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Table 2.

Summary of payment-linked measures in the payment year 2017 Quality Incentive Program (45)

Payment-Linked Measure
Percentage of patient months on hemodialysis using an arteriovenous fistula^a
Percentage of patient months on hemodialysis with a catheter ≥90 d^a
Percentage of patient months on hemodialysis with spKt/V≥1.2^a
Percentage of patient months on peritoneal dialysis with Kt/V≥1.7^a
Percentage of pediatric patient months on hemodialysis with spKt/V≥1.2^a
Percentage of patient months with average of serum calcium >10.2 mg/dl^a
Standardized (bloodstream) infection ratio
Standardized hospital readmission ratio
Administration of the in-center hemodialysis CAHPS survey
No. of months for which facility reports serum phosphorus values
No. of months for which facility reports ESA dosage and hemoglobin/hematocrit

spKt/V, single-pool Kt/V; CAHPS, Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems; ESA, erythropoiesis-stimulating agent.

Measure is also used in the Dialysis Facility Compare star rating system (Table 1).