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 HEALTHGRADES® AWARDS - Salt Lake Regional Medical Center 2011 Clinical Achievements
- Ranked #1 in Utah for Cardiology Services in 2011
- Ranked #1 in Utah for Overall Cardiac Services in 2011
- Ranked #1 in Utah for Coronary Interventional Procedures in 2011
- Ranked Among the Top 5% in the Nation for Cardiology in 2011
- Ranked Among the Top 5% in the Nation for Coronary Interventional Procedures 2011
- Five-Star Rated for Cardiology Services in 2011
- Five- Star Rated for Coronary Interventional Procedures for 3 years in a Row (2009-2011)
- Five-Star Rated for Treatment of Heart Failure For 2 years in a Row (2010-2011)
 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) purpose is to ensure effective, up-to-date health care coverage and to promote quality care for its beneficiaries. CMS’s hospital survey process is part of the hospital provider’s agreement for Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement.
CMS develops Conditions of Participation (CoPs) and Conditions for Coverage (CfCs) which health care organizations must meet in order to begin and continue participating in the Medicare and Medicaid programs. These minimum health and safety standards are the foundation for improving quality and protecting the health and safety of beneficiaries.
 Det Norske Veritas (DNV)
DNV Healthcare offers hospital accreditation approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Annual deemed status surveys are an essential component of hospital accreditation through DNV. Salt Lake Regional Medical Center has been accredited by DNV since July 2009.
DNV (Det Norske Veritas) was established in 1864 and is an independent foundation with a purpose to safeguard life, property and the environment. Increasing patient safety and reducing errors in healthcare is an important part of that purpose. DNV employs a highly collaborative survey process that encourages innovation and does not force hospitals to accept a generic template for patient safety goals. DNV utilizes the NIAHO standards, which is designed from the ground up to drive quality transformation into the core processes of running a hospital. NIAHO helps healthcare organizations meet their national accreditation obligations and achieve ISO 9001 compliance in the same seamless program. DNV surveys are conducted annually.
 Utah Department of Health and Human Services
The Utah Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) promotes the health and well-being of Utahns through the delivery or facilitation of essential services to ensure families are strengthened, public health is protected, and individuals achieve their highest level of self-sufficiency.
 Thomson Reuters Healthcare Advantage Award
"The Healthcare Advantage Awards honor hospitals, health systems, health plans, employers, and government organizations across the United States that have used intelligent information from Thomson Reuters to improve healthcare quality, cost and access. IASIS was honored for an initiative that set out to achieve top 10 percent quality outcomes at each IASIS hospital. The strategy focuses on raising awareness of metrics among clinicians and integrating best practices into the overall delivery of care. With a comprehensive business intelligence system that equips its leaders with broad data access, the organization can prioritize clinical goals to continually improve operations and the quality and safety of care.
As a result of its initiative, IASIS experienced substantial year-over-year quality improvements across its hospital system, including:
- A 7 percent improvement in pneumonia prevention.
- An 11 percent improvement in surgical infection prevention.
- An overall 61 percent reduction in hospital-acquired central catheter-related blood stream infections.
 American Society for Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery
The purpose of the American Society of Bariatric Surgeons is to advance the art and science of bariatric surgery to its members. Additionally, the society encourages its members to: pursue investigations in both the clinic and the laboratory; interchange ideas, information and experience pertaining to bariatric surgery; promote guidelines for ethical patient selection and care, develop educational programs for physicians, paramedical persons, and lay people; and to promote outcome studies and quality assurance.
 College of American Pathologists (CAP)
The College of American Pathologists, the leading organization of board-certified pathologists, serves patients, pathologists, and the public by fostering and advocating excellence in the practice of pathology and laboratory medicine. Salt Lake Regional Medical Center's main Laboratory and Arterial Blood Gas (ABG) Laboratory are accredited by CAP.
HealthInsight Utah-Nevada
HealthInsight is a private, non-profit community based organization working with providers to improving the value and quality of the healthcare systems in Nevada and Utah. HealthInsight is the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Chartered Value Exchange (CVE) designee for both States, the Medicare Quality Improvement Organization (QIO), and the Health Information Technology Regional Extension Center (REC) grantee in Nevada and Utah. HealthInsight also serves as the lead organization for the Utah Beacon Communities grant.
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