Not leaping ahead

This article, though, contains a new rebuttal approach:Jeff Dye, president of the New Mexico Hospital Association, fired back at the data, saying many of the state's hospitals have stopped participating in the Leapfrog survey because they “see it as extortion to obtain a higher score.”Perhaps someone can explain what that actually means.  Heaven forbid that a hospital's score would improve.
Source: Running a hospital - Category: Health Managers Source Type: blogs