Care in a Multi-Care Kidney Clinic Prior to Starting Dialysis – Indicator Methodology
See bottom for list of initials and acronyms used on this page.
Topic | Description |
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Indicator | Proportion of incident chronic dialysis patients with at least 12 months of MCKC follow-up prior to dialysis start |
Reporting Frequency | Quarterly |
Directionality | Higher is better |
Denominator | Patient Cohort: Patients who initiated chronic dialysis Exclusions:
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Numerator | Subset of Denominator: Patients who initiated chronic dialysis with at least 12 months of MCKC/CRC follow-up prior to dialysis start (i.e., patients whose first MCKC/CRC visit was at least 12 months prior to chronic dialysis start, who had at least 2 MCKC/CRC visits in the year leading up to the chronic dialysis start) |
Data Source(s) | Ontario Renal Reporting System, Trillium Gift of Life Network |
Considerations | The reported proportions, denominators and numerators are calculated using cumulative data from the last 4 quarters. |
Initials and Acronyms Used on This Page
CRC – conservative renal care
MCKC – multi-care kidney clinic