Poor grades assigned by the nonprofit watchdog to the Tenet hospitals in Florida were based on methodology that “has no scientific basis” and “misrepresents hospital safety,” a federal judge ruled.

Tenet Healthcare Corp. declined to fill out the Leapfrog Group's surveys, and ended up posting poor safety grades.

A federal judge has ordered the hospital ratings group Leapfrog to stop assigning its influential safety grades to five South Florida hospitals based on an “unfair and deceptive” methodology that ...

A federal judge ruled The Leapfrog Group used unfair tactics to grade hospitals, ordering removal of grades for 5 Palm Beach County facilities.

Imagine this: You make a reservation at a new restaurant in town. On the morning of your meal, a scathing review appears in the local newspaper, claiming the restaurant is unsanitary and hazardous.

Does bigger mean better when it comes to hospital safety? A new grading of U.S. hospitals from the patient safety organization Leapfrog Group suggests hospitals that get high marks on limiting ...