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Children's Memorial Hospital of Chicago Installs InnerWireless System To Enable Complete Medical Mobility
CHICAGO & RICHARDSON, Texas -- InnerWireless Provides Uniform Wireless Coverage, Helping to Increase Clinical Productivity, While Supporting Patient-Safety Objectives Children's Memorial Hospital of Chicago has installed the InnerWirelessR broadband distribution system to empower clinical applications and interpersonal communications, including pagers. The hospital selected InnerWireless because of its ability to...
Tags: Children's Memorial Hospital, Leapfrog Group
Research articles 2005-01-25
Meet Leapfrog Group's 13 "Highest Value" Hospitals
The healthcare-quality gurus at the Leapfrog Group have put out a new survey naming 13 hospitals they believe offer both high-quality care and cost-effective treatment. The group, which surveyed more than 1,220 hospitals (out of roughly 5,000 in the U.S.), ranked medical centers on the efficiency with which they performed...
Tags: Hospital, Nonprofit, Leapfrog Group, Catholic, Healthcare, David P. Hamilton
Blog posts 2008-12-12

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Leapfrog launches N.J. program.(News)(Joanne Wojcik)(Leapfrog Hospital Rewards Program)(Leapfrog Group)(Brief article)
Byline: Joanne Wojcik NEWARK, N.J.-The Leapfrog Group and Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey are collaborating on the nation's first statewide pay-for-performance project that will provide financial rewards and public recognition for high-quality, efficient care. All of the state's...
Tags: Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey
Research articles 2006-07-17
In Brief.(Leapfrog Group; Memorial Hospital and Health System, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
Leapfrog to announce findings. The Leapfrog Group, a coalition of 90 large healthcare purchasers, will disclose this week in Washington how well hospitals in six urban regions measure up to its three patient-safety standards. The American Hospital Association has been critical of Leapfrog's standards, which include...
Tags: American Hospital Association, Dartmouth-Hitchcock
Research articles 2002-01-14
Northeast.(Regional News)(hospitals joins Leapfrog Hospital rewards program)(Auburn Memorial Hospital files bankruptcy protection)(reducing costs for chronic disease patients)
NEWARK, N.J.-Seven additional New Jersey hospitals have joined a pay-for-performance program offered by the Leapfrog Group. They join eight hospitals in the state that have participated in the program since 2006. The Leapfrog Hospital Rewards Program is touted as a nationally standardized way to assess the...
Tags: Auburn Memorial Hospital
Research articles 2007-05-28
Cerner, Leapfrog Reducing Medical Errors in Seattle Area; Five Hospitals Using Cerner Solutions to Meet CPOE Standards of Employer Coalition
KANSAS CITY, Mo. & SEATTLE -- The Leapfrog Group, a national coalition of more than 150 organizations with the healthcare purchasing power of 34 million consumers, asks hospitals to report publicly on how they meet four standards or "leaps" proven to reduce preventable medical errors. The implementation of computerized physician...
Tags: Cerner Corp., hospital
Research articles 2004-07-20
Fiserv Strategic Ally Patient Choice Wins Leapfrog, NBCH Award; Model Drives Improvement in Health Care Quality and Efficiency by Engaging Consumers to Shop for Value
MINNEAPOLIS -- Fiserv Health, a business group of Fiserv Inc. (Nasdaq:FISV), has announced that one of its strategic allies, Patient Choice, was honored with one of the first Driving Value in Health Care Awards from The Leapfrog Group and the National Business Coalition on Health NBCH.
Tags: Fiserv Inc., health care, patient
Research articles 2006-09-06
Healthcare Roundup: Surgical Checklist Surges, Rockefeller Cues EHR Mandate, Health Plan Enrollment Drops, ASCs Suck Straw, and More
Good start for safety measure â€" In January, the Institute of Healthcare Improvement announced that it was trying to get all U.S. hospitals to test a surgical checklist by April 1. The checklist for ORs and surgeons has been shown to reduce complications and mortality. Although only 622 hospitalsâ€"about 10...
Tags: Hospital, Stock, Health Care, Vertical Industries, Healthcare, Benefits, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Ken Terry
Blog posts 2009-04-24
Advertising Roundup: Wunderman Wins Nokia; Leapfrog Splits With TBWA; JWT Stages Kidnapping; And More ...
Wunderman won the £18m global digital business for Nokia -- It is understood to have beaten Euro RSCG 4D and RMG Connect to scoop the account. The agency will work with global advertising agency Wieden & Kennedy. [Source: Marketing Week] Toymaker Leapfrog  splits with TBWA/Chiat/Day -- Parting...
Tags: Advertisement, Nokia Corp., Sri Lanka, Jim Edwards
Blog posts 2008-12-18
University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore named one of
The University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore said it was named by the Leapfrog Group to a first-ever list as one of the nation's 50 best acute-care hospitals, based on outcomes and patient volume for selected high-risk procedures, as well as staffing levels and specific measures taken to ensure...
