Physician Reimbursement Home Patients

This is an observational study using an online survey to solicit information from nephrologists who care for dialysis patients about the time and effort involved in providing care to home dialysis patients.

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Conditions

ESRD Chronic Disease Disease Attributes Female Urogenital Diseases Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications Kidney Diseases Kidney Failure, Chronic Male Urogenital Diseases Pathologic Processes Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Renal Insufficiency Renal Insufficiency, Chronic Urogenital Diseases Urologic Diseases

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Satellite Health Care

San Jose, California, 95128, United States

About this study

Physician reimbursement today for care of a home dialysis patient is a capitated reimbursement, defined by the age of the patient and their days on home dialysis. Due to the multiple advantages of home therapy, CMS is working on increasing home dialysis uptake; however, there is little to no data on the time and effort involved in providing care to home dialysis patients.

In this study, we will develop and distribute a survey to capture the components of home dialysis patient care and the perceived time and effort of nephrologists across the US to do so. This will provide data for CMS as they consider the adjustment of their policy values in physician reimbursement for home dialysis patient care, which is currently labeled as misvalued (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, 2021).

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

All nephrologists in the US who care for dialysis patients.

Exclusion criteria

Nephrologists who have not cared for dialysis patients in the last year.

Treatment and study plan

No intervention. This is a qualitative study

Other

US nephrologists who care for dialysis patients will be asked to complete an internet based survey evaluating the time and effort required for home dialysis patient care.

Other names: Survey

Primary outcomes

To provide data to facilitate a data-driven adjustment of the capitated physician payment for caring for home dialysis patients.

Time frame: Day 1

Compilation of survey data from US nephrologists with dialysis patients.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Satellite Healthcare

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Physician Reimbursement for Home Dialysis: Assessment of Validity of CMS Compensation for Nephrologists

Important dates

Study start: 2021
Primary completion: 2021
Study completion: 2021
First posted: Aug 18, 2021
Registry last updated: May 11, 2022

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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