The Leapfrog Group assigns hospitals letter grades based on safety outcomes. The grades are an easy way for patients to choose one hospital over another and can be directly tied to reimbursement through Leapfrog’s Value-Based Purchasing Program.

Hospital leaders know that patient safety is both a moral imperative and a public measure of trust. The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade—reported twice a year—has become one of the most visible indicators of how well hospitals protect patients from preventable harm.