Leapfrog Group recently gave more than 1,000 hospitals a "C" or worse score in the latest update, according to an article on the Fierce Healthcare website.
Safety and infection control common issues for low-scoring facilities.
This time around, Leapfrog awarded 879 "C" grades, the largest group, 145 "D" grades and 22 "F" grades. In addition, 750 hospitals were awarded an "A" and 683 were given a "B" grade.
Leah Binder, CEO of Leapfrog, said overall, she saw signs of improvement. For instance, five hospitals that earned an "A" for this round of grades previously earned an "F," according to Leapfrog, and 46 facilities earned their first "A" scores this spring.
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