Dialysis Facilities Problems Remain In Ensuring Compliance With Medicare Quality Standards

Most patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) must rely on dialysis treatments to compensate for kidney failure. ESRD patients are likely to suffer from diabetes or heart disease. Therefore, the care of ESRD patients requires expertise in both the med. & tech. aspects of maintaining patients on dialysis. The Ctrs. for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has responsibility for ensuring that dialysis patients receive quality care. This report examines: the extent & nature of quality of care problems identified at dialysis facilities; the effectiveness of state survey agencies in ensuring that quality issues are uncovered, corrected, & stay corrected; & the extent to which CMS funds, monitors, & assists state survey related to dialysis care. Tables.Aronovitz, Leslie G. is the author of 'Dialysis Facilities Problems Remain In Ensuring Compliance With Medicare Quality Standards', published 2004 under ISBN 9780756739751 and ISBN 0756739756.