by Beth Godsey | May 4, 2026 | Blog, Quality, Resources
If you’re a quality leader at a health system, the past week may have been a busy one. Leapfrog Spring 2026 embargoed reports were released on April 27th, with public scores going live on May 6th. Right now, your team is likely fielding questions from the board,...
by Beth Godsey | Mar 16, 2026 | Blog, Quality, Resources
Healthcare quality measurement is undergoing a significant but often overlooked transformation. While many hospitals are focused on today’s performance metrics, CMS is already laying the groundwork for the next phase of quality measurement—one that blends traditional...
by Beth Godsey | Mar 3, 2026 | Blog, Quality, Resources
For years, hospitals have understood that CMS Star Ratings matter—for reputation, market positioning, and increasingly, financial performance. What’s changed isn’t their importance, but their volatility. Strong ratings can erode quickly, and the margin for error is...
by Beth Godsey | Feb 2, 2026 | Blog, Quality, Resources
For years, hospitals have understood that CMS Star Ratings matter—for reputation, for market positioning, and increasingly, for financial performance. What’s changed is how quickly a strong rating can now erode—and how little margin for error remains. CMS’s newly...
by Beth Godsey | Jan 27, 2026 | Blog, Employees, Resources
Healthcare Has No Shortage of Data Health systems track hundreds of quality measures. Rankings are published, scorecards are reviewed, dashboards are refreshed. And yet, across the industry, leaders still ask the same fundamental question: Where do we start, and how...
