Inpatient Dialysis Services: Nephrologist Leadership and Improving Quality and Safety
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چکیده
In contrast to outpatient dialysis facilities in the United States, which are required by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) under Conditions Coverage ESRD Facilities have a qualified medical director who oversees facility quality and operations,1-3 inpatient programs no such requirement. Despite high level of complexity therapies, currently there is CMS or other governing body regulation that describes qualifications responsibilities physician leadership oversight kidney replacement therapy (KRT) performed hospitalized patients.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Kidney Diseases
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['1523-6838', '0272-6386']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1053/j.ajkd.2021.03.011