The big picture: University of Utah Health has been recognized as a Vizient 2025 Birnbaum Quality Leadership Top Performer for Ambulatory Care, one of only five facilities nationally to receive this distinction.
Why it matters: This marks the eleventh consecutive year U of U Health has ranked in the top ten nationally for ambulatory quality of care, demonstrating sustained excellence in outpatient services.
How it works: The Vizient Ambulatory Quality and Accountability Award measures performance across five key domains:
- Access to care
- Continuum of care
- Quality
- Efficiency
- Variation in care
What they’re saying: “One of the things I say is that high quality care is learning from your data and learning from other centers,” said Dr. Kencee Graves, Chief Medical Quality Officer at U of U Health. “Quality is what is measured. We can’t measure everything, but we can respond to what we do measure.”
The bottom line: University of Utah Health continues to advance ambulatory care across the state through excellence in education, innovation, and comprehensive patient services delivered through its extensive clinic network.