Effectiveness of Care: End Stage Renal Disease
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Management of End Stage Renal Disease
Percent of dialysis patients registered on waiting list for transplantation
Percent of patients with treated chronic kidney failure who receive a transplant within three years of renal failure
Percent of hemodialysis patients with URR 65 or greater
Percent of patients with hematocrit 33 or greater
Measure Title
Percent of dialysis patients registered on waiting list for transplantation.
Measure Source
Healthy People 2010, measure 4-5.
Tables
Percent of people (age 0-69) who get on the waitlist within one year of renal failure, by
Data Source
National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, U.S. Renal Data System.
Denominator
Number of persons with end stage renal disease on dialysis under age 70.
Numerator
Number of persons under age 70 registered on the kidney transplant waiting list on December 31 of measure year.
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Management of End Stage Renal Disease
Measure Title
Percent of patients with treated chronic kidney failure who receive a transplant within three years of renal failure.
Measure Source
Healthy People 2010, measure 4-6.
Tables
Percent of people (age 0-69) transplanted within 3 years of renal failure by
Data Source
National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, U.S. Renal Data System.
Denominator
Medicare-eligible persons with end stage renal disease on dialysis under age 70.
Numerator
Number of persons under age 70 registered on the kidney transplant waiting list receiving a kidney within 3 years of registering.
Comments
Note that the Healthy People 2010 measure refers to "with three years of registration on a waiting list". Measuring transplants within three years of renal failure yields a more complete picture of access to transplantation.
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Management of End Stage Renal Disease
Measure Title
Percent of hemodialysis patients with URR 65 or greater.
Measure Source
CMS ESRD Clinical Performance Measures Project.
Tables
Percent of hemodialysis patients with URR 65 or greater, United States, 2001, by
Data Source
CMS ESRD Clinical Performance Measures Project.
Denominator
Hemodialysis patients.
Numerator
Subset of denominator population with URR larger or equal to 65.
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Management of End Stage Renal Disease
Measure Title
Percent of patients with hematocrit 33 or greater.
Measure Source
CMS ESRD Clinical Performance Measures Project.
Tables
Percent of patients with hematocrit 33 or greater, United States, 2001, by
Data Source
CMS ESRD Clinical Performance Measures Project.
Denominator
Hemodialysis patients.
Numerator
Subset of denominator population with hematocrit ≥ 33%.
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