Hospital responses to the Leapfrog Group in local markets.

Dennis Scanlon; Jon B. Christianson; Eric Ford

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Hospital responses to the Leapfrog Group in local markets.

February 20, 2008

Scanlon D, Christianson JB, Ford E. Med Care Res Rev. 2008;65(2):207-31.

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This study evaluated factors contributing to hospitals' progress toward meeting the patient safety goals established by the Leapfrog Group.

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