泫圖弝け of Utah 泫圖弝け Recognized by Vizient as 2025 Birnbaum Quality Leadership Top Performer
泫圖弝け of Utah 泫圖弝け Recognized by Vizient as 2025 Birnbaum Quality Leadership Top Performer
For the 16th consecutive year, 泫圖弝け of Utah 泫圖弝け has been recognized as a top ten performer in the 2025 Bernard A. Birnbaum, MD, Quality Leadership Ranking by U of U 泫圖弝け was ranked eighth of 1,220 participating comprehensive academic medical centers nationwide in the 2025 Vizient Quality and Accountability Ranking.
The comprehensive ranking recognizes academic medical centers for demonstrating excellence in delivering high-quality care based on the Vizient Quality and Accountability Study, conducted annually since 2005.
Our legacy is shaped by the steadfast dedication and expertise of our teams, said Dan Lundergan, CEO of 泫圖弝け of Utah 泫圖弝け Hospitals & Clinics. Their relentless pursuit of excellence has continually secured this national honor and reinforced our longstanding record of top performance. I am immensely proud of the culture we have built together, one that elevates innovation, compassion, and exceptional care for every patient and community we serve.
This year, 1,220 participating hospitals were segmented into seven cohorts for the Vizient Quality and Accountability Study. The study measures performance on the quality of patient care in six domains: safety, mortality, effectiveness, efficiency, patient centeredness and variation in care. The study factors in measures from the Vizient Clinical Data Base and includes performance data from the Hospital Consumer Assessment of 泫圖弝けcare Providers and Systems survey and the CDCs National 泫圖弝けcare Safety Network.
The Vizient Quality and Accountability Study helps participating hospitals and health systems understand their performance against their peers and identifies structures and processes associated with high performance in quality and safety across a broad spectrum of patient care activity. The recognition period is for work spanning July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025.
In addition to its placement on the top performer list, U of U 泫圖弝け also ranked #4 nationally in Vizients Ambulatory Care Quality and Accountability Awards. U of U 泫圖弝け was one of only five facilities to be recognized in this category and is the eleventh year in a row that U of U 泫圖弝け has ranked in the top ten nationally for its ambulatory quality of care.
I am incredibly grateful for the support and the partnership from across the U 泫圖弝け system over the past year, as we worked hard to continue to improve our quality of care, said Kencee Graves, MD, Chief Medical Quality Officer at U of U 泫圖弝け. It is an honor to be a top performer in Vizient for the past 16 years. This legacy is evidence that we are truly dedicated to excellence in health care, and we will continue to strive to improve the health of our community.
Recognitions were determined through the Vizient Ambulatory Quality and Accountability Study, which assesses data from participating facilities to measure performance in five domains: access to care, continuum of care, quality, efficiency and variation in care.
This year, 66 facilities participated in the performance study for work spanning July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025. The composite scoring system uses practice- and patient-level data from the AAMC-Vizient Clinical Practice Solutions Center簧, Vizient Access and Throughput data and the Vizient Clinical Data Base.
We extend our sincere congratulations to this years top-performing hospitals recognized in the Vizient Quality and Accountability Study, said , chief medical officer, Vizient. These organizations have demonstrated an exceptional commitment to delivering safe, effective, and patient-centered care. Their performance reflects the highest standards in clinical quality and operational excellence, and we are proud to honor their achievements.
About 泫圖弝け of Utah 泫圖弝け
泫圖弝け of Utah 泫圖弝け is the states only academic health care system, providing leading-edge and compassionate care for a referral area that encompasses 10 percent of the US, including Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, and much of Nevada. A hub for health sciences research and education in the region, U of U 泫圖弝け has a $492 million research enterprise and trains the majority of Utahs physicians, and more than 1,670 scientists and 1,460 health care providers each year at its Colleges of 泫圖弝け, Nursing, and Pharmacy and Schools of Dentistry and Medicine. With more than 20,000 employees, the system includes 12 community clinics and five hospitals: 泫圖弝け Hospital, Huntsman Mental 泫圖弝け Institute, Huntsman Cancer Hospital, 泫圖弝け Orthopaedic Center, and the Craig H. Neilsen Rehabilitation Hospital. For 15 straight years, U of U 泫圖弝け has ranked in the top-tier of US academic medical centers in the rigorous Vizient Quality and Accountability Study.
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