Conditions for Coverage Resources
Keeping Kidney Patients Safe has gathered online resources helpful to nephrology professionals working to comply with the newly adopted Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Conditions for Coverage, specifically those aspects of the new regulations pertaining to patient safety. The web site will continue to expand this list and other content pertaining to compliance for use by medical directors and other nephrology professionals.
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Conditions for Coverage for End-Stage Renal Disease Facilities; Final Rule
Part II, Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
42 CFR Parts 405, 410, 413 et al. Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Conditions for Coverage for End-Stage Renal Disease Facilities; Final Rule.
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End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Program Interpretive Guidance Version 1.1
published October 3, 2008
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RPA and Other Resources to Meet Specific Conditions within the Conditions for Coverage.
View in Excel format.
Chronic Kidney Disease Heightens Medical-Error Risk
As reported in MedPage Today
Primary source: Journal of the American Society of Nephrology Source reference:
Seliger S, et al "Chronic kidney disease adversely influences patient safety" J Am Soc Nephrol 2008; DOI: 10.1681/ASN.2008010022.
In an effort to provide nephrology professionals with the widest possible array of relevant information on renal patient safety, links to other helpful web sites are listed below. Please contact the ESRD Patient Safety Initiative through the Contact Us page of this site to submit additional links for possible inclusion.
American Association of Kidney Patients
http://www.aakp.org/
The American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP) is a national non-profit organization founded by kidney patients for kidney patients. We strive to educate and improve the health and well-being of chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients, those on hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis and transplant recipients.
"Behaviors That Undermine a Culture of Safety," The Joint Commission
http://www.jointcommission.org/SentinelEvents/SentinelEventAlert/sea_40.htm
To assure quality and to promote a culture of safety, health care organizations must address the problem of behaviors that threaten the performance of the health care team.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Guideline for Hand Hygiene in Healthcare Settings - 2002
http://www.cdc.gov/Handhygiene/
The hand hygiene guidelines were developed by the CDC's Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC), in collaboration with the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA), the Association of Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC), the Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA).
Heartland Kidney Network
http://www.network12.org/quality/patient_safety.html
Promoting and facilitating high quality care standards for dialysis and kidney transplant patients
in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska.
Institute for Healthcare Improvement
http://www.ihi.org/IHI/Topics/PatientSafety/
The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) is an independent not-for-profit organization helping to lead the improvement of health care throughout the world.
Kidney and Urology Foundation of America
http://www.kidneyurology.org/index.php
Kidney & Urology Foundation of America (KUFA) is a national, not-for-profit organization dedicated to helping people with kidney and urologic diseases and individuals waiting for organ and tissue transplants.
Massachusetts Coalition for the Prevention of Medical Errors
http://www.macoalition.org/
The Massachusetts Coalition for the Prevention of Medical Errors is a public-private partnership whose mission is to improve patient safety and eliminate medical errors in Massachusetts.
5-Diamond Patient Safety Program
To help promote patient safety values, the Mid-Atlantic Renal Coalition and the Network of New England are implementing the 5-Diamond Patient Safety Program. The goal of this program is to help dialysis facilities better implement patient safety principles among both staff and patients.
Mid-Atlantic Renal Coalition 5-Diamond Patient Safety Program
http://www.esrdnet5.org/5Diamond.asp
ESRD Network of New England 5 Diamond Patient Safety Program
http://www.networkofnewengland.org/
The National Forum of End Stage Renal Disease Networks
http://www.esrdnetworks.org/
The Forum of ESRD (End-stage Renal Disease) Networks advocates for the organizations that monitor the quality of chronic kidney disease, dialysis and kidney transplant care in the United States.
National Patient Safety Goals: the official, approved goals and helpful solutions for meeting them. - Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
http://psnet.ahrq.gov/resource.aspx?resourceID=8135&sourceID=1&emailID=15756
This special issue presents the 2009 set of Joint Commission National Patient Safety Goals and summarizes changes from the previous year's requirements.
National Renal Administrators Association
http://www.nraa.org/
The National Renal Administrators Association (NRAA) is a nonprofit organization representing professional managers of dialysis facilities and centers throughout the United States.
Safe Kidney Care was developed by the University of Maryland School of Medicine to serve as a resource for people with chronic kidney disease.
www.safekidneycare.org
