GeorgiaState Snapshot for Chronic Kidney Disease

In this comparison, the NHQDR measures for Georgia for the most recent data year and the baseline year are compared to the average of all States.

Historically, the State Snapshots have included State-specific estimates for selected AHRQ Quality Indicators (QIs) based on Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) data. The 2018 QDR does not include State-specific QI estimates based on 2016 HCUP data because the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification/Procedure Coding System version of the QI software used did not include risk adjustment. State-specific QIs will be reported in future QDRs when the estimates can be risk adjusted.

Measures That Are Average in The Recent Year

Measure	Recent Year	Recent Rate	Recent Performance	Baseline Year	Baseline Rate	Baseline Performance
Ratio of observed deaths to expected deaths among Medicare hemodialysis patients	2017	1.1	Average	2000	1.0	Worse than Average
Adult end stage renal disease (ESRD) patients who saw a nephrologist at least 12 months prior to initiation of renal replacement therapy	2016	37.0	Average	2012	33.5	Average

Measures Worse Than Average in The Recent Year

Measure	Recent Year	Recent Rate	Recent Performance	Baseline Year	Baseline Rate	Baseline Performance
Adult hemodialysis patients with adequate dialysis - (Kt/V) 12 or higher	2017	95.1	Worse than Average			Missing
Adult hemodialysis patients who use arteriovenous fistulas as the primary mode of vascular access	2016	62.6	Worse than Average	2012	59.7	Worse than Average
Dialysis patients who were registered on a waiting list for transplantation	2016	13.8	Worse than Average	2000	10.1	Worse than Average
Patients with treated chronic kidney failure who received a transplant within 3 years of date of renal failure	2013	7.6	Worse than Average	2000	13.6	Worse than Average