Medicare survey of the kidney transplant unit: are you prepared?

Nephrol Nurs J. 2005 Jan-Feb;32(1):55-8.

Abstract

Facilities or hospitals must be approved to partiapate in Medicare's End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Program, and this includes kidney transplant programs. This article provides an overview of a Basic Survey and what requirements are outlined in the ESRD conditions for Coverage to achieve and maintain Medicare approval and funding.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Guideline Adherence / organization & administration*
  • Guidelines as Topic*
  • Health Care Surveys / methods*
  • Health Facility Environment / standards
  • Hospital Units / economics
  • Hospital Units / standards*
  • Humans
  • Kidney Failure, Chronic / surgery
  • Kidney Transplantation / economics
  • Kidney Transplantation / standards*
  • Medicare / organization & administration*
  • Personnel Administration, Hospital / standards
  • Quality Assurance, Health Care / methods
  • State Government
  • United States