Vascular access for HD: aligning payment with quality.
Title
Vascular access for HD: aligning payment with quality.
Creator
Amedia Chester A Jr; Bolton W Kline; Cordray Trelles; Hakim Ray; Howard Randy; Jackson Jerry; Kulawik Deuzimar; Lyon Maryam; Mahoney David; Messana Anthony; Nissenson Allen; Oviatt Lauren; Parlato David; Roddy Sean; Solid Craig
Publisher
Seminars in dialysis
Date
2011
2011-02
Description
The Fistula First Breakthrough Initiative (FFBI) has improved the awareness of the value of fistula creation in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). The FFBI Health Policy Workgroup has been charged with reviewing the relationship of policy and economic issues to this project. This article reviews the efforts and successes of renal community clinical activities and reemphasizes the economic impact of fistula creation and catheter reduction on the health care system. Major obstacles are discussed, and existing tools and efforts designed to address them are outlined. The FFBI Health Policy Workgroup then identifies less frequently recognized barriers to the achievement of the FFBI goals and suggests solutions to them. It concludes that nephrologists need to assume the leadership role and drive fistula creation and central venous catheter reduction to achieve programmatic success.
Subject
Arteriovenous Shunt; Chronic – Economics; Chronic – Therapy; Chronic/economics/*therapy; Hemodialysis – Economics; Hemodialysis – Standards; Humans; Incentive/*standards; Kidney Failure; Reimbursement; Reimbursement Mechanisms – Standards; Renal Dialysis/*economics/standards; Surgical – Economics; Surgical – Standards; Surgical/*economics/standards
Identifier
Rights
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Citation
Amedia Chester A Jr; Bolton W Kline; Cordray Trelles; Hakim Ray; Howard Randy; Jackson Jerry; Kulawik Deuzimar; Lyon Maryam; Mahoney David; Messana Anthony; Nissenson Allen; Oviatt Lauren; Parlato David; Roddy Sean; Solid Craig, “Vascular access for HD: aligning payment with quality.,” NEOMED Bibliography Database, accessed February 11, 2025, https://neomed.omeka.net/items/show/4463.