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January 7, 2010

Children’s recognized as one of top hospitals

Children’s Hospital is one of eight pediatric hospitals named a 2009 Leapfrog Top Hospital. The designation is based on the only national, public comparison of hospitals on issues including mortality rates for certain procedures, infection rates, safety practices and efficiency. This is the second year in a row that Children’s has earned the honor.

Children’s, a pioneer in the development and use of electronic health records, met a number of criteria in order to be recognized for delivering the best quality care while attaining the highest level of efficiency, according to The Leapfrog Group. As an example of how an electronic health record has improved patient safety, Children’s has reduced medication errors by 60 percent since the implementation of computerized provider order entry.

Top pediatric hospitals earn a score of 95 or better in the Leapfrog hospital recognition program, which uses data from its 1,206-hospital survey to evaluate performance in clinical focus areas; intensivist physician staffing; evidence-based hospital referrals; common acute conditions; hospital-acquired conditions, and safe practices.

Filed under: Feature,Volume 42 Issue 9

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