Exam 5: Dialysis

_____________________________ is any treatment that replaces kidney function. The treatment may be some type of dialysis or it may be kidney transplantation.​

The _____________________ is an ongoing project of CMS implemented through the ESRD networks to measure and report the quality of renal dialysis services provided under the Medicare program.

Dialysis is a procedure necessary to maintain the life of a person whose liver has failed.

The timeline for completion of the comprehensive patient assessment and initial implementation of the plan of care is within _____________________.

In general, dialysis facilities have been slow to adopt electronic health records.

Describe what a Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement (QAPI) Program should include.​

Unstable dialysis patients should be reassessed by the interdisciplinary team at least ________.

One of the major responsibilities of an ESRD network is to evaluate and resolve patient grievances.

________________________ is a calculated value that serves as a means of measuring the adequacy of dialysis (i.e., a way to determine whether the patient is dialyzing long enough or often enough to remove sufficient waste and excess fluid from the body).​

ESRD networks treat patients by providing hemodialysis services.

__________________________ is the process of cleansing the blood as it circulates through an artificial kidney machine outside the patient's body.​

In health care facilities that accept Medicare patients, a(n) __________ survey would be the only type of survey conducted by a regional office of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

One effect that the quality incentive program could have on Medicare payments to dialysis facilities is that ______________________.

Describe what requirements must be met for a person with ESRD to be eligible for Medicare coverage.​

Which of the following has a contract with CMS to assess the quality of care rendered to ESRD patients?

Select the best answer or combination of answers: Renal replacement therapy (RRT) includes ______________.

Select the best answer or combination of answers: A dialysis facility is an entity that _________________.

The fundamental payment in Medicare's reimbursement system for dialysis facilities is made on a _______________.

In ______________________________ the patient is able to perform his or her own dialysis almost anywhere because very little special equipment is required and the patient dialyzes three or four times a day at home or at work.

________________ is the process of artificially removing metabolic end products and water across a semipermeable membrane by diffusion.​