Medicare Quality of Care: Oversight of Kidney Dialysis Facilities Needs Improvement

T-HEHS-00-136 Published: Jun 26, 2000. Publicly Released: Jun 26, 2000.

Highlights

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the Health Care Financing Administration's (HCFA) processes for monitoring the quality of dialysis facilities for end stage renal disease (ESRD) patients.

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Health Care

DialysisHealth care facilitiesHealth care programsHealth surveysInspectionInteragency relationsMedical care evaluationMedicareNoncompliancePatient care servicesSanctionsUrologic diseasesQuality of care