Identifying Best Practices in Dialysis Care: Results of Cognitive Interviews and a National Survey of Dialysis Providers

Background and objectives: Because there is wide variation in case-mix adjusted outcomes across dialysis facilities, it is possible that top-performing facilities use practices not shared by others. We sought to catalogue “best practices” that may account for interfacility variations in outcomes

Is there “Cherry Picking” in the ESRD Program? Perceptions from a Dialysis Provider Survey

Background and objectives: Changes in ESRD reimbursement policy, including proposed bundled payment, have raised concern that dialysis facilities may use “cherry picking” practices to attract a healthier, better insured, or more adherent patient population