PHILADELPHIA, PA—(October 12, 2015)— The Greater Philadelphia Business Coalition on Health (GPBCH) is significantly improving transparency of hospital safety information by serving as the “regional roll-out” for the Leapfrog Group’s hospital survey – a national initiative that encourages hospitals to voluntarily disclose data on safety practices and outcomes. Since GPBCH began its Leapfrog initiative in 2012 for southeastern Pennsylvania and Delaware, the number of hospitals in the region that report their data has increased eight-fold from 3 to 24 (out of 55).

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