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Performance Measures in Dialysis Facilities: What is the Goal?

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Journal Clin J Am Soc Nephrol
Specialty Nephrology
Date 2014 Sep 6
PMID 25189927
Citations 10
Authors
Fredric O Finkelstein
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Abstract

As the care of patients gets more focused and directed by predetermined standards of care, physicians must not lose sight of the primary focus of their treatment goal-maximizing the quality of life of each patient. Physicians must recognize the uniqueness of each individual's experience and make every effort to understand the domains that are of concern to each patient. In addition, physicians must make sure that this focus is not obscured by the setting of arbitrary standards and targets that lend themselves to easy assessments and reporting by simple laboratory measures or computer-generated data. Finally, physicians must focus on modifying and tailoring treatment to maximize each patient's health-related quality of life.

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