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CCNA Coalition Member Leapfrog Group: Nurses are Leaders in Promoting Hospital Transparency

In recognition of a growing body of studies highlighting the key role nurses’ play in patient safety, Champion Nursing Coalition member The Leapfrog Group today announced they will publicly report on hospitals that have demonstrated nursing excellence through Magnet designation.

Making the announcement at CCNA’s Champion Nursing Council and Coalition Meeting in Washington, DC, Leapfrog’s CEO Leah Binder stated, “With this addition to our annual survey, Leapfrog is recognizing the vital role nurses play in patient safety and their strong commitment to transparency.” The 2011 Leapfrog Hospital Survey data is publicly available for the first time today.

Today’s announcement comes as part of The Leapfrog Group’s commitment to implement recommendations found in Institute of Medicine (IOM) report, The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health. Binder joined other health care, business, consumer, and education leaders to develop strategies to prepare and enable nurses to lead change to advance health, a key recommendation from the IOM report. CCNA is working with national and state stakeholders to drive action in support of the IOM recommendations. 

The Magnet Recognition Program® was developed by the American Nurses Credentialing Center to recognize health care organizations that provide nursing excellence. The program also provides a vehicle for disseminating successful nursing practices and strategies. Recognizing quality patient care, nursing excellence, and innovations in professional nursing practice, the Magnet Recognition Program provides consumers with a reliable benchmark to measure the quality of care that they can expect to receive.

Results from the survey 2011 Leapfrog Hospital Survey can be viewed at www.leapfroggroup.org/cp where visitors can search for hospitals by city, state, or zip code. A list of hospitals reporting Magnet® status to Leapfrog is available at www.leapfroggroup.org/MagnetRecognition. Visitors can also find information, by hospital, on infection rates, survival rates for certain high-risk surgeries, rates of hospital-acquired injuries, rates of early elective deliveries, and much more about a hospital’s safety and quality.

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