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Data Quality Improvement

What is data quality improvement?

CMS mandates dialysis facilities submit ESRD program administrative and clinical data into EQRS, in order for dialysis facilities to meet portions of the Conditions for Coverage for ESRD Dialysis Facilities. All Medicare-certified dialysis facilities, as well as Renal transplant and Veterans Administration facilities, can submit ESRD program administrative and clinical data to CMS in EQRS. EQRS functions as an important data source for ESRD QIP performance measures.


Data Star Recognition

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As part of the Network's continuing oversight of facility performance measures, the Network has launched a quarterly Data Star Recognition program. Data Star facilities are recognized for achieving data quality improvement goals associated with timely form submissions in EQRS.

Data Stars must meet the following timeliness measures:
  • At least 80% of on-time submissions

  • Meeting one or more of the data quality improvement goals (listed below), AND

  • Maintaining at least 80% on-time submissions for 3 consecutive months

In at least one of the following data quality improvement areas/goals:
  • Patient admissions entered into EQRS within five (5) business days

  • CMS-2728 forms for newly diagnosed chronic patients submitted into EQRS within 45 days of the patient’s admission to your facility

  • CMS-2746 forms submitted into EQRS within 14 days of the patient’s date of death

Facilities are recognized at the following levels:

Platinum Star
Gold Star
Silver Star
  • 90% on-time submissions
  • Two or more data quality goals
  • 3 consecutive months
  • 90% on-time submissions
  • One data quality goals
  • 3 consecutive months
  • 80% on-time submissions
  • One or more data quality goals
  • 3 consecutive months

 

