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.
Measure Specs
General Information
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.
Denominator
Adult hemodialysis patients who have had ESRD for greater than 90 days as of of the first day of the reporting month.
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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