LEAPFROG LAUNCHES MAJOR EXPANSION TO ASC PUBLIC REPORTING PROGRAM
Leapfrog announced a major expansion of its Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) Public Reporting Program on April 1. This redesigned initiative will rate the safety of nearly 4,000 ASCs in the United States beginning in late July 2026.
Originally launched in 2019, the ASC Public Reporting Program has evolved to meet the growing need for transparency in outpatient care. The expanded program introduces a more comprehensive approach to measuring and reporting ASC performance.
The expanded ASC Public Reporting Program will include three elements:
- CMS Public Reporting
- Leapfrog will score and report 13 quality and safety performance measures from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for all applicable ASCs. These include unplanned hospital visits after procedures, as well as critical patient safety and quality concerns, such as falls and wrong-site, side, and procedure errors.
- Accreditation Standards
- Leapfrog will report achievement on five additional measures verified through accreditation by The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care or The Joint Commission. These include important processes such as documenting medications, using a safe surgery checklist, and ensuring staff have the right certifications.
- ASC Survey 2.0
- Leapfrog will score and publicly report ASC performance on quality and safety measures from the revised and shortened Leapfrog ASC Survey 2.0. Measures include how the facility approaches patient rights and ethics, including taking responsibility for never events and health equity, as well as crucial patient safety practices like hand hygiene. The Survey opens today, April 1, with the submission deadline of June 30. The late submission deadline is November 30.