News Alert!
Conditions For Coverage For End Stage Renal Disease Facilities Issued
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a final rule that establishes new Conditions for Coverage (CfCs) that dialysis facilities must meet to be certified under the Medicare program. You may read the Conditions from this link on the CMS Web site. Please note the complete document is 625 pages in length; the actual rule begins on page 557.
Facilities will have 180 days from April 15, 2008 to be in compliance with the new rules. |
What
is End-Stage Renal Disease, "ESRD"?
ESRD is irreversible
kidney disease which requires treatment with an artificial kidney
(dialysis) or a kidney transplant for a person to maintain life
and health. ESRD is the only disease which entitles an individual
to Medicare benefits (with some minimum requirements).
What
is the Intermountain ESRD Network?
The Intermountain
ESRD Network (Network #15) is a federally mandated, nonprofit Colorado
corporation that contracts with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services (CMS), to implement the ESRD Network program in its six-state
area: Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming.
The
mission of Network #15 is to facilitate the improvement of quality
of care provided to ESRD patients. Network #15 is also charged with
the collection and validation of information about, and treatment
of persons with ESRD.
What
is Included on This Web site?
This
Web site contains information that is most relevant to ESRD patients
(For Network #15 Patients) and ESRD professionals
(For Network #15 Providers) within Network
#15. For more detailed information about Network #15, including
our Annual
Report (pdf - 82 pgs) and demographics,
please visit the About Network #15 section
of our Web site. If you have additional questions after browsing
through our Web site we encourage you to email
us, or contact us at:
Intermountain
End-Stage Renal Disease Network, Inc.
1301 Pennsylvania St #750, Denver, CO 80203-5012
Phone: 303-831-8818 Fax: 303-860-8392
Toll free for patients only: 1-800-783-8818 or 1-888-777-0105
For
general ESRD program objectives and highlights please see
the End-Stage
Renal Disease Program Overview (pdf
- 47 pgs) or go to the Forum of ESRD Networks at www.esrdnetworks.org.
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#15 assumes full responsibility for the accuracy and completeness
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