Leah F. Binder. CEO of The Leapfrog Group (Washington, D.C.).
Since 2008, The Leapfrog Group — a national organization focused on helping healthcare achieve the triple aim that awards patient safety scores to hospitals based on the survey data — has been led by Ms. Binder. Under her leadership, The Leapfrog Group launched the Hospital Safety Score and the Leapfrog Hospital Survey, which address key health policy issues, such as hospital infections. Ms. Binder frequently speaks on and writes about patient safety and quality improvement issues. Her writing has been featured in Forbes, Huffington Post and the Wall Street Journal. Ms. Binder also served as a member of the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute's advisory panel on improving healthcare systems until April 2015.