Network Contact

Alison Crittenden

Phone: 804.320.0004, ext. 2707

acrittenden@qualityinsights.org

February-April 2023 Data Stars

1-3
Platinum Star

CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

DAVITA - FREDERICK

DEERS HEAD CENTER

DAVITA - STAUNTON

BMA - BETHESDA

BMA - LEONARDTOWN

DAVITA - ROCKVILLE

IDF - PARKVIEW CENTER

KIDNEY CARE OF LARGO

BMA - CAMP SPRINGS

UNIVERSAL DIALYSIS CENTER

US RENAL CARE - OLD ALEXANDRIA

FMC RIVER HILLS

WESTERN MARYLAND REGIONAL DIALYSIS CENTER

TOTAL RENAL CARE - HARBOUR VIEW DIALYSIS

LIBERTY DIALYSIS - SOUTH HILL

RENAL CENTER OF KEYSER, LLC

FOREST LANDING DIALYSIS

FMC - PRINCESS ANNE

FMC -COLUMBIA HEIGHTS

US RENAL CARE - SILVER HILL

DAVITA - HARRISONBURG DIALYSIS

TAKOMA PARK DIALYSIS

UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HOSPITAL

VCU MEDICAL CENTER

RENAL CARE GROUP - DANVILLE

BMA - WEST END

BMA - WHEATON

THREE CHOPT DIALYSIS

FREDERICKSBURG DIALYSIS CENTER

BMA - ROANOKE-SALEM DIALYSIS

CAMELOT DIALYSIS CENTER

BMA - NASSAWADOX

BMA - FARMVILLE

UVA ORANGE DIALYSIS

DAVITA - HARBOR PARK DIALYSIS

BERTHA SIRK DIALYSIS CENTER

IDF - CALVERT CENTER

FMC - HAGERSTOWN

TOTAL RENAL CARE - CHESTERTOWN

US RENAL CARE - OXON HILL

BMA - FORT WASHINGTON

GERMANTOWN DIALYSIS

FMC FAIRMONT

RIVERTOWNE DIALYSIS CENTER

Chesapeake Dialysis Clinic LLC

ARA - ADELPHI

RENAL CARE OF BOWIE, LLC

FMC - ROBINWOOD

DAVITA - CEDAR LANE

HOLY CROSS DIALYSIS CENTER - WOODMORE

PENINSULA DIALYSIS CENTER

PIKESVILLE DIALYSIS

DAVITA - RADFORD DIALYSIS

FMC - ANNE ARUNDEL

UVA PAGE DIALYSIS

UVA AUGUSTA DIALYSIS

TOTAL RENAL CARE - RICHMOND COMMUNITY

FRESENIUS KIDNEY CARE - BROAD STREET

HARFORD ROAD DIALYSIS CENTER

BMA HURRICANE

WEST VIRGINIA DIALYSIS

GREAT BRIDGE DIALYSIS CENTER

FMC - DUNDALK JV

FMC - WALDORF

FMC - PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY DIALYSIS

GREATER CHARLESTON DIALYSIS

ARTIFICIAL KIDNEY CENTER - SUFFOLK

DAVITA - PASADENA

FMC - FRIENDSHIP MANOR

GRAND CENTRAL DIALYSIS

DULANEY TOWSON DIALYSIS CENTER

CAMBRIDGE DIALYSIS CENTER

RAI - MEDICAL DRIVE-GLOUCESTER

ABERDEEN DIALYSIS

FMC OF CHARLES TOWN

US RENAL CARE OF WOODBRIDGE

IDF - GARRETT DIALYSIS CENTER

SOUTH LABURNUM DIALYSIS LLC

HAYMARKET DIALYSIS

RAI - JOHN TYLER HWY-WILLIAMSBURG

RAI - SOUTH CHURCH-SMITHFIELD

UVA ALTAVISTA DIALYSIS

J ROBERT PRITCHARD DIALYSIS CENTER

BMA - TWIN COUNTY

CHARTER COLONY DIALYSIS CENTER

UVA AMHERST DIALYSIS

US RENAL CARE - ASHLAND

FOREST PARK DIALYSIS CENTER

US RENAL CARE - PRINCE FREDERICK

LEIGH DIALYSIS CENTER

FMC - VIRGINIA BEACH

RAI - CHESAPEAKE-NEWPORT NEWS

DOMINION DIALYSIS CENTER

US RENAL CARE - WEST BALTIMORE

MOUNTAIN RIDGE DIALYSIS

LIBERTY DIALYSIS PETERSBURG

FMC - LORTON

FMC OF BRUCETON MILLS

Laburnum Dialysis

East Henrico Dialysis Center

FMC Grafton

Port Warwick Dialysis

