The Medical Examiner-Coroner (ME-C) continues to measure the percentage of autopsy cases closed within 60 days as part of the accreditation process by the National Association of Medical Examiners (NAME) standards for autopsy reports.

The Medical Examiner-Coroner (ME-C) is actively working towards accreditation by the National Association of Medical Examiners (NAME). The ME-C will measure the percentage of reports of postmortem examination completed within 90-days in accordance with NAME standard F.4.k which states that 90% of these reports are to be completed within 90-days. In previous years, the ME-C reported the average number of days for a report to be completed. We have revised this metric to report the percentage of reports completed within 90-days to accurately reflect the NAME standard and to incorporate updated data based on continued case closure. Almost half of the 10,000 deaths in Santa Clara County (~5,000) in a year are reportable to ME-C. The turnaround times for reports from the ME-C impacts law enforcement, hospitals, and families.