Collecting and using patient and treatment center data to improve care: Adequacy of hemodialysis and end-stage renal disease surveillance

Kidney International, Supplement

Volumn 57, Issue 74, 2000, Pages

  McClellan, William M ^a   Krisher, Jenna Osborne ^b  

^a Georgia Medical Care Foundation   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

ESRD Core Indicators Project; ESRD Networks; HCFA; Informatics; Mortality; Quality of care

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; KIDNEY FAILURE; MORTALITY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 31544455276     PISSN: 00986577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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