Post-Acute Care

Percentage of end stage renal disease (ESRD) patients aged 18 years and older receiving hemodialysis during the 12-month reporting period and on dialysis >90 days who:

1. have a functional autogenous AVF (defined as two needles used or a single-needle device [NOT one needle used in a two-needle device]) (computed and reported separately);

2. have a functional AV graft (computed and reported separately); or

Percentage of patients aged 18 years and older with a diagnosis of community-acquired bacterial pneumonia with vital signs documented and reviewed