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Percentage of patient months of pediatric (< 18 years old) in-center hemodialysis, home hemodialysis, and peritoneal dialysis patients who have monthly measures for hemoglobin during the reporting period.
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Numerator
Number of patient months of pediatric (< 18 years old) in-center hemodialysis, home hemodialysis, and peritoneal dialysis patients with a measurement of hemoglobin during the reporting period.
Denominator
All patient months for pediatric (< 18 years old) in-center hemodialysis, home hemodialysis, and peritoneal dialysis patients under the care of the dialysis facility for the entire reporting month.
Exclusions
Exclusions that are implicit in the denominator definition include all patients >=18 years and those who have not been in the facility the entire reporting month (transient patients). There are no additional exclusions for this measure.
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