Fresenius Kidney Care Richmond South

RENAL CARE GROUP - MARTINSVILLE

Glenvar Dialysis

Mt. Rainier Dialysis

Fresenius Kidney Care North Suffolk

Ridge Road Dialysis

FMC Shenandoah Valley

Nansemond Dialysis

FMC FRANKLIN SQUARE HOME

COURTLAND DIALYSIS, LLC

J ROBERT PRITCHARD HOME THERAPIES

FMC - Dumfries

Fresenius Kidney Care Nashua Court

UVA Appomattox

FMC Hawks Nest

Largo Town Center Dialysis

Fresenius Medical Care Upshur County

MERRIMAC TRAIL DIALYSIS

JAMES RIVER HOME DIALYSIS

LIVINGSTON VILLAGE DIALYSIS

LOCH RAVEN DIALYSIS

Onancock Dialysis

FRESENIUS KIDNEY CARE WALDORF WEST

DaVita Southern Tide Dialysis

FRESENIUS KIDNEY CARE - FREDERICK

DaVita Kempsville Dialysis

CAPITOL REGION DIALYSIS CLINIC LLC

Edgewood Dialysis

FMC - GERMANTOWN

FMC - MONONGALIA COUNTY

FKC -  HALIFAX

CHATHAM DIALYSIS

Fresenius Kidney Services -  South Roanoke

FRESENIUS KIDNEY CARE - ALLEGHANY

FRESENIUS KIDNEY CARE SOUTHERN MARYLAND HOME

FMC OAK HILL

DAVITA - NEWPORT NEWS

DAVITA - VIRGINIA BEACH

SOUTHAMPTON DIALYSIS CENTER

BMA - GARRISONVILLE

DAVITA - TYSONS CORNER

RAI - CHURCHLAND-CHESAPEAKE

BMA - GREATER NORFOLK

BMA - BOWLING GREEN

CHILDRENS HOSPITAL OF KINGS DAUGHTERS

UVA ZION CROSSROADS DIALYSIS

FMC MARTINSBURG

WESTHAMPTON DIALYSIS CENTER LLC

MEHERRIN DIALYSIS CENTER

BMA - NEW RIVER VALLEY

TAPPAHANNOCK DIALYSIS CENTER

DAVITA NORFOLK DIALYSIS CENTER

CHESAPEAKE KIDNEY CENTER

LEXINGTON DIALYSIS

TOTAL RENAL CARE - CHESAPEAKE

BMA - BLUE RIDGE

DAVITA - ARLINGTON

DAVITA - MARTINSVILLE DIALYSIS

TOTAL RENAL CARE - HOPEWELL

BMA - FRANKLIN COUNTY

BMA - NORTH ROANOKE

DAVITA - CORAL HILLS DIALYSIS

FMC - JACKSON SQUARE

FUTURE CARE  NORTHPOINT

FMC - LOUISA

KAISER PERMANENTE MAS – LARGO PERITONEAL DIALYSIS

KEMPSVILLE HOME DIALYSIS

PRINCESS ANNE DIALYSIS

FMC - LEXINGTON PARK DIALYSIS

FMC - CROSS KEYS

EASTERN BLVD DIALYSIS-HAGERSTOWN

US RENAL CARE PETERSBURG

TWO RIVERS DIALYSIS

FMC - FIRST COLONIAL

DEER CREEK HOME TRAINING

NEW MARTINSVILLE DIALYSIS FACILITY

FMC TWO VIRGINIAS

FMC MERCER

HOWARD UNIVERSITY DIALYSIS CENTER, LLC

LIVINGSTON DIALYSIS - FOREST HILL

LITTLE CREEK DIALYSIS

US RENAL CARE - COLONIAL HEIGHTS

US RENAL CARE - BETHESDA

TIDEWATER HOME DIALYSIS

DAVITA - ROCK CREEK DIALYSIS

KFHP - TYSONS CORNER

FMC APPALACHIAN DIALYSIS

LANSDOWNE DIALYSIS

UVA FARMVILLE DIALYSIS

FMC - MIDDLE RIVER

2-4
Gold Star

BMA - BALTIMORE

DAVITA - GWU SE

UNION PLAZA DIALYSIS CENTER

HOLY CROSS HOSPITAL

GRACE MEDICAL CENTER

DAVITA - EASTON

IDF - CHESTNUT SQUARE DIALYSIS CTR

DAVITA - BERLIN DIALYSIS

DOWNTOWN DIALYSIS CENTER

FMC GREENBRIER COUNTY

WASHINGTON NURSING DIALYSIS

CALVERTON DIALYSIS

FMC - NORTH SALISBURY

JEFFERSON AVENUE DIALYSIS

FMC OCEANA

FMC - TAKOMA PARK

RAI - CHILLUM-WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON COUNTY DIALYSIS

