North Carolina Business Coalition on Health

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Race, Ethnicity, and Source of Payment Can Increase Patient Risk of Adverse Events in Hospitals

Washington, D.C. (June 7, 2023)—The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit advancing the highest standards for patient safety in hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers, today published a report examining the association between Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades and differences in rates of adverse safety events among white, Black, and Hispanic patients and among patients with commercial insurance and […]

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North Carolina Business Group on Health Transitions to North Carolina Business Coalition on Health

Charlotte, N.C.- May 4, 2023 — The North Carolina Business Group on Health (NCBGH), a leading nonprofit coalition of employers and healthcare stakeholders committed to improving the healthcare delivery system in North Carolina, is proud to announce a significant milestone in its evolution. Effective immediately, the organization will be known as the North Carolina Business

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New Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade Reveals Significant Increase in Healthcare-Associated Infections and Worsening Patient Experience During COVID-19 Pandemic

New Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade Reveals Significant Increase in Healthcare-Associated Infections and Worsening Patient Experience During COVID-19 Pandemic CLABSI, MRSA and CAUTI rates spiked to a 5-year high WASHINGTON, May 3, 2023—The average risk of three healthcare-associated infections (HAIs)— including Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) and catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)—spiked

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WellSparkHealth

WellSpark delivers whole-person wellbeing support, from group and individual lifestyle coaching and chronic disease self-management to incentive programs. Employees face numerous challenges—physical, psychological, and social—that can become barriers to maintaining good health. WellSpark’s programs help employers create a culture of wellbeing motivating employees to engagement and enduring change. We make connections between health, data, work,

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HingeHealth

MSK costs continue to rise year over year because traditional care is not effectively identifying and addressing the complete range of member needs at the right time in their MSK journey. The result is a frustrating path towards unnecessary and costly surgeries, opioids, and injections, that don’t have better long-term outcomes. Hinge Health’s Digital MSK

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Garner

Garner Health Technology, Inc. is transforming the healthcare economy through innovations that enable patients to receive high-quality and affordable care. Garner offers a benefit program that uses a new approach to data science and incentive accounts to help employees find and see the best doctors in their communities, and Garner DataPro, a provider recommendation platform

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Centivo

Centivo is an innovative health plan for self-funded employers with a mission to bring affordable, high-quality healthcare to the millions of workers who struggle to pay their medical bills. Anchored around a primary care-based Accountable Care Organization (ACO) model and fully integrated with one of the nation’s first virtual primary care practices to receive the

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North Carolina Hospitals(s) Awarded National Distinction by The Leapfrog Group

CHARLOTTE, N.C., December 8, 2022 – The Leapfrog Group announced Monday that 18 hospitals in North Carolina, more than any other state, have been named to its 2022 national list of Top Hospitals.  The full list of institutions honored as 2022 Top Hospitals, is available at www.leapfroggroup.org/tophospitals.  The elite award is one of the most

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