Percentage of calendar months within a 12-month period during which patients aged 17 years and younger with a diagnosis of End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) receiving hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis have a hemoglobin level < 10 g/dL
Calendar months during which patients have a hemoglobin level < 10 g/dL
Denominator
1.15 Denominator
All calendar months during which patients aged 17 years and younger with a diagnosis of ESRD are receiving hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis
Exclusions
Exclusions
Documentation of medical reason(s) for patient having a hemoglobin level < 10 g/dL (eg, patients who have non-renal etiologies of anemia [eg, sickle cell anemia or other hemoglobinopathies, hypersplenism, primary bone marrow disease, anemia related to chemotherapy for diagnosis of malignancy, post-operative bleeding, active bloodstream or peritoneal infection], other medical reasons)
Measure Record
Most Recent Endorsement Activity
Measure Retired and Endorsement Removed Renal Spring 2022
Initial Endorsement
Last Updated
Removal Date
Point of Contact
Steward Organization
Renal Physicians Association
Steward POC email
dsinger@renalmd.org
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