FMC - SURRATTS

BMA - DUPONT CIRCLE

GREATER SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY DIALYSIS CENTER

FMC - KING GEORGE

DAVITA - SILVER SPRING

DAVITA - BELAIR

DAVITA - HENRICO COUNTY

BMA - ROCKVILLE

COVINGTON DIALYSIS

FMC - WARRENTON

ALEXANDRIA KIDNEY CENTER

FMC KANAWHA COUNTY

CARROLL COUNTY DIALYSIS FACILITY

KIDNEY CARE OF LAUREL

FMC - LA PLATA

DAVITA DIALYSIS - MERCY

IDF - ARUNDEL CENTER

DAVITA - LANDOVER

BALTIMORE COUNTY DIALYSIS FACILITY

DAVITA - FALLS ROAD

ELLICOTT CITY DIALYSIS CENTER LLC

DAVITA - LAKESIDE

DAVITA - OWINGS MILLS

RENAL TREATMENT CENTER - WHEATON

Homewood Dialysis Clinic LLC

GREENSPRING DIALYSIS CENTER

US RENAL CARE - HYATTSVILLE

DAVITA - CATONSVILLE NORTH

GRANT PARK DIALYSIS FACILITY

DAVITA - GREATER PORTSMOUTH

US RENAL CARE - FAIRFAX

US RENAL CARE - WARSAW

RESTON DIALYSIS CENTER

ARA - MECHANICSVILLE DIALYSIS

DAVITA - MECHANICSVILLE

DAVITA - CHESTER DIALYSIS

FMC OF PORTER DIALYSIS - ROSEDALE

RAI - CHILLUM-HYATTSVILLE

DAVITA - DUNDALK

FMC OF PORTER DIALYSIS - PIKESVILLE

US RENAL CARE - ARLINGTON COUNTY

BUTLER FARM DIALYSIS

FMC RIPLEY

FMC - SPOTSYLVANIA

BALLENGER CREEK DIALYSIS

NORTHWEST DIALYSIS CENTER

LEESBURG VIRGINIA DIALYSIS

FMC - HERITAGE HUNT

FMC - BLAIRS DIALYSIS

FMC WESTON

US RENAL CARE - ROCKVILLE

FMC - ABINGDON

FMC CLARKSBURG

ADVANCED DIALYSIS CENTER - EASTON

CHARLOTTESVILLE NORTH DIALYSIS

RAI - MERCURY BLVD-HAMPTON

DaVita Odenton Dialysis

US RENAL CARE - FORT WASHINGTON

Langley Dialysis

Woodlawn Peritoneal Dialysis Center

Fresenius Kidney Care Laurel Park

Lee's Hill Dialysis

Fresenius Kidney Care North Suffolk Home

Union Memorial Dialysis

Laurel Lakes Dialysis

Wood County Dialysis

Brandywine Dialysis

FMC - BRIGHTSEAT

Fresenius Medical Care Towson

Fresenius Kidney Care Merritt Blvd Of Dundalk

FMC Eastern Panhandle

Oceana Dialysis

Greenbelt Home Training

GLENSIDE DIALYSIS

Fresenius Kidney Care Indian River

Friendly Farms Home Dialysis

Fresenius Kidney Care Smyth County

Fresenius Kidney Care Fleet Street

DaVita - Dan River

TIMONIUM DIALYSIS

VIENNA DIALYSIS

DIALYZE DIRECT MD, LLC

FRESENIUS KIDNEY CARE BOWIE

WASHINGTON CENTER FOR AGING

PEAKS OF OTTER

LORIEN DIALYSIS LLC

FRESENIUS KIDNEY CARE FAIRMOUNT HEIGHTS

Puddledock Dialysis

Dialyze Direct of Virginia

RENALIS PINEVIEW

Seven Hills Dialysis

LEGACY DIALYSIS OF FAIRFAX

SOMATUS DIALYSIS OF FALLS CHURCH, LLC

Salisbury Dialysis Center, LLC

Stone Ridge Dialysis

Gaithersburg Dialysis

Fresenius Kidney Care - Falls Run

CHANTILLY DIALYSIS

Fresenius Medical Care Braxton County

LA PLATA DIALYSIS

DALEVILLE DIALYSIS

Fresenius Kidney Care Weirton

SOMATUS DIALYSIS OF MOUNT VERNON

ASHBURN DIALYSIS

DAVITA - AMELIA

FMC - FORT BELVOIR

DAVITA - ALEXANDRIA

BMA - RUSSELL COUNTY

BMA - CRYSTAL SPRING

FMC - POTOMAC MILLS

BMA CHARLESTON

FMC MORGANTOWN

BMA - SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA

FMC- MOUNTAIN EMPIRE

CDC - SPRINGFIELD

CDC - STERLING/DULLES

DAVITA - CULPEPER

FRONT ROYAL DIALYSIS

CDC - MANASSAS

WHEELING DIALYSIS CENTER

RAI - MECHANICSVILLE TRNPK-RICHMOND

KEMPSVILLE DIALYSIS CENTER

RAI POTOMAC DIALYSIS

FMC ELKINS

CONCERTO MARYLAND LLC

QUEEN ANNE HOME TRAINING

FORESTVILLE DIALYSIS

NEWINGTON DIALYSIS

Hyattsville Dialysis

FUTURE CARE COLDSPRING

CHARLES COUNTY DIALYSIS

PG COUNTY SOUTH DIALYSIS

GLEN BURNIE HOME TRAINING

FMC - ODENTON

MOUNTAINEER DIALYSIS

FMC- LAKE OF THE WOODS

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Silver Star

RENAL CARE GROUP - SOUTH BOSTON

WINCHESTER DIALYSIS

FMC - ELKTON

BMA BECKLEY

NXSTAGE KIDNEY CARE GREENBELT