News Report | December 2, 2019
Comprehensive End-Stage Renal Disease Care Model Decreased Hospitalizations
The Medicare Comprehensive End-Stage Renal Disease Care (CEC) Model decreased hospitalizations by 2.8% and increased outpatient dialysis sessions by 0.6% during the first two years. The number of hospitalizations per 1,000 beneficiaries per month dropped from 126.6 beneficiaries pre-CEC (October 2015) to 123.1 beneficiaries post-CEC (December 2017). The number of outpatient dialysis sessions per 1,000 beneficiaries per month increased from 12,254 sessions pre-CEC to 12,319 sessions post-CEC. Additional results included:
- The number of readmissions per 1,000 beneficiaries per month decreased 2.1%, from 347 . . .