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Update on the End‐Stage Renal Disease Quality Incentive Program
Author(s) -
Wanchoo Rimda,
Hazzan Azzour D.,
Fishbane Steven
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
seminars in dialysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.899
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1525-139X
pISSN - 0894-0959
DOI - 10.1111/sdi.12463
Subject(s) - medicine , incentive , end stage renal disease , incentive program , quality (philosophy) , intensive care medicine , dialysis , risk analysis (engineering) , disease , operations management , process management , surgery , engineering , philosophy , epistemology , economics , microeconomics
The End‐Stage Renal Disease Quality Incentive Program continues to evolve and expand. In this article, we will review the program's structure and critically assess the clinical metrics in place. In addition, we will discuss upcoming program changes to help prepare dialysis facilities and nephrologists to meet new proposed metrics.