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Monthly Hemoglobin Measurement for Pediatric Patients

CBE ID
1424
Endorsement Status
E&M Committee Rationale/Justification

Steward is no longer pursuing endorsement. 

1.0 New or Maintenance
1.1 Measure Structure
Previous Endorsement Cycle
Is Under Review
No
1.6 Measure Description

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.

    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
      1.14 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.

      1.15 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.

      Most Recent Endorsement Activity
      Endorsed Renal Spring Cycle 2019
      Initial Endorsement
      Last Updated
      Removal Date
      Steward Organization
      Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
      Steward POC email
      Helen.Dollar-Maples@cms.hhs.gov
      Steward Organization Copyright

      N/A

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                Planned Use
                6.1.2 Current or Planned Use(s)
                6.1.3 Current Use(s)
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