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[Vendor] The Leapfrog Group (www.leapfroggroup.org) Using a set of transparent and fully sourced assumptions and calculations, an employer may estimate the "HIdden Surcharge" caused by medical errors in its population. [Comments/Qualifications] 
The Leapfrog Group invited DMPC to participate in the development of this model in order to help ensure Gold Standard acceptability at the end of the process. They used the best available evidence and a rigorous process to build the Hidden Surcharge calculator, achieving the three goals necessary for Gold Standard certification for a model: (1) The math is correct; (2) The calculations are transparent; (3) The assumptions, all linked to authoritative sources, may nonetheless be changed by a user who prefers different assumptions. In sharp contrast to other models in which none of those factors are present, Leapfrog's is the only model in population healthcare which incorporates those three attributes.
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