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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

November-January 2023 Data Stars

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Platinum Star

Artificial Kidney Center - SUFFOLK

Bio-Medical Applications of Virginia Inc

BMA - BETHESDA

BMA - BLUE RIDGE

BMA - BOWLING GREEN

BMA - CAMP SPRINGS

BMA - CRYSTAL SPRING

BMA - FARMVILLE

BMA - FORT WASHINGTON

BMA - FRANKLIN COUNTY

BMA - GARRISONVILLE

BMA - GREATER NORFOLK

BMA - MARTINSBURG

BMA - MOUNTAIN EMPIRE

BMA - NASSAWADOX

BMA - NEW RIVER VALLEY

BMA - ROANOKE-SALEM DIALYSIS

BMA - RUSSELL COUNTY

BMA - SOUTH ANNAPOLIS

BMA - WEST END

BMA - WHEATON

Capital Region Dialysis Clinic LLC

Chesapeake Kidney Center

Children's Hospital of Kings Daughters

Danville Home Dialysis

DaVita Amelia Dialysis

DaVita Annapolis Dialysis

DaVita Bel Air Dialysis

DaVita Berlin Dialysis Center

DaVita Bertha Sirk Dialysis Center

DaVita Brentwood Dialysis

DaVita Briggs Chaney Dialysis

DaVita Butler Farm Dialysis

DaVita Cambridge Dialysis Center

DaVita Camelot Dialysis Center

DaVita Caroline County Dialysis

DaVita CDC Manassas Dialysis

DaVita Cedar Lane Dialysis

DaVita Charter Colony Dialysis Center

DaVita Chatham Dialysis

DaVita Chesapeake Dialysis Center

DaVita Chestertown Dialysis Center

DaVita Children's National Medical Center

DaVita Coral Hills Dialysis

DaVita Dan River

DaVita Dulaney Towson Dialysis Center

DaVita Dundalk Dialysis

DaVita Eastern Boulevard Dialysis

DaVita Edgewood Dialysis

DaVita Fairfax Dialysis Center

DaVita Forest Hill Avenue Dialysis

DaVita Forest Landing Dialysis

DaVita Friendly Farms Home Dialysis (PD-HHD)

DaVita Garrisonville Dialysis Center

DaVita Grand Central Dialysis

DaVita Greater Charleston Dialysis

DaVita Harbor Park Dialysis

DaVita Harbour View Dialysis

DaVita Harford Road Dialysis Center

DaVita Hopewell Dialysis Center

DaVita James River Home Dialysis

DaVita Kidney Care of Laurel

DaVita Laburnum Dialysis

DaVita Landover Dialysis

DaVita Langley Dialysis

DaVita Lee Street Dialysis

DaVita Lexington Dialysis (VA)

DaVita Livingston Village Dialysis

DaVita Merrimac Trail Dialysis

DaVita Middlebrook Dialysis

DaVita Midtowne Norfolk Dialysis

DaVita Nansemond Dialysis

DaVita New Martinsville Dialysis

DaVita Norfolk Dialysis Center

DaVita Owings Mills Dialysis Center

DaVita Petersburg Dialysis

DaVita Princess Anne Dialysis

DaVita Queen Anne Home Training

DaVita Radford Dialysis

DaVita Renal Care of Bowie

DaVita Rockville Dialysis Center

DaVita Rutherford Crossing Dialysis

DaVita Two Rivers Dialysis

DaVita Vienna Dialysis

DaVita Virginia Beach Dialysis Center

DaVita Washington Center for Aging

DaVita Washington Nursing Facility

DaVita West Virginia Dialysis

DaVita Wood County Dialysis

Deers Head Center

Dominion Dialysis Center

East Henrico Dialysis Center

FMC - BLAIRS DIALYSIS

FMC - BRUCETON MILLS

FMC - CLARKSBURG

FMC - CROSS KEYS

FMC - FIRST COLONIAL

FMC - FORT BELVOIR

FMC - FREDERICKSBURG HOME DIALYSIS

FMC - GOOCHLAND

FMC - MONTGOMERY

FMC - OAK HILL

FMC - OCEANA

FMC - RIPLEY

FMC - VIRGINIA BEACH

FMC - WALDORF

FMC - WESTON

FMC Grafton

FMC Hawks Nest

FMC of Porter Dialysis- ROSEDALE

FMC of Porter Dialysis- WHITE MARSH

Forest Park Dialysis Center

Fresenius Kidney Care - Falls Run

Fresenius Kidney Care Fleet Street

Fresenius Kidney Care Frederick

Fresenius Kidney Care Indian River

Fresenius Kidney Care Laurel Park

Fresenius Kidney Care Merritt Blvd Of Dundalk

Fresenius Kidney Care North Suffolk

Fresenius Kidney Care Richmond South

Fresenius Medical Care Braxton County

Fresenius Medical Care Dumfries

Fresenius Medical Care Monongalia County

Fresenius Medical Care Upshur County

Grace Medical Center

Holy Cross Dialysis Center- WOODMORE

Holy Cross Hospital

Howard University Dialysis Center, LLC

IDF - CALVERT CENTER

IDF - CHESTNUT SQUARE DIALYSIS CTR

IDF - PARKVIEW CENTER

Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of the Mid Atlantic States, Inc.

Kaiser Health Plan of the Mid-Atlantic States

Kempsville Home Dialysis

Legacy Dialysis Of Fairfax

Liberty Dialysis- South Hill

Lorien Dialysis LLC

Northpoint Dialysis, LLC

NXSTAGE Kidney Care Greenbelt

Peaks of Otter Dialysis

Pure Life Renal of Lansdowne Inc.

RAI - CHURCHLAND-CHESAPEAKE

RAI - JOHN TYLER HWY-WILLIAMSBURG

RAI - WEST LEIGH-RICHMOND

Renal Care Group- DANVILLE

Renal Carepartners- WOODBRIDGE

Renal Treatment Centers Mid-Atlantic Inc.

Salisbury Dialysis Center, LLC

Somatus Dialysis of Mount Vernon

South Laburnum Dialysis LLC

Tappahannock Dialysis Center

Universal Dialysis Center

University of Virginia Hospital

US RENAL CARE - WARSAW

US RENAL CARE NEW CAROLLTON DIALYSIS

US RENAL CARE OF OLD ALEXANDRIA DIALYSIS

US RENAL CARE PETERSBURG DIALYSIS

USRC Colonial Heights LLC

UVA - Appomattox Dialysis

UVA ALTAVISTA DIALYSIS

UVA AMHERST DIALYSIS

UVA AUGUSTA DIALYSIS

UVA FARMVILLE DIALYSIS

UVA ORANGE DIALYSIS

UVA PAGE DIALYSIS

UVA ZION CROSSROADS DIALYSIS

VCU MEDICAL CENTER

West Hampton Regional Dialysis Center, LLC

WESTHAMPTON DIALYSIS CENTER LLC

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Gold Star

Advanced Dialysis Center- EASTON

Advanced Dialysis Center-Crofton

ARA - MECHANICSVILLE DIALYSIS

Bio-Medical Applications of Maryland, Inc.

Bio-Medical Applications of Virginia, Inc.

BMA - BECKLEY

BMA - COLUMBIA HEIGHTS

BMA - NORTH ROANOKE

BMA - NORTHEAST WASHINGTON

BMA - ROCKVILLE

BMA - SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA

BMA - TWIN COUNTY

Capitol Dialysis

Chesapeake Dialysis Clinic LLC

Courtland Dialysis, LLC

DaVita Aberdeen Dialysis

DaVita Arlington Dialysis

DaVita Ballenger Creek Dialysis

DaVita Baltimore County Dialysis Center

DaVita Brandywine Dialysis

DaVita Calverton Dialysis

DaVita Carroll County Dialysis Facility

DaVita CDC-Springfield

DaVita Covington Dialysis

DaVita Culpeper Dialysis

DaVita Dale City

DaVita Daleville Dialysis

DaVita Deer Creek Home Training

DaVita District Heights Dialysis

DaVita Downtown Dialysis Center

DaVita Easton Dialysis Center

DaVita Ellicott City Dialysis

DaVita Falls Road Dialysis

DaVita Fort Belvoir Dialysis

DaVita Frederick Dialysis

DaVita Front Royal Dialysis

DaVita Georgetown Home Training

DaVita Germantown Dialysis

DaVita Giles County Dialysis

DaVita Glen Burnie Dialysis

DaVita Glenside Dialysis

DaVita Glenvar Dialysis

DaVita Golden Mile Dialysis

DaVita Grant Park Dialysis

DaVita Greater Portsmouth Dialysis

DaVita Greenbelt Home Training (PD Only)

