Data Source Weight of Rating QIP 50% NHSN (BSI, ARBSI) 20% DFR (SMR, SHR) 20% Crown Web Data Entry 10% Calculation Methodology: Data from all four sources is aggregated and totaled resulting in a maximum of 100 points. Each point is equivalent to one percent for a maximum of one hundred percent. The top ten percent of facilities with the highest score will receive a Award” designating their achievement “Quality in these fields. QIP score is calculated by taking facilities published 2015 QIP score and dividing by two resulting in a maximum score of 50 points. NHSN data for blood stream infections (BSI’S) and access related blood stream infections (ARBSI’s) are each worth 10 points for a maximum total score of 20. The facilities will receive 10 points for each category for being in the top ten percent; 9 points given for the facilities in the 80.0-89.99 percentiles and so on until reaching the bottom ten percent, who will receive 1 point. From the DFR the clinic Standardized Mortality Ratios (SMR) and Standardized Hospitalization Ratio will be extracted, with the clinic receiving 10 points for a less than 1.0” rating, 5 points for “significantly a significantly less than 1.0” rating and 1 point for a more than 1.0” rating for each “not “significantly category, for a maximum total score of 20. For those facilities that have entered 95% of their clinical Crown Web data by the close of the March reporting deadline shall receive a maximum score of 10 points. Those facilities that entered shall receive 5 points. Facilities below 90% Crown Web entry will receive 1 point. Conclusion: Once calculated Award” facilities receive notification and a certificate explaining “Quality their award and the measures they were scored on. These results will be published on Renal Network website to recognize the provider’s achievement, and serve as additional encouragement for facilities not currently receiving the award.
Data Source Weight of Rating QIP 50% NHSN (BSI, ARBSI) 20% DFR (SMR, SHR) 20% Crown Web Data Entry 10% Calculation Methodology: Data from all four sources is aggregated and totaled resulting in a maximum of 100 points. Each point is equivalent to one percent for a maximum of one hundred percent. The top ten percent of facilities with the highest score will receive a “Quality Award” designating their achievement in these fields. QIP score is calculated by taking facilities published 2015 QIP score and dividing by two resulting in a maximum score of 50 points. NHSN data for blood stream infections (BSI’S) and access related blood stream infections (ARBSI’s) are each worth 10 points for a maximum total score of 20. The facilities will receive 10 points for each category for being in the top ten percent; 9 points given for the facilities in the 80.0-89.99 percentiles and so on until reaching the bottom ten percent, who will receive 1 point. From the DFR the clinic Standardized Mortality Ratios (SMR) and Standardized Hospitalization Ratio will be extracted, with the clinic receiving 10 points for a “significantly less than 1.0” rating, 5 points for a “not significantly less than 1.0” rating and 1 point for a “significantly more than 1.0” rating for each category, for a maximum total score of 20. For those facilities that have entered 95% of their clinical Crown Web data by the close of the March reporting deadline shall receive a maximum score of 10 points. Those facilities that entered shall receive 5 points. Facilities below 90% Crown Web entry will receