Publication Date
2016
Journal Title
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol
Abstract
The standardized readmission ratio is a new quality measure for dialysis facilities that will affect public reporting and payment beginning in 2017. Like all quality measures affecting public reporting and payment, the standardized readmission ratio was vetted by a process that included a technical expert panel convened by the US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and, then, the National Quality Forum. Unlike previous measures, standardized readmission ratio followed a tortuous path that exposed problems in the development and endorsement process. Although it is acknowledged that processes in the dialysis facility can be improved to decrease readmissions, multiple objections to the implementation of the standardized readmission ratio measure existed. This review discusses the standardized readmission ratio measure and issues related to quality metric development that are important for the nephrology community to consider.
Volume Number
11
Issue Number
1
Pages
190-4
Document Type
Article
EPub Date
2015/07/18
Status
Faculty
Facility
School of Medicine
Primary Department
Nephrology
PMID
DOI
10.2215/cjn.02770315