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Patients on Home Dialysis – Indicator Methodology

See bottom for list of initials and acronyms used on this page.

Topic Description
Indicator Proportion of prevalent chronic dialysis patients on a home dialysis modality
Reporting Frequency Quarterly
Directionality Higher is better
Denominator Patient Cohort:
  • Patients who are receiving chronic dialysis at the time of reporting
  • Patients who are receiving home dialysis training (Home HD or PD) at the time of reporting

Exclusions:

  • Patients younger than 18 years old
Numerator Subset of Denominator:

Patients who are receiving chronic dialysis on a home dialysis modality (Home HD or PD)
Data Source(s) Ontario Renal Reporting System
Considerations The reported proportions, denominators and numerators are calculated as an average of the last 4 quarters.

Initials and Acronyms Used on This Page

HD – home dialysis

PD – peritoneal dialysis