Information From 2015 Submission
Optimal End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Starts is the percentage of new adult ESRD patients during the measurement period who experience a planned start of renal replacement therapy by receiving a preemptive kidney transplant, by initiating home dialysis (peritoneal dialysis or home hemodialysis), or by initiating outpatient in-center hemodialysis via arteriovenous fistula or arteriovenous graft.
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1.5 Measure Type1.7 Electronic Clinical Quality Measure (eCQM)1.8 Level Of Analysis1.9 Care Setting1.20 Testing Data Sources
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1.14 Numerator
The number of new ESRD patients age 18 and over who initiate outpatient renal replacement therapy in the twelve month measurement period with an optimal ESRD therapy (specific optimal ESRD therapies are defined in section S.6).
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1.15 Denominator
The number of patients age 18 and over who receive a preemptive kidney transplant or initiate long-term dialysis therapy (do not recover kidney function by 90 days) for the first time in the twelve month measurement period
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Exclusions
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Most Recent Endorsement ActivityEndorsed Renal Spring 2022Initial EndorsementLast Updated
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StewardSteward Organization EmailSteward Organization Copyright
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Risk Adjustment
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6.1.2 Current or Planned Use(s)
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