CBE ID
0257
1.5 Project
Endorsement Status
1.0 New or Maintenance
1.1 Measure Structure
Previous Endorsement Cycle
Is Under Review
No
1.6 Measure Description
Percentage of patient months for patients on maintenance hemodialysis during the last HD treatment of month using an autogenous AV fistula.
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
Numerator
1.14 Numerator
Number of patient months in the denominator who were using an autogenous AV fistula at the last HD treatment of month.
Denominator
1.15 Denominator
For both CROWNWeb and Claims data, the denominator will include all hemodialysis patients who are at least 18 years old and have had ESRD for greater than 90 days as of the first day of the reporting month.
Exclusions
Exclusions
Exclusions that are implicit in the denominator definition include pediatric patients (<18 years old) and acute hemodialysis patients (hemodialysis patients who have had ESRDS for less than 91 days). There are no additional exclusions for this measure.
Measure Record
Most Recent Endorsement Activity
Measure Retired and Endorsement Removed Renal Spring Cycle 2019
Initial Endorsement
Last Updated
Removal Date
Point of Contact
Steward Organization
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Steward POC email
Helen.Dollar-Maples@cms.hhs.gov
Importance
Equity
Feasibility
Scientific Acceptability
Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustment
Use & Usability
Use
6.1.2 Current or Planned Use(s)
6.1.3 Current Use(s)
Use In Federal Program
Public Comments