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Monitoring hemoglobin levels below target minimum

CBE ID
0370
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 all adult (>=18 years old) hemodialysis patients, peritoneal dialysis, and home hemodialysis patients with ESRD >=3 months and who had Hb values reported for at least 2 of the 3 study months, who have a mean Hb <10.0 g/dL for a 3 month study period, irrespective of ESA use.

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

      Adult hemodialysis patients, peritoneal dialysis, and home hemodialysis patients, with ESRD>=3 months, who have a mean Hb <10.0 g/dL for a 3 month study period, irrespective of ESA use. The hemoglobin value reported for the end of each study month (end-of-month Hb) is used for the calculation.

      1.15 Denominator

      All adult (>=18 years old) hemodialysis patients, peritoneal dialysis, and home hemodialysis patients with ESRD >=3 months and who had Hb values reported for at least 2 of the 3 study months.

      Exclusions

      Patients on dialysis <3 months at the start of study period, acute HD, transient dialysis patients, and kidney transplant patients are excluded from the calculation of this CPM.

      Most Recent Endorsement Activity
      Measure Retired and Endorsement Removed Renal Fall Cycle 2017
      Initial Endorsement
      Last Updated
      Removal Date
      Steward Organization
      Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
      Steward POC email
      Helen.Dollar-Maples@cms.hhs.gov
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