Key Dates and Information
Final Updates to the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade Methodology for Fall 2023
On July 21, 2023, Leapfrog published planned updates to the Hospital Safety Grade methodology and held a public comment period through August 15, 2023. We thank commenters for their feedback that helped us finalize the methodology.
Responses to the comments received and the final updates that will be made to the scoring methodology are now available here.
September 11, 2023 – The scoring category for hospitals that declined to complete the Leapfrog Hospital Survey was updated for the new nursing workforce measure. The reporting periods were updated for the DRA HAC measures since CMS released updated data on August 30, 2023. Please review the updates on pages 4 and 7.
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| DATE | DEADLINE |
| 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. |
| September 25 - October 13 |
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. |
| September 28 |
FALL HOSPITAL SAFETY GRADE TOWN HALL CALL Hospitals and stakeholders are nvited 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. Register here. |
| Late October/November |
FALL LETTER GRADE 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 Letter Grade Embargo Period in which they can preview their letter grade prior to the public announcement. |
| Early November | FALL PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT |
| 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 - March |
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. |
| February |
SPRING HOSPITAL SAFETY GRADE TOWN HALL CALL Hospitals and other stakeholders will be 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 includes a 40-minute presentation and a 20-minute Q&A session. |
| April - May |
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 Letter Grade Embargo Period in which they can preview their letter grade prior to the public announcement. |
| May | SPRING PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT |
| MATERIALS AND RESOURCES | |
| Spring 2023 Safety Grade Town Hall Call |
Hospitals and other stakeholders were 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 included a 40-minute presentation and a 20-minute Q&A session. |
For questions about the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, or to update information about your facility, contact our Help Desk at https://LeapfrogHelpDesk.Zendesk.com.