The OME provides professional and thorough investigation of deaths falling under our jurisdiction, with timely completion of examinations and associated reports and death certificates, while providing compassionate response to grieving families, quality educational opportunities for trainees, expert services for the legal system, and quality data to inform surveillance and prevention efforts.
OME compliance with phase II national accreditation standards (NAME)
Current Value
100.0%
Definition
Measure Definition
The percent of phase II national accreditation standards met.
Story Behind the Curve
The Utah Office of the Medical Examiner (OME) was established in 1972 under Title 26, Chapter 4 of the Utah Health Code: Utah Medical Examiner Act.
The National Association of Medical Examiners (NAME) accreditation standards seek to standardize and improve the quality of the medicolegal death investigations in the United States. The OME was accredited in 1981, but lost accreditation in the late 1990s. We were reaccredited by NAME in April 2024.
NAME accreditation requires us to meet all phase II standards (100% compliance). Phase II standards are considered essential requirements because they can seriously impact the health and safety of the public and OME staff. NAME conducted an on-site inspection in March 2024. The inspection found 0 phase II deficiencies (100% compliance) which met the phase II accreditation requirements.
Target (PII): (232 PII standards - 0 allowable deficiencies) / 232 = 100%
Actual (PII): (232 PII standards - # of found deficiencies) / 232 = ___ %
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