Northwest Renal Network 2010 Dialysis Facility Report Summary
Clinical Performance Measures
Hemoglobin (2009) US Network   AK ID MT OR WA
       among ESA-treated patients on ESRD for 90 days or more with 4 or more hgb claims 
Average Hemoglobin (g/dL)        11.5        11.5 11.4 11.5 11.4 11.4 11.5
Percent of Patients with hgb < 10 g/dL 2.8% 2.9% 1.8% 2.3% 2.6% 2.3% 3.3%
Percent of Hemodialysis Patients with hgb 10-12 g/dL 81% 80% 86% 80% 83% 83% 79%
Percent of Peritoneal Dialysis Patients with hgb >12 16% 17% 12% 17% 15% 14% 18%
URR (2009)
       among hemodialysis patients on ESRD for 183 days or more with 4 or more URR claims 
Percent of Patients with URR 65%+ 96% 97% 98% 97% 92% 97% 97%
Vascular Access (2009)
Percent of Prevalent Patients Using:
 AV Fistula  53% 64% 65% 54% 58% 66% 65%
 AV Graft  21% 13% 10% 19% 9% 13% 12%
 Catheter  25% 23% 24% 26% 33% 21% 22%
 Catheter for > 90 Days, No Other Access  10% 8% 11% 8% 17% 7% 8%
Percent of Prevalent Patients with AV Fistula Placed 61% 72% 74% 64% 67% 73% 74%
Percent of Incident Patients Using:
 AV Fistula  16% 23% 28% 20% 24% 23% 24%
 AV Graft  8% 3% 2% 4% 3% 4% 2%
 Catheter  76% 73% 71% 76% 73% 72% 74%
Percent of Incident Patients with AV Fistula Placed 32% 29% 48% 32% 38% 40% 38%
August 20, 2010