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Effects of the prospective payment system on anemia management in maintenance dialysis patients: implications for cost and site of care

BACKGROUND: The 2011 expanded Prospective Payment System (PPS) and contemporaneous Food and Drug Administration label revision for erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESAs) were associated with changes in ESA use and mean hemoglobin levels among patients receiving maintenance dialysis. We aimed to in...

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Autores principales: Wetmore, James B., Tzivelekis, Spiros, Collins, Allan J., Solid, Craig A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4880830/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27228981
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12882-016-0267-x