Facility Information Handbook Section 2

NETWORK 13 STANDARDS / RECOMMENDATIONS

A. NETWORK STANDARDS / CRITERIA:

· Placement of Patients in Self Care Setting
· Transplantation
· Vocational Rehabilitation
· Clinical Practice Guidelines on Adequacy of Dialysis
· Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Treatment of Anemia of Chronic Renal Failure
· Clinical Practice Guidelines for Vascular Access (AVF)
· Clinical Practice Guidelines for Vascular Access (Catheters)
· Clinical Practice Guidelines for Vascular Access (AVG)
· Clinical Practice Guideline for Nutrition in Chronic Renal Failure
· CMS Criteria to Determine Eligibility for the ESRD Program
· Transplant Surgeon Involvement vs. Designee (Transitioned from Recommendation, 2004)
· Transplant Designee Draft Letter

B. RECOMMENDATIONS:

· Peritoneal Dialysis: Frequency and Timing of Measurement of Kt/Vurea, Total Ccr, PNA, and Total Creatinine Appearance
· Concealed Weapons Recommendation
· Alternative Sanction Recommendation Procedure
· Continuing Education Credits in Renal Health Care
· Management of Hyperkalemia
· Nephrologist as Medical Directors
· Clinical Practice Guidelines for Bone Metabolism and Disease in Chronic Kidney Failure

C. LONG TERM PROGRAM (LTP)

EXAMPLES:
· Version #1 pdf-9Kb
· #1 LTP Instructions pdf-9Kb
· Version #2 pdf-18Kb

D. UNIFORM ESRD TRANSIENT FORMS

· Hemodialysis
· Peritoneal Dialysis

E. ESRD MEDICAL RECORDS: A NATIONAL MODEL pdf-24Kb