Percentage of patient months on maintenance hemodialysis during the last HD treatment of month with a chronic catheter continuously for 90 days or longer prior to the last hemodialysis session.
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1.5 Measure Type1.7 Electronic Clinical Quality Measure (eCQM)1.8 Level Of Analysis1.9 Care Setting1.20 Testing Data Sources
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1.14 Numerator
Number of patient months in the denominator who were continuously using a chronic catheter as hemodialysis access for 90 days or longer prior to the last hemodialysis session during the month.
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1.15 Denominator
Adult hemodialysis patients who have had ESRD for greater than 90 days as of of the first day of the reporting month.
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Exclusions
Exclusions that are implicit in the denominator definition include pediatric patients (<18 years old), and acute hemodialysis patients (hemodialysis patients who have had ESRD for less than 91 days). There are no additional exclusions for this measure.
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Most Recent Endorsement ActivityMeasure Retired and Endorsement Removed Renal Spring Cycle 2019Initial EndorsementLast UpdatedRemoval Date
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Steward Organization Email
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Risk Adjustment
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6.1.2 Current or Planned Use(s)6.1.3 Current Use(s)
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Use In Federal Program
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