Transparency Is Key WASHINGTON, April 12, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Leapfrog Group, an employer-driven national advocate of healthcare safety and quality, applauds the administration for reaching out to employers and other purchasers of health care to align better our payment for health care with common goals for patient safety.

Referring patients to hospitals that have the largest volume of surgical procedures does not necessarily lead to improved outcomes for the overall population.

Survey recognizes commitment to quality and patient safety Washington, DC (Vocus) December 1, 2010 Children’s National Medical Center is one of only seven children’s hospitals in the country named to the Leapfrog Group’s 2010 Top Hospitals List.

Only 5% of Eligible Hospitals Achieved this Prestigious National Designation for 2010 Buffalo, NY (Vocus) December 1, 2010 The Leapfrog Group’s annual class of Top Hospitals — 65 from a field of nearly 1,200 — was announced December 1 in Washington, D.C., and included Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) in Buffalo, NY, for the first time.

According to a national ranking from the Leapfrog Group, U-M Hospitals and Health Centers provide some of the safest and most effective care in the country ANN ARBOR, Mich., Dec.