Key Dates and Information

2022 SPRING/FALL HOSPITAL SAFETY GRADE METHODOLOGY CHANGES

Leapfrog has finalized the Hospital Safety Grade methodology that will be used to calculate the spring 2022 Hospital Safety Grades, and two additional changes that will be applied to the Hospital Safety Grade Methodology used to calculate the fall 2022 Hospital Safety Grades. These updates come under the guidance of Leapfrog’s national expert panel and research team at Johns Hopkins Medicine and in response to stakeholder feedback. Download the final changes and responses to public comments here.

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DATE	DEADLINE
January 31	SPRING DATA SNAPSHOT DATE The data snapshot date is the date that Leapfrog will extract public data (i.e., download data published by CMS or submitted to Leapfrog or secondary data sources) to calculate Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades. All data, including Leapfrog Hospital Survey Results, must be finalized by this date. For more information about Leapfrog Hospital Survey deadlines visit https://www.leapfroggroup.org/survey-materials/deadlines.
February 28 - March 20	SPRING COURTESY REVIEW PERIOD As a courtesy to hospitals, Leapfrog will hold a Courtesy Safety Grade Review Period before the public release of each Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade update. The Review Period is an opportunity for hospitals to review the data for accuracy (i.e., identify recording errors, hospital name and address changes, etc.) on a secure website and review changes to the scoring algorithm.
March 8	SPRING 2022 HOSPITAL SAFETY GRADE TOWN HALL CALL Hospitals and other stakeholders are invited to a free Town Hall Call to hear about changes to the measures and scoring methodology, as well as details of the Courtesy Safety Grade Review Period and important deadlines. The Town Hall Call will include a 40-minute presentation and a 20-minute Q&A session. Recording and slides can be found below in Materials and Resources.
April 18 - May 9	SPRING LETTER EMBARGO PERIOD Following the close of the Courtesy Safety Grade Review Period, Leapfrog finalizes the data and establishes letter grade cut-points. Leapfrog then refreshes the Safety Grade Review website and hospitals are able to participate in a 2-week Letter Grade Embargo Period in which they can preview their letter grade prior to the public announcement.
May 10	SPRING PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT
August 31	FALL DATA SNAPSHOT DATE The data snapshot date is the date that Leapfrog will extract public data (i.e., download data published by CMS or submitted to Leapfrog or secondary data sources) to calculate Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades. All data, including Leapfrog Hospital Survey Results, must be finalized by this date. For more information about Leapfrog Hospital Survey deadlines visit https://www.leapfroggroup.org/survey-materials/deadlines.
Mid September	FALL COURTESY REVIEW PERIOD As a courtesy to hospitals, Leapfrog will hold a Courtesy Safety Grade Review Period before the public release of each Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade update. The Review Period is an opportunity for hospitals to review the data for accuracy (i.e., identify recording errors, hospital name and address changes, etc.) on a secure website and review changes to the scoring algorithm.
Late October	FALL LETTER EMBARGO PERIOD Following the close of the Courtesy Safety Grade Review Period, Leapfrog finalizes the data and establishes letter grade cut-points. Leapfrog then refreshes the Safety Grade Review website and hospitals are able to participate in a 2-week Letter Grade Embargo Period in which they can preview their letter grade prior to the public announcement.
Early November	FALL PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT

MATERIALS AND RESOURCES
SPRING 2022 SAFETY GRADE TOWN HALL CALL	Leapfrog hosted a a free Town Hall Call on the changes to the measures and scoring methodology, details of the Courtesy Safety Grade Review Period, and important deadlines. Listen to the recording here. View the slides.
FALL 2021 SAFETY GRADE TOWN HALL CALL	Leapfrog hosted a a free Town Hall Call on the changes to the measures and scoring methodology, details of the Courtesy Safety Grade Review Period, and important deadlines. Listen to the recording here. View the slides.
ARCHIVED TOWN HALL CALLS	Leapfrog hosts a Town Hall Call during the Courtesy Safety Grade Review Period to provide hospitals and other stakeholders with information on changes to the measures and scoring methodology. Listen to the Spring 2021 Town Hall Call recording. View the slides.

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