2002 Annual Report

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2002 ANNUAL REPORT pdf- 1096Kb

1. PREFACE (pp. 1-6) pdf-37Kb

A.	Statement by Board of Directors (pp. 3)
B.	Table of Contents (pp. 4-6)

2. INTRODUCTION (pp. 7-44) pdf-24Kb

A.	Network Description (pp. 9)
B.	Network Structure (pp. 10-14)

3. CMS NATIONAL GOALS AND NETWORK ACTIVITIES (pp. 15-50) pdf-309Kb

A.	Improving Quality of Care of Health Care Services and Quality of Life for ESRD Beneficiaries (pp. 15-40)
B.	Improving Data Reporting, Reliability and Validity Between ESRD Facilities/Providers, Networks & CMS (pp. 41-45)
C.	Establishing and Improving Partnerships and Cooperative Activities Among and Between the ESRD Networks, QIOs, State Survey Agencies and ESRD Facilities/Providers (pp. 46)
D.	Evaluating and Resolving Patient Grievances (pp. 47-50)

4. SANCTION RECOMMENDATIONS (pp. 51-54) pdf-11Kb

5. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL FACILITIES (pp. 55-58) pdf-12Kb

6. DATA TABLES (pp. 59-94) pdf-92Kb

A.	Table 1 – ESRD Incidence (pp. 61-62)
B.	Table 2 – ESRD Dialysis Prevalence (pp. 63-64)
C.	Dialysis Modality by Setting: Home and In-Center (pp. 65-80)
D.	Renal Transplants (pp. 81-83)
E.	Table 7 – Dialysis Deaths (pp. 84-85)
F.	Table 8 – Vocational Rehabilitation (pp. 86-94)

APPENDIX A – Facilities Active in 2002 by Provider Number Order (pp. 95-104) pdf-180Kb

APPENDIX B – Supplemental Tables and Graphs (pp. 105-112) pdf-98Kb

APPENDIX C – Quality Performance Measures: 2002 Report and Facility Specific Poster (pp. 113-132) pdf-251Kb

APPENDIX D – Quality Improvement Project: Improving the adequacy of Hemodialysis Delivered tp Patients with Vascular Access (pp. 133-140) pdf-34Kb

APPENDIX E – Quality Improvement Project: Assessment and Reduction of Catheters in Hemodialysis – Baseline Report (pp. 141-152) pdf-144Kb