A hospital s strong performance in one rating system doesn t necessarily mean it will be a top performer in another, data from CMS and The Leapfrog Group show.
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Just under 25% of Illinois hospitals earned A grades this fall from hospital safety nonprofit The Leapfrog Group, including 18% of Chicago’s 22 eligible hospitals. The grades examine safety procedures at general hospitals nationwide, focusing on prevention of medical errors, accidents and infections. Leapfrog tracks bloodstream infections associated with central lines, which deliver medicine .