University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics


About the Facility

CMS Certification Number (CCN)
46T009
Ownership Type
Government
CMS Region
Denver
Certification Date
Address
50 North Medical Drive
Phone Number
(801) 581-2337

Facility Medical Condition Statistics

All other conditions
24
Brain disease or condition (non-traumatic)
64
Brain injury (traumatic)
44
Hip or femur fracture
Data not available for this reporting period.
Hip or knee replacement, amputation or other bone or joint condition
24
Nervous system disorder (excluding stroke)
49
Spinal cord disease or condition (non-traumatic)
58
Spinal cord injury (traumatic)
24
Stroke
126

Facility Quality of Patient Care Measures

Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)
Standardized infection ratio (SIR) 95% confidence interval - lower limit
0.258
SIR 95% confidence interval - upper limit
2.763
Comparative performance category
No Different than the National Benchmark
Catheter days
1,085
Predicted number of infections (B)
2.955
Number of infections reported (A)
3
SIR (A/B)
1.015
Percentage of patients whose functional abilities were assessed and functional goals were included in their treatment plan
Numerator
414
Denominator
414
Facility rate
100.0
Change in patients ability to care for themselves
Average risk-adjusted change score
9.6
Denominator
335
Average observed change score
10.2
Change in patients ability to move around
Average risk-adjusted change score
26.1
Denominator
334
Average observed change score
25.8
Percentage of patients who are at or above an expected ability to care for themselves at discharge
Numerator
131
Denominator
335
Facility rate
39.1
Percentage of patients who are at or above an expected ability to move around at discharge
Numerator
156
Denominator
335
Facility rate
46.6
Percentage of IRF patients who experience one or more falls with major injury during their IRF stay
Numerator
2
Denominator
414
Facility rate
0.5
Clostridium difficile Infection (CDI)
Standardized infection ratio (SIR) 95% confidence interval - lower limit
0.099
SIR 95% confidence interval - upper limit
1.059
Comparative performance category
No Different than the National Benchmark
Patient days
14,940
Predicted number of infections (B)
7.709
Number of infections reported (A)
3
SIR (A/B)
0.389
Percentage of healthcare personnel who got a flu shot for the current season
Number of health care workers vaccinated
281
Number of health care workers
283
Rate of flu vaccination
99.3
Rate of potentially preventable hospital readmissions 30 days after discharge from an IRF
Number of potentially preventable readmissions following discharge
18
Number of eligible stays
380
Unadjusted potentially preventable readmission rate
4.74
Risk-standardized potentially preventable readmission rate (RSRR)
7.86
Lower limit of the 95% confidence interval on the RSRR
6.25
Upper limit of the 95% confidence interval on the RSRR
9.69
Comparative performance category
No Different than the National Rate
Rate of potentially preventable hospital readmissions during the IRF stay
Number of potentially preventable readmissions
22
Number of eligible stays
429
Unadjusted potentially preventable readmission rate
5.13
Risk-standardized potentially preventable readmission rate (RSRR)
5.09
Lower limit of the 95% confidence interval on the RSRR
3.62
Upper limit of the 95% confidence interval on the RSRR
6.88
Comparative performance category
No Different than the National Rate
Rate of successful return to home or community from an IRF
Observed number of discharges to community (DTC)
221
Number of eligible stays
323
Observed discharge to community rate
68.42
Risk-standardized discharge to community rate
68.31
Lower limit of the 95% confidence interval on the risk-standardized discharge to community rate
63.87
Upper limit of the 95% confidence interval on the risk-standardized discharge to community rate
72.74
Comparative performance category
No Different than the National Rate
Medicare Spending Per Beneficiary (MSPB) for patients in IRFs
MSPB score
1.14
Number of eligible episodes
333
Percentage of patients whose medications were reviewed and who received follow-up care when medication issues were identified
Numerator
411
Denominator
414
Facility rate
99.3
Percentage of patients with pressure ulcers/pressure injuries that are new or worsened
Numerator
4
Denominator
414
Facility observed rate
1.0
Facility risk-adjusted rate
1.0
Percentage of IRF healthcare personnel who completed COVID-19 primary vaccination series
Number of health care workers vaccinated
281
Number of health care workers
286
Rate of COVID-19 vaccination
98.3