Hemodialysis facility star rating affects mortality in chronic hemodialysis patients: a longitudinal observational cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Many countries have their own hemodialysis (HD) quality assurance programs and star rating systems for HD facilities. However, the effects of HD quality assurance programs on patient mortality are not well understood. Therefore, in the present study, the effects of the Korean HD facility star rating on patient mortality in maintenance HD patients were evaluated.

Methods

This longitudinal, observational cohort study included 35,271 patients receiving HD treatment from 741 facilities. The fivestar ratings of HD facilities were determined based on HD quality assessment data from 2015, which includes 12 quality measures in structural, procedural, and outcome domains. The patients were grouped into high (three to five stars) and low (one or two stars) groups based on H

SUBMITTER: Park HC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9902734 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature