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Nephrol News Issues
; 26(2): 22-3, 27-8, 30, 2012 Feb.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-22439369
ABSTRACT
In November 2010, Northwest Renal Network was the first of the 18 ESRD Networks to reach the Fistula First goal of greater than 66% prevalent hemodialysis patients using an arteriovenous fistula (AVF). The network has sustained that goal over time and as of August 2011, has achieved an AVF rate of 67.7%. The Northwest Renal Network has been successfully motivating facilities to embrace change using thorough root cause analyses and targeted quality improvement projects throughout the Network's five-state region.