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Many payers continue to focus on implementing initiatives that improve health care quality and resource utilization. For example, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey implemented Leapfrog's rewards program as a pilot program which was part of their broader quality improvement initiative.

"The Leapfrog Group is a leader in the hospital quality and safety movement. Their program has helped our hospitals identify opportunities for improvement, and focus resources on those opportunities. We're eager to see how we can customize the new LHRP for the New Jersey market to best suit the needs of hospitals and Horizon," said William Finck, Director of Network Initiatives, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey.

Other health plans, like Aetna, Inc., have also adopted Leapfrog's mission and initiatives to advance hospital improvements.

For more information about program specifics, please visit the Leapfrog Group's Web site at http://www.leapfroggroup.org.

The Leapfrog Group

On behalf of the millions of Americans for whom many of the nation's largest corporations and public agencies buy health benefits, The Leapfrog Group (http://www.leapfroggroup.org) aims to use its members' collective leverage to initiate breakthrough improvements in the safety, quality, and affordability of health care. Leapfrog is a leading actor in the national movement to advance value in health care. Founded in November 2000 by the Business Roundtable, Leapfrog secures its support from major corporations, business coalitions and public agencies that purchase health care benefits, as well as from products and services that suppo
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