2003 Annual Report

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2003 ANNUAL REPORT pdf- 2685Kb

1. PREFACE (pp. 1- 6) pdf- 37Kb
A. Statement by Board of Directors
B. Table of Contents
2. INTRODUCTION (pp. 7- 16) pdf- 28Kb
A. Network Description
B. Network Structure
3. CMS NATIONAL GOALS AND NETWORK ACTIVITIES (pp. 17- 60) pdf- 1.6 mb
Introduction
A. GOAL 1 – Improve the Quality of Care of Health Care Services and Quality of Life for ESRD Beneficiaries
B. GOAL 2 – Improve Data Reliability, Validity and Reporting Among ESRD Facilities/Providers, Networks and CMS
C. GOAL 3 – Establish and Improve Partnerships and Cooperative Activities
D. GOAL 4 – Support the Marketing, Deployment, and Maintenance of CMS-Approved Software
4. SANCTION RECOMMENDATIONS (pp. 61 – 64) pdf- 13Kb
5. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL FACILITIES (pp. 65 – 68) pdf- 16Kb
6. DATA TABLES (pp. 69 – 104) pdf- 94Kb
A. Table 1 – ESRD Incidence
B. Table 2 – ESRD Dialysis Prevalence
C. Dialysis Modality by Setting: Home and In-Center
D. Renal Transplants
E. Table 7 – Dialysis Deaths
F. Table 8 – Vocational Rehabilitation
APPENDIX A – Facilities Active in 2003 by Provider Number Order (pp. 105 – 114) pdf- 27Kb
APPENDIX B – Supplemental Tables and Graphs (pp. 115 – 122) pdf- 134Kb
APPENDIX C – Quality Improvement Project 2002/2003 Final Report:”Assessment and Reduction of Catheter Ise in Hemodialysis” (pp. 123 – 140) pdf- 173Kb
APPENDIX D – National Vascular Access Improvement Initiative: “Fistula First” Network 13 Physician Conference October 30,2003, New Orleans, LA (pp. 141 – 156) pdf- 576Kb
APPENDIX E – National Vascular Access Improvement Initiative: Fistula First Change Concepts(pp. 157 – 160) pdf- 38Kb