Tags: Medical Center, University of Maryland
Research articles 2006-10-31
Zacks Sell List Highlights: AnnTaylor Stores, La-Z-Boy, LeapFrog Enterprises, and 99 Cents Only Stores
CHICAGO -- Zacks.com releases details on a group of stocks that are part of their exclusive list of Stocks to Sell Now. These stocks are currently rated as a Zacks Rank #5 Strong Sell: AnnTaylor Stores Corporation (NYSE:ANN) and La-Z-Boy, Inc. (NYSE:LZB). Further they announced #4 Rankings Sell on two...
Tags: stock
Research articles 2004-10-22
Zacks Sell List Highlights: GMX Resources Inc., Progress Energy, LeapFrog Enterprises and Olin Corp
CHICAGO -- Zacks.com releases details on a group of stocks that are currently members of the exclusive Zacks #5 Rank List - Stocks to Sell Now. These stocks are currently rated as a Zacks Rank #5 Strong Sell: GMX Resources Inc. (Nasdaq: GMXR) and Progress Energy (NYSE: PGN). Further, Zacks...
Tags: stock, NYSE Euronext
Research articles 2006-06-16
Zacks Sell List Highlights: LeapFrog Enterprises, Power-One, J.P. Morgan Chase, and Rite Aid
CHICAGO -- Zacks.com releases details on a group of stocks that are part of their exclusive list of Stocks to Sell Now. These stocks are currently rated as a Zacks Rank #5 Strong Sell: LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE:LF) and Power-One, Inc. (NASDAQ:PWER). Further they announced #4 Rankings Sell on two...
Tags: J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., stock
Research articles 2005-02-23
Health Net joins New York partnership to improve patient safety.
Health Net of me Northeast Inc. has joined local businesses, hospitals, providers and other health plans to form the New York Partnership for Improving Patient Safety NYPIPS as part of the New York regional rollout of The Leapfrog Group's patient s Health Net of me Northeast...
Tags: health care, hospital, partnership, patient
Research articles 2002-10-21
Zacks Sell List Highlights: Andrx Corporation, Aon Corporation, LeapFrog Enterprises, Krispy Kreme Doughnuts
CHICAGO -- Zacks.com releases details on a group of stocks that are part of their exclusive list of Stocks to Sell Now. These stocks are currently rated as a Zacks Rank #5 Strong Sell: Andrx Corporation (NASDAQ:ADRX) and Aon Corporation (NYSE:AOC): Further they announced #4 Rankings Sell on two other...
Tags: Aon Corp., stock
Research articles 2004-11-24
Zacks Bull and Bear of the Day Highlights: Cadbury Schweppes, LeapFrog, Glacier Bancorp and eCollege.com
CHICAGO -- Zacks Equity Research highlights Cadbury Schweppes Group (NYSE: CSG) as the Bull of the Day and LeapFrog Enterprises (NYSE: LF) as the Bear of the Day. In addition, Zacks Equity Research provides analysis on Glacier Bancorp (Nasdaq: GBCI) and eCollege.com (Nasdaq: ECLG). Full analysis of all four stocks...
Tags: Bull, Cadbury Schweppes Plc.
Research articles 2006-11-28
Health Wonk Review: Business Edition
The biweekly blog carnival Health Wonk Review is up, and while many of the featured posts can tend to the academic, here are a few that may appeal specifically to BNET readers: Two different posts tackle the question of whether insurers can help restrain soaring healthcare costs....
Tags: Health Care, HealthBlawg, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, David P. Hamilton
Blog posts 2008-06-27
Pilot program underway
With employers looking for ways to reward quality in health care - but without necessarily paying more - a Boeing pilot program associated with the Leapfrog Group could help navigate a route forward. The program is getting buzz from employers as well as academic researchers who are closing in on...
Tags: Benefits, Boeing Co., financial, HEALTHCARE, hospital, physician, quality, SOFTWARE
Research articles 2005-05-01
The leapfrog approach
olinFollowing the sale of the established high-volume passive components to investment group Compass Partners International see page XIV, Philips Components has formed the advanced ceramics and modules ACM business group to handle what remains. This is mainly ceramic technology, magnetics, integrated passives and functional modules. The group comprises 25...
Tags: ACM, HARDWARE, integration, Philips Electronics N.V., Semiconductors
Research articles 1999-03-22
S3 and UMC Group Leapfrog the Competition with First 0.18 Micron Design; First Silicon Tops the World Record By Delivering More than 2 Million Gates in One Chip
SANTA CLARA, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--Dec. 8, 1998--While competitors remain focused on older 0.25 micron designs, S3 Incorporated (Nasdaq: SIII) and UMC Group today announced that they have successfully produced the graphics industry's first 0.18 micron design. Recognized as one of the most advanced processes in the world, UMC Group's 0.18 micron...
Research articles 1998-12-08
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