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Assessment of Iron Stores

CBE ID
0252
Endorsement Status
1.0 New or Maintenance
1.1 Measure Structure
Previous Endorsement Cycle
Is Under Review
No
1.6 Measure Description

Percentage of all adult (>=18 years old) hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis patients prescribed an ESA at any time during the study period or who have a Hb <11.0 g/dL in at least one month of the study period for whom serum ferritin concentration AND either percent transferrin saturation or reticulocyte Hb content (CHr) are measured at least once in a three-month period for in-center hemodialysis patients, peritoneal dialysis patients, and home hemodialysis patients.

    Measure Specs
      General Information
      1.7 Measure Type
      1.3 Electronic Clinical Quality Measure (eCQM)
      1.8 Level of Analysis
      1.9 Care Setting
      1.20 Types of Data Sources
      1.14 Numerator

      Number of dialysis patients in the denominator for whom serum ferritin concentration AND either percent transferrin saturation or reticulocyte Hb content (CHr) are measured at least once in a three-month period for in-center hemodialysis patients, peritoneal dialysis patients, and home hemodialysis patients.

      1.15 Denominator

      All adult (>=18 years old) hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis patients prescribed an ESA at any time during the study period or who have a Hb <11.0 g/dL in at least one month of the study period. The study period consists of 3 consecutive months for in-center hemodialysis patients, peritoneal dialysis patients and home hemodialysis. The hemoglobin value reported for the end of each study month (end-of-month Hb) is used for this calculation.

      Exclusions

      Acute HD, transient dialysis patients (seen at the specific center for less than 30 days), and kidney transplant patients are excluded from the calculation this CPM.

      Most Recent Endorsement Activity
      Measure Retired and Endorsement Removed Renal Consensus Standards Endorsement Maintenance 2011
      Initial Endorsement
      Last Updated
      Removal Date
      Steward Organization
      Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
      Steward POC email
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