Dialysis Facility

Dialysis Clinic, Inc. (dci Boston)

Quality Rating

Chain Owned Facility

Chain Organization: Dialysis Clinic, Inc.

Address

35 Kneeland Street

5th Floor

Boston, MA 02111

Contact

(617) 636-6389

Certification Date

09/29/1986

Details

CMS Certification Number

222508

Ownership Type

Non-profit

Number of Dialysis Stations

21

Services Offered

In-center hemodialysis Yes
Peritoneal dialysis No
Home hemodialysis training No
Shifts starting after 5 p.m. Yes

Quality Measures

Survival Category

As Expected

Hospitalization Category

As Expected

Readmission Category

As Expected

Transfusion Category

As Expected

Waitlist Ratio Category

Not Available

ED Encounters within 30 Days Category

As Expected

Additional Measures

Percentage of Adult HD Patients with Kt/V ≥ 1.2

96%

Percentage of Adult PD Patients with Kt/V ≥ 1.7

%

Percentage of Patients with Hemoglobin < 10 g/dL

10%

Percentage of Patients with Hemoglobin > 12 g/dL

5%

Mortality Measures

Mortality Rate

14.6

Mortality Rate Upper Confidence Limit

23.9

Mortality Rate Lower Confidence Limit

9.2

Hospitalization Measures

Hospitalization Rate

153.3

Hospitalization Rate Upper Confidence Limit

218.9

Hospitalization Rate Lower Confidence Limit

113.6

Readmission Measures

Readmission Rate

27.8

Readmission Rate Upper Confidence Limit

37.3

Readmission Rate Lower Confidence Limit

19.3

Transfusion Measures

Transfusion Rate

35.5

Transfusion Rate Upper Confidence Limit

79.2

Transfusion Rate Lower Confidence Limit

19

Waitlist Measures

Waitlist Ratio

Waitlist Ratio Upper Confidence Limit

Waitlist Ratio Lower Confidence Limit

Percentage of Prevalent Patients Waitlisted (PPPW)

PPPW Percentage

32.8

PPPW Upper Confidence Limit

53.3

PPPW Lower Confidence Limit

17.3

Standardized Emergency Department Encounter Ratio (SEDR)

SEDR Ratio

0.94

SEDR Upper Confidence Limit

1.62

SEDR Lower Confidence Limit

0.63

ED Encounters within 30 Days of Hospital Discharge (ED30)

ED30 Ratio

1.11

ED30 Upper Confidence Limit

1.66

ED30 Lower Confidence Limit

0.72

Standardized Infection Ratio (SIR)

SIR

0

SIR Upper Confidence Limit

0.42

SIR Lower Confidence Limit

Fistula Measures

Fistula Rate

67.4

Fistula Rate Upper Confidence Limit

82.4

Fistula Rate Lower Confidence Limit

51.5

Long-Term Catheter Measures

Long-Term Catheter Percentage

11

Serum Phosphorus Measures

Percentage of Patients with Serum Phosphorus < 3.5 mg/dL

11

Percentage of Patients with Serum Phosphorus 3.5-4.5 mg/dL

24

Percentage of Patients with Serum Phosphorus 4.6-5.5 mg/dL

25

Percentage of Patients with Serum Phosphorus 5.6-7.0 mg/dL

24

Percentage of Patients with Serum Phosphorus > 7.0 mg/dL

17