Clinical Outcomes
News Update: (Feb. 14, 2012) DaVita® recently announced its 2011 End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Quality Incentive Program (QIP) results from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). DaVita outperformed the industry with 75 percent of the company’s clinics ranking in the top clinical performance tier, versus 71 percent for the rest of the industry. Click here to read the full press release.
Patient care at DaVita® begins with consistent and positive clinical outcomes. For more than 10 years, DaVita’s physician partners and their clinical support teams have achieved outcomes that are the best or among the best in virtually every category, when compared to national averages:
- DaVita leads large dialysis organizations in vaccination rates, day-90 catheter rates and fistula placements.
- Our physician-driven clinical outcomes are the best or among the best in virtually every category.
- Together, we have improved DaVita’s outcomes 11 years in a row.
- DaVita Rx℠ patients have medication adherence rates greater than 80%, almost double that of patients who fill their prescriptions elsewhere, and are correlated with 40% fewer hospitalizations*.
- Patients with advanced CKD who are in a VillageHealth® integrated care program generally experience slower progression to dialysis, more outpatient than in-hospital dialysis starts, and a higher likelihood of having a fistula in place on the first day of dialysis.
- 96% of patients would recommend DaVita**
- 97% of affiliated physicians say DaVita meets or exceeds their expectations as a clinical partner***
The DaVita Quality Index (DQI), a proprietary benchmarking tool that ranks individual facilities’ clinical performance against companywide results, has also shown 10 consecutive years of improvement. DQI provides a single, weighted, composite score that reflects performance on a range of patient outcomes. When DQI improves, it generally translates into longer life, reduced infection rates and avoided hospitalizations for our patients.
DaVita’s Office of the Chief Medical Officer maintains a two-way dialogue with the physicians and clinical caregivers who make these results a reality. Our aim is to improve patients’ length and quality of life through continuous care innovation.
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** 2009 DaVita patient satisfaction survey
*** 2009 DaVita physician satisfaction survey
