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Proportion of patients with hypercalcemia

CBE ID
1454
Endorsement Status
Endorsed with Reserve Status
1.1 New or Maintenance
Maintenance
Previous Endorsement Cycle
Spring 2015
Is Under Review
No
1.3 Measure Description

Percentage of adult dialysis patients with a 3-month rolling average of total uncorrected calcium (serum or plasma) greater than 10.2 mg/dL (hypercalcemia)

    • 1.14 Numerator

      Number of patient-months in the denominator with 3-month rolling average of total uncorrected serum (or plasma) calcium greater than 10.2 mg/dL

    • 1.15 Denominator

      Number of patient-months among adult (greater than or equal to 18 years old) in-center hemodialysis, home hemodialysis, or peritoneal dialysis patients under the care of the dialysis facility for the entire reporting month who have had ESRD for greater than 90 days.

    • Exclusions

      Exclusions that are implicit in the denominator definition include all patients who have not been in the facility the entire reporting month (transient patients), and patients who have had ESRD for <91 days. There are no additional exclusions for this measure.

    • 1.13a Data dictionary not attached
      No
    • Most Recent Endorsement Activity
      Endorsed with Reserve Status Renal Endorsement Maintenance Project
      Initial Endorsement
      Last Updated
    • Steward
      Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
      Steward Organization POC Email
      [email protected]
    • Risk Adjustment
      No risk adjustment or risk stratification
      Risk adjustment approach
      Off
      Risk adjustment approach
      Off
      Conceptual model for risk adjustment
      Off
      Conceptual model for risk adjustment
      Off