AHVAP Adds Leapfrog Survey Consulting as a Member's Only Resource
The Association of Healthcare Value Analysis Professionals (AHVAP) is proud to announce Dr. Hudson Garrett Jr., Executive Director and Executive Vice President of AHVAP, has earned certification as a Leapfrog Certified Coach. Leapfrog’s Certified Coach Training is geared toward health care consultants, solution providers, and innovation partners who offer services, products, and technology designed to improve patient safety and health care quality in the thousands of hospitals nationwide that participate in Leapfrog’s annual voluntary Hospital Survey.
“Solution providers and other innovative partners often ask Leapfrog for support in answering questions from hospital clients about Leapfrog’s programs. This training is designed to close that gap and arm experts with the information they need to provide value to their clients in a new way,” said Missy Danforth, Senior Vice President of Health Care Ratings at The Leapfrog Group. “Congratulations are in order for all the participants who completed the program and are now Leapfrog Certified Coaches.”
Participants must attend a training session and pass a certification exam before earning the designation of Leapfrog Certified Coach. The yearly certification for Dr. Garrett was awarded in 2025 and expires in May 2026. Leapfrog Certified Coaches are educated in key aspects of the Leapfrog Hospital Survey including reporting periods, measure specifications and criteria, data collection and documentation, public reporting, and data use. The Leapfrog Group congratulates Dr. Garrett for achieving Leapfrog Certified Coach status and continually supporting Leapfrog’s mission toward giant leaps in health care.
AHVAP, as the healthcare industry's premier professional association for the specialty of healthcare value analysis, is excited to add this new additional consulting service to the portfolio of member's only resources. Advancing patient satisfaction and clinical outcomes is a critical component of improving healthcare and is at the heart of healthcare value analysis.
As an exclusive AHVAP member's only benefit, you can schedule a 1:1 brainstorming consultation with Dr. Garrett to discuss how you can correlate improved Leapfrog survey outcomes with your healthcare value analysis program. Please note that you should be a current Leapfrog participating hospital to take advantage of this benefit. To schedule your consultation: CLICK HERE.
About AHVAP:
The Association of Healthcare Value Analysis Professionals (AHVAP) is the industry's leading organization dedicated to advancing healthcare value analysis through innovative practices, collaboration, and education. AHVAP connects professionals from across the healthcare spectrum to drive continuous quality improvement in patient care, operational efficiency, and safety.
About The Leapfrog Group:
Founded in 2000 by large employers and other purchasers, The Leapfrog Group is a national nonprofit organization driving a movement for giant leaps for patient safety. The flagship Leapfrog Hospital Survey and new Leapfrog Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) Survey collect and transparently report hospital and ASC performance, empowering purchasers to find the highest-value care and giving consumers the lifesaving information they need to make informed decisions. The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, Leapfrog's other main initiative, assigns letter grades to hospitals based on their record of patient safety, helping consumers protect themselves and their families from errors, injuries, accidents, and infections.
