Pre-epoetin Hematocrit Profile -
Table 2-3-Distribution of
Hematocrit Levels of Dialysis Patients, by Age, January 1988(a)
Percentage of patients with specified hematocrit level
Research Progress -
Thamer M, Zhang Y, Kaufman J, Cotter D, Dong F, Hernan MA.
Dialysis facility ownership and epoetin dosing in patients receiving
hemodialysis.
JAMA. 2007 Apr 18;297(15):1667-74.
Cotter D, Thamer M, Narasimhan K, Zhang Y, Bullock K.
Translating epoetin research into practice: the role of government and
the use of scientific evidence.
Health Aff (Millwood). 2006 Sep-Oct;25(5):1249-59.
Thamer M, Zhang Y, Kaufman J, Stefanik K, Cotter DJ.
Factors influencing route of administration for epoetin treatment
among hemodialysis patients in the United States. Am J Kidney
Dis. 2006 Jul;48(1):77-87.
Dose-Response -
Dose-response based on phase
II study
Confounding -
Does X Really Cause Y? By
Bryan Dowd and Robert Town September 2002
Cotter
DJ, Stefanik K, Zhang Y, Thamer M, Scharfstein D, Kaufman J.
Hematocrit was not validated as a surrogate end point for survival
among epoetin-treated hemodialysis patients. J Clin Epidemiol. 2004 Oct;57(10):1086-95.
Robins JM, Hernan MA, Brumback B (2000). Marginal structural models
and causal inference in epidemiology. Epidemiology, 11(5):550-560.
Bundling -
SEC. 637. DEVELOPMENT OF ESRD BUNDLING SYSTEM AND
QUALITY INCENTIVE PAYMENTS.
EPOETIN DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP - WHY TIME-DEPENDENT ADJUSTMENT IS
NECESSARY
United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) Report to the
Chairman, Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives
END-STAGE RENAL DISEASE
Bundling Medicare's Payment for Drugs with Payment for All ESRD
Services Would Promote Efficiency and Clinical Flexibility, November
2006
The
Renal Support Network (RSN)
Top 10 Concerns Regarding the Potential Bundling of
ESRD Services and Its Impact on Patients
A Framework for Bundling Options
Discussion Paper for the -623e Advisory Board
Prepared by CMS/ORDI/MDPG
May 24, 2005MMA
MedPAC Outpatient Dialysis services payment system Payment Basics
September 2006
HR 3162 THE CHILDREN'S
HEALTH AND MEDICARE PROTECTION ACT OF 2007
SECTION-BY-SECTION ANALYSIS
Ways and Means Truth Squad:
Anemia Management Care
Future TAC meeting topics -
The 2005 Nationwide Blood
Collection and Utilization Survey
End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Quality Initiative
Quality Measures
Clinical Performance Measures
Consumer Qs and As for Dialysis Facility Compare
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