Tag Archives: Leapfrog
Leapfrog Updates Hand Hygiene Monitoring Requirement for 2022
The Leapfrog Group is offering hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers an alternative path to meeting the organization’s Hand Hygiene Standard. On March 14, 2022, Leapfrog released its Summary of Changes to the 2022 Leapfrog Hospital Survey & ...
Leapfrog Hand Hygiene Survey: 3 Surprising Facts
You know how important your Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade is to your institution’s reputation and functioning. And you know that the Leapfrog Hand Hygiene Survey contributes to your facility’s safety grade. You probably also know that Leapfrog h...
Leapfrog Not Backing Down on Hand Hygiene Requirements
Some hospitals have asked The Leapfrog Group to relax its hand hygiene standards, says Leah Binder, Leapfrog’s president and CEO, according to a January 28, 2022 Becker’s Hospital Review article. That’s not going to happen. Becker’s Hos...
Clean Hands – Safe Hands Named a Best Infection Prevention Product by Newsweek
ATLANTA, GA – October 19, 2021 – Clean Hands–Safe Hands announced today that it has once again been named a “Best Infection Prevention Product” by Newsweek through a collaboration with The Leapfrog Group. To read more about Clean Ha...
3 Reasons Direct Observation Costs More Than You Think
Direct observation of hand hygiene seems like it should be the most cost-effective strategy to monitor, report, and improve staff adherence to hand hygiene protocols. After all, pen and paper (or WiFi-connected tablets and smartphones) are cheap and ...
3 Ways Healthcare Priorities Will Likely Shift in 2021
When COVID-19 first hit the United States in March of 2020, so many things were uncertain, but one thing became increasingly clear: COVID was not going to go away any time soon. The coronavirus impacted every aspect of hospital operations, and the wa...
Prioritizing Patient Experience: Using an IoT System to Keep Patients Satisfied
At Clean Hands – Safe Hands, improving the patient experience is front of mind in everything we do. We have talked about patient experience many times, but in case you missed it, here is a free resource outlining three ways to improve patient exper...
Clean Hands – Safe Hands Named a Best Infection Prevention Product by Newsweek
ATLANTA, GA – May 6, 2020 – Clean Hands–Safe Hands announced today that its been named a “Best Infection Prevention Product” by Newsweek through a collaboration with The Leapfrog Group. To read more about Clean Hands – Safe Ha...
Are You Prepared for the Leapfrog Hand Hygiene Survey?
The Leapfrog Group is a not-for-profit organization founded with the intention of bringing vital healthcare information to patients. The Leapfrog Group advocates for public access to data from all U.S. hospitals. Leapfrog’s website has a search fun...
Joint Commission AND Leapfrog Get Serious About Hand Hygiene
Everyone has talked about the importance of hand hygiene for years, and two major organizations are now getting serious. In case you missed it, starting this week, if a Joint Commission surveyor sees one individual fail to clean their hands one time,...