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

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 337-340

  Fuller, Douglas S ^a   Zepel, Lindsay ^a   Bieber, Brian A ^a   Robinson, Bruce M ^a,b   Pisoni, Ronald L ^a  

^a ARBOR RESEARCH COLLABORATIVE FOR HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD TRANSFUSION; END STAGE RENAL DISEASE; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEMODIALYSIS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICARE; PATIENT CARE; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; REIMBURSEMENT; REVIEW; INSURANCE; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; STANDARDS; THROMBOCYTE TRANSFUSION; TRENDS; UNITED STATES;

HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INSURANCE CLAIM REVIEW; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MEDICARE; PLATELET TRANSFUSION; RENAL DIALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84965174323     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: 15236838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2015.10.002     Document Type: Article

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