title: Leapfrog Group: a prince in disguise or just another frog?
abstract: Executive directors, presidents, chief executive officers of some of the principal nursing organizations, and other nurse leaders in the United States were interviewed to ascertain their reactions to the recommendations of the Leapfrog Group, a coalition of more than 90 companies that employ large numbers of workers in the United States. The Leapfrog Group is concerned with patient safety and was formed in response to the Institute of Medicine's report on health care errors. Three recommendations for urban hospitals focus on computerized physician order entry, evidence-based hospital referral, and the use of intensivists.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, Medical College of Ohio, Toledo, Ohio, USA.
authors.forename: Jeri A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Milstead
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D016542:Chief Executive Officers, Hospital / Q000523:psychology; D003422:Critical Care / Q000592:standards; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine / Q000592:standards; D006265:Health Care Coalitions / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006786:Hospitals, Urban / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized / Q000592:standards; D015969:National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine, U.S., Health and Medicine Division; D009718:Nurse Administrators / Q000523:psychology; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000592:standards; D017751:Safety Management; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States