Introduction End-stage renal disease (ESRD) is a major public health problem with
increasing prevalence and costs. An understanding of the long-term trends in dialysis rates …

Background Administrative health care databases offer an efficient and accessible, though
as-yet unvalidated, approach to studying outcomes of patients with chronic kidney disease …

Background End-stage renal disease (ESRD) requiring dialysis is expensive and is
associated with disproportionately poor health outcomes and quality of life. Understanding …

Background. Administrative data are commonly used for surveillance of chronic medical
conditions. The purpose of this study was to determine the validity of an algorithm derived …

This article summarizes the administrative structure underlying the Unites States Renal Data
System (USRDS); summarizes incidence, prevalence, patient characteristics, and treatment …

Background The end-stage renal disease Medical Evidence Report serves as a source of
comorbid condition data for risk adjustment of quality metrics. We sought to compare …

Background While health insurance claims data are often used to estimate the costs of renal
replacement therapy in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD), the accuracy of …

BACKGROUND: The incidence and prevalence of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) have
increased greatly in Canada over the last 2 decades. Because of the high cost of therapy …

Background Prior validation studies of claims‐based definitions of chronic kidney disease
(CKD) using ICD‐9 codes reported overall low sensitivity, high specificity, and variable but …

Studies addressing the epidemiological issues of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and the
implications for health resource allocations are valuable, especially because the Medicare …