The ESRD Quality Incentive Program enables CMS to pay dialysis facilities based on the quality of care provided to Medicare patients with end-stage renal disease, rather than on the amount of care provided. For the payment year 2012, CMS assessed a facility’s performance based on three quality measures: two measures of anemia management and one of dialysis adequacy.
For the payment year 2012, 4,939 facilities were assessed and received a total performance score, which determines whether a facility will see a payment reduction. Of these facilities, more than two-thirds (69.1 percent) will receive no payment reduction as a result of achieving a high enough total performance score.
Each dialysis facility is required to post a certificate displaying its performance in a prominent location accessible to the public. In addition, performance information will be posted on the Dialysis Facility Compare website.
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