Leapfrog ordered to remove safety grade for 5 Tenet hospitals

fiercehealthcare - A federal judge said a 2024 methodology update that adjusted the weighting of safety measures inputted for nonparticipating hospitals was "deceptive and unfair" under Florida law. Leapfrog plans to appeal, but said it will be making broader changes in rat…

AI Summary: A federal judge ruled that Leapfrog’s safety grades for five Florida hospitals—primarily Tenet-owned facilities—were based on a methodology the court deemed scientifically unsupported and potentially deceptive. The decision requires Leapfrog to take down those grades, raising fresh questions about the design, transparency and legal defensibility of high-profile hospital safety metrics.