Thirty-three hospitals and eight children’s hospitals were named top facilities by a health care business group Tuesday.
The facilities, mostly in large cities, got top scores for boosting patient safety standards and for treating high-risk diseases according to scientific evidence. Hospitals also got points if they used electronic prescribing programs.
Hospitals in Oakland, Calif., Pittsburgh, Boston, and Seattle were among those singled out by the Leapfrog Group, a group started by corporations and other large employers worried about health care costs. Children’s hospitals in Atlanta, Los Angeles, and Detroit were also among top scorers.
The results are based on a survey of 1,285 hospitals.
— WebMD
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