DaVita Greenmount Central Dialysis

DaVita GWU Southeast Dialysis

DaVita Harrisonburg Dialysis

DaVita Henrico County Dialysis

DaVita Hopkins Road Dialysis

DaVita International Dialysis

DaVita Jefferson Avenue Dialysis

DaVita Kempsville Dialysis

DaVita Kidney Care of Largo

DaVita Kidney Home Center PD

DaVita La Plata Dialysis

DaVita Lakeside Dialysis

DaVita Largo Town Center Dialysis

DaVita Lee's Hill Dialysis

DaVita Leigh Dialysis Center

DaVita Loch Raven Dialysis

DaVita Lynchburg Home Training PD

DaVita Martinsville Dialysis

DaVita Mechanicsvile Dialysis

DaVita Midlothian

DaVita Mt. Rainier Dialysis

DaVita Newington Home Training

DaVita Newport News Dialysis Center

DaVita Oceana Dialysis

DaVita Odenton Dialysis

DaVita Park Hill Dialysis

DaVita Pasadena Dialysis

DaVita Peninsula Dialysis Center

DaVita Pentagon City Dialysis

DaVita Pikesville Dialysis

DaVita Renal Care of Lanham

DaVita Renal Center of Keyser

DaVita Reston Dialysis Center

DaVita Richmond Community Dialysis

DaVita Ridge Road Dialysis

DaVita Rock Creek Dialysis

DaVita Severn River Dialysis

DaVita Silver Spring Dialysis

DaVita Staunton Dialysis

DaVita Takoma Park Dialysis

DaVita Tidewater Home Dialysis

DaVita Tyson's Corner Dialysis

DaVita Union Plaza Dialysis Center

DaVita Washington County Dialysis

DaVita Wheeling Dialysis

DaVita Winchester Dialysis

FMC - ANNE ARUNDEL

FMC - APPALACHIAN DIALYSIS

FMC - Brightseat

FMC - CHARLES TOWN

FMC - DENBIGH

FMC - FAIRMONT

FMC - FRIENDSHIP MANOR

FMC - GREATER BALTIMORE

FMC - HAGERSTOWN

FMC - HURRICANE

FMC - JACKSON SQUARE

FMC - KANAWHA COUNTY

FMC - LORTON

FMC - LOUISA

FMC - MERCER COUNTY

FMC - POTOMAC MILLS

FMC - PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY DIALYSIS

FMC - PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY DIALYSIS

FMC - RIVER HILLS

FMC - ROBINWOOD

FMC - SILVER SPRING

FMC - SPOTSYLVANIA

FMC - TAKOMA PARK

FMC - TWO VIRGINIAS

FMC - WARRENTON

FMC Eastern Panhandle

FMC OF PORTER DIALYSIS - DUNDALK

FMS - CHARLESTON

Fredericksburg Dialysis Center

Fresenius Kidney Care Alleghany

Fresenius Kidney Care Nashua Court

Fresenius Kidney Care North Suffolk Home

Fresenius Kidney Care of Halifax

Fresenius Kidney Care Southern Maryland Home

Fresenius Kidney Care Wolfe Street Pediatrics

Fresenius Kidney Services- South Roanoke

Fresenius Medical Care Charles County LLC

Fresenius Medical Care Essex Dundalk, LLC

Fresenius Medical Care Towson

Fresenius Medical Care Virginia Beach Home, LLC

Greater Southeast Community Dialysis Center

Homewood Dialysis Clinic LLC

IDF - ARUNDEL CENTER

IDF - GARRETT DIALYSIS CENTER

J Robert Pritchard Dialysis Center

Largo Peritoneal Dialysis

Leaton Dialysis, LLC

Liberty Dialysis Petersburg

Mountain Ridge Dialysis

Nova Dialysis LLC

Pineview Dialysis Clinic, LLC

Puddledock Dialysis

RAI - AIRLINE-PORTSMOUTH 7253

RAI - CHESAPEAKE-NEWPORT NEWS

RAI - CHILLUM-HYATTSVILLE

RAI - CHILLUM-WASHINGTON

RAI - GOODE WAY-PORTSMOUTH

RAI - MEDICAL DRIVE-GLOUCESTER

RAI - MERCURY BLVD-HAMPTON

RAI - SOUTH CHURCH-SMITHFIELD

RENAL CARE GROUP - MARTINSVILLE

RENAL CARE GROUP - SOUTH BOSTON

RENAL CAREPARTNERS OF RESTON LLC

SOUTHAMPTON DIALYSIS CENTER

TIDEWATER RENAL DIALYSIS CENTER

US RENAL CARE - WEST BALTIMORE

US RENAL CARE BETHESDA DIALYSIS

US Renal Care Fort Washington Dialysis

US RENAL CARE OXON HILL DIALYSIS

US RENAL CARE SILVER HILLS DIALYSIS

UVA- Culpeper Dialysis

Weirton Dialysis Center

Western Maryland Regional Dialysis Center

Woodlawn Peritoneal Dialysis Center

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Silver Star

BMA - MORGANTOWN

DaVita Fair Oaks Dialysis

DaVita Hampton Roads Home Training

DaVita Meherrin Dialysis Center

DaVita Port Warwick Dialysis

Fairfax Dialysis Center

FMC - HERITAGE HUNT

Fresenius Kidney Care Germantown

Total Renal Care Seven Hills Dialysis