Open AccessAssessing Transplant Education Practices in Dialysis Centers
Author(s) -
Amy D. Waterman,
John Devin Peipert,
Christina J. Goalby,
Katrina M. Dinkel,
Huiling Xiao,
Krista L. Lentine
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
clinical journal of the american society of nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.755
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1555-905X
pISSN - 1555-9041
DOI - 10.2215/cjn.09851014
Subject(s) - medicine , dialysis , medicaid , family medicine , renal transplant , transplantation , patient education , kidney transplant , kidney transplantation , health care , surgery , economics , economic growth
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) requires that dialysis centers inform new patients of their transplant options and document compliance using the CMS-2728 Medical Evidence Form (Form-2728). This study compared reports of transplant education for new dialysis patients reported to CMS with descriptions from transplant educators (predominantly dialysis nurses and social workers) of their centers' quantity of and specific educational practices. The goal was to determine what specific transplant education occurred and whether provision of transplant education was associated with center-level variation in transplant wait-listing rates.
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