Dialysis facility compare.

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Imprint:Baltimore, MD : Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, 2001-
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource U.S. Federal Government Document Journal
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6812078
Related Items:Continues: National listing of Medicare providers furnishing kidney dialysis and transplant services
Continues the print title: National listing of Medicare providers furnishing kidney dialysis and transplant services.
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Varying Form of Title:Title in title bar: Medicare.gov - Dialysis facility compare
Called also: DFC
Other authors / contributors:Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (U.S.)
Date / volume:Began in 2001.
Notes:Description based on contents viewed on Jan. 18, 2008; title from home page caption.
Related files, addresses as of 10/14/08: http:/www.medicare.gov/Download/DOWNLOADDB.asp (Downloadable Dialysis Facility Compare database); and: http://www.cms.hhs.gov/esrdgeneralinformation/02%5Fdata.asp (ESRD Provider Public Use File (this is the only link containing transplant facilities)). Current access available via PURLs.
Mode of access: World Wide Web from the Medicare.gov web site. Address as of 1/18/08: http://www.medicare.gov/Dialysis/Home.asp; current access is available via PURL.
Continues the print title: National listing of Medicare providers furnishing kidney dialysis and transplant services.
Summary:Provides information on nine facility characteristics and three quality measures on over 3,500 dialysis facilities in the United States.
GPO item no.:0512-A-67 (online)
Govt.docs classification:HE 22.9/5: