Hemodialysis Facility Variation in Hospitalization and Transfusions Using Medicare Claims: The DOPPS Practice Monitor for US Dialysis Care

Am J Kidney Dis. 2016 Feb;67(2):337-40. doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2015.10.002. Epub 2015 Oct 31.

Authors

Douglas S Fuller¹, Lindsay Zepel², Brian A Bieber², Bruce M Robinson³, Ronald L Pisoni²

Affiliations

¹ Arbor Research Collaborative for Health, Ann Arbor, MI. Electronic address: Doug.Fuller@ArborResearch.org.
² Arbor Research Collaborative for Health, Ann Arbor, MI.
³ Arbor Research Collaborative for Health, Ann Arbor, MI; University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.

PMID: 26530875
DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2015.10.002

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Hospitalization* / trends
Humans
Insurance Claim Review / standards*
Insurance Claim Review / trends
Kidney Failure, Chronic / diagnosis
Kidney Failure, Chronic / epidemiology
Kidney Failure, Chronic / therapy*
Medicare / standards*
Medicare / trends
Platelet Transfusion / standards*
Platelet Transfusion / trends
Renal Dialysis / standards*
Renal Dialysis / trends
United States / epidemiology