals responding to the survey.
The MGH, along with 40 other hospitals across the country, was given high scores for its progress toward implementing safe practices in four categories: computer physician order entry systems, evidence-based hospital referrals, Intensive Care Unit staffing and the Leapfrog Safe Practices Score, which measures hospitals' progress implementing best practices. This year's Leapfrog survey was slightly different than those in past years. In the area of evidence-based hospital referrals, the survey included information about the hospitals' weight loss and aortic valve surgeries and considered the surgeons" level of experience with high-risk procedures. Hospitals provided information about their percentage of surgeons who met a certain case volume in each of the procedures.
"We are entering a new era of quality and safety at the MGH," says Gregg Meyer, MD, MSc, senior vice president of the MGH/MGPO Center for Quality and Safety. "Demonstrating transparency in our quality and safety performance and practices reveals our progress and indicates areas where we need to continue to challenge ourselves and make advances. We are proud of the MGH's dedication to patient safety and health care quality. As we continue to rank among the very best in the nation, we will continue to aim even higher."
To view the complete 2007 Top Hospitals list and a detailed explanation of the ranking methodology, access www.leapfroggroup.org/news/leapfrog_news/Top_Hospitals. For more information about the MGH/MGPO Center for Quality and Safety, call (617) 726-4709.
The MGH has been ranked among the very best in the nation for patient safety and health care quality practices, receiving top marks from the Leapfrog Group, a national hospital quality rating organization. Evaluated by the Leapfrog Hospital Quality and Safety Survey, one of the most complete and current assessment tools for quality and safety available, the MGH was designated a 2007 Top Hospital from among the 1,285 hospitals responding to the survey.
The MGH, along with 40 other hospitals across the country, was given high scores for its progress toward implementing safe practices in four categories: computer physician order entry systems, evidence-based hospital referrals, Intensive Care Unit staffing and the Leapfrog Safe Practices Score, which measures hospitals' progress implementing best practices. This year's Leapfrog survey was slightly different than those in past years. In the area of evidence-based hospital referrals, the survey included information about the hospitals' weight loss and aortic valve surgeries and considered the surgeons" level of experience with high-risk procedures. Hospitals provided information about their percentage of surgeons who met a certain case volume in each of the procedures.
"We are entering a new era of quality and safety at the MGH," says Gregg Meyer, MD, MSc, senior vice president of the MGH/MGPO Center for Quality and Safety. "Demonstrating transparency in our quality and safety performance and practices reveals our progress and indicates areas where we need to continue to challenge ourselves and make advances. We are proud of the MGH's dedication to patient safety and health care quality. As we continue to rank among the very best in the nation, we will continue to aim even higher."
To view the complete 2007 Top Hospitals list and a detailed explanation of the ranking methodology, access www.leapfroggroup.org/news/leapfrog_news/Top_Hospitals. For more information about the MGH/MGPO Center for Quality and Safety, call (617) 726-4709.