HealthGrades' mission is to improve the quality of healthcare nationwide. With its accurate, objective provider ratings and expert advisory services, HealthGrades is creating the standard for healthcare quality. HealthGrades provides its clients with targeted solutions that enable them to measure, assess, enhance and market healthcare quality. HealthGrades works closely with the Leapfrog Group to disseminate information on hospital patient safety activities to consumers, payers, and employers. HealthGrades also provides reports to professional medical liability insurance underwriters for nursing homes, hospitals, and physicians that assist these companies in assessing risk and verifying background information. Corporate Structure HealthGrades is owned and operated by Health Grades, Inc. (NASDAQ: HGRD). The company was founded in August 1999 and is headquartered at 500 Golden Ri ...