Ralph Johnson

Vice President of IT at The Leapfrog Group. Concerned with advancing better health through the use of technology. All views expressed are my own.

[The Leapfrog Group @LeapfrogGroup]

Join Leapfrog for @pfps_us's walk in honor of World Patient Safety Awareness Day on Sunday, September 17 at 11AM. The walk will start at Freedom Plaza near the White House. Register here: https://t.co/nq7NMKUb1h

[Ralph Johnson @RalphJohnsonII]

@wmata can’t you do better? Shuttle bus only goes to Vienna for Orange line? Then a different shuttle to East for the other Orange line stations? Thanks for wasting my time.

[Leah Binder @leahbinder]

New Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades for Spring 2023 out today.Congratulations New Jersey, the Number One state for A hospitals. https://t.co/cdXwN6k6EI

[Ralph Johnson @RalphJohnsonII]

@Metrorailinfo Except we have been sitting on a train for 20 minutes in Balston now. Doesn’t seem restored….

[Ralph Johnson @RalphJohnsonII]

@Metrorailinfo Still no west bound trains. They arrive and unload then return to New Carrolton/Largo….

[David Bates @DBatesSafety]

Coverage of our NEJM study on patient safety. Nearly 1 in 4 U.S. hospitalized patients experience a harmful event, study finds https://t.co/VbV6LWKPyW via @nbcnews

[Ralph Johnson @RalphJohnsonII]

Not to mention the risks to patient safety as well.... https://t.co/22liYeHELq

[The Leapfrog Group @LeapfrogGroup]

Explore @MedStarHealth's ethical approach to working with patients and families in the wake of a Never Event occurrence https://t.co/9cMeNFfGRd #CANDOR

[Ralph Johnson @RalphJohnsonII]

Access to your health record is a fundamental right and should not be clouded by disparities in being offered that access online.... https://t.co/zkZaugSHeS

[Ralph Johnson @RalphJohnsonII]

Here is another promising personal device on the horizon to get patients to engage in their own well-being.... https://t.co/1mKFhMDzhs

[Ralph Johnson @RalphJohnsonII]

@LeapfrogGroup Hospitals really can make a difference and help save lives when they take #patientsafety seriously....

[The Leapfrog Group @LeapfrogGroup]

"After the shock of the “F,” St. Bernard installed technology to remind staff to wash or sanitize their hands when entering and exiting patient rooms and to track how often they did so." https://t.co/UX51jJC382

[Ralph Johnson @RalphJohnsonII]

Interesting tech to engage patients....
https://t.co/jJffuoGmMl

[Ralph Johnson @RalphJohnsonII]

@OberlanderUNC Patient safety issues … increase revenue vs. optimal outcomes

[The Leapfrog Group @LeapfrogGroup]

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[Ralph Johnson @RalphJohnsonII]

Health care cybersecurity and ransomware incidents are an oft overlooked aspect of patient safety.... https://t.co/Rv5uFtMbDg

[National Patient Safety Board Advocacy Coalition @NPatientSafetyB]

Here’s to making 2023 the year that health care becomes safer for all. Join us in supporting the National Patient Safety Board Act.
Learn more: https://t.co/44w6XXZMz5
#patientsafety #medicalerror

[Ralph Johnson @RalphJohnsonII]

@joshuapliu @FowkesB What about being Patient-First?

[The Leapfrog Group @LeapfrogGroup]

Often, when hospitals earn low marks from Leapfrog and other groups, their leaders point fingers. At St. Bernard Hospital, leaders got to work. https://t.co/61f2BM5VYu

[The Leapfrog Group @LeapfrogGroup]

Does your local hospital or surgery center sue patients for late or unpaid bills? Check out Leapfrog and @Money's list of best hospitals and surgery centers that meet the highest standards for billing ethics. https://t.co/K5h66cKju4

[Kimia Sorouri, MD, MPH @KimiaSorouriMD]

@chrissyfarr Agreed! Fortunately, as announced Aug 2022: "publications and research funded by taxpayers [will be] publicly accessible, without an embargo or cost" by December 31, 2025
https://t.co/CD8ANaMSzC