Standardised Emergency Department Encounter Ratio (SEDR) for Dialysis Facilities
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
Numerator
The observed number of outpatient Emergency Department encounters during the reporting period among eligible adult Medicare patients at a facility.
Denominator
The expected number of Emergency Department encounters among eligible Medicare patients at the facility during the reporting period adjusted for the characteristics of the patients at the facility.
Exclusions
Exclusions that are implicit in the denominator definition include time at risk while a patient:
• Has Medicare Advantage coverage
• Has had ESRD for 90 days or less
• Is less than 18 years of age
The denominator also excludes patient time at risk for calendar months in which a patient is:
• Actively enrolled in hospice at any time during the calendar month
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Claims data
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
Source and Reference Attributes
Evidence Source
National Quality Forum 2022 Key Rural Measures: An Update List of Measures to Advance Rural Health Priorities, Draft 1, page 1-26
Technical Specifications
Download from: www.qualityforum.org/Publications/2022/08/2022KeyRural_Measures__An_Updated_List_of_Measures_to_Advance_Rural_Health_Priorities.aspx
Technical specifications: p4qm.org/measures/3565