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Fixed-price surgeries come to Colorado retirees!
Press Release: Leapfrog Hand Hygiene
Press Release: CBGH Awarded Two Grants for Diabetes Prevention
Press Release: 2015 Hospital Safety Scores
ValuePort Tool Helps Employers Narrow Down Best Practices
Kaiser rated top nationally for prevention
Healthcare: We get what we pay for
Using purchasing power to demand better healthcare
Anthem becomes first to penalize small-business employees for smoking

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Wide variations in health costs should come as no surprise!Wide Variation Found In Hospital Facility Costs For Maternity Stays Involving Low-Risk Childbirth read more...http://www.cbghealth.org/wide-variations-in-health-costs-should-come-as-no-surprise/
The Colorado Business Group on Health (CBGH) is an innovative non-profit organization that educates Colorado employers about what really matters in health care.
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Health Links, a nonprofit initiative spearheaded by health and safety experts at the Center for Worker Health and Environment within the Colorado School of Public Health. Read more about our efforts to promote wellness.
Improving the health and economic well-being of Colorado businesses, workers and their families by enhancing wellness at work and home.
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July 27
Here's a great article from Health News Colorado about an innovative new program from CBGH member Colorado PERA. The article includes some quotes from CBGH executive director Donna Marshall.
By Katie Kerwin McCrimmon The costs for basic hip and knee surgeries were staggering, but even more confounding were the wild variations in charges for these common procedures.
healthnewscolorado.org
July 24
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July 23
The Leapfrog Group just released its final report on the results of the 2014 Leapfrog Hospital Survey. As well as summarizing the results of our previous reports, this report explores hospital-acquired conditions, ICU physician staffing, Never Events and more.

39% of hospitals nationwide report to the Leapfrog Hospital Survey, demonstrating their commitment to transparency.
But there's more work to do.

Last year, just over 1,500 U.S. hospitals voluntarily completed the Leapfrog Hospital Survey, the highest recorded participation to date. These hospitals are committed to transparency--for the benefit of their patients and their communities. But more hospitals need to be on board.

"We're excited to see a growing level of commitment from hospitals and I applaud those who have taken the steps to provide this level of transparency," said Leah Binder, president and CEO of The Leapfrog Group. "As a result, we've seen a continued decrease in the national rate of early elective deliveries, as well as a number of strong improvements in key areas, including hand hygiene compliance and ICU staffing practices. Still, more work is needed. It's essential we see this level of improvement in all areas of the health care system."

This is the final report in a series of six reports examining key quality and safety measures at hospitals nationwide based on data from the 2014 Leapfrog Hospital Survey of 1,501 U.S. hospitals, with analysis provided by Castlight Health. All the reports are available for free download on our website.

Download the report now!

http://www.leapfroggroup.org/employers_purchasers/HospitalSurveyReport
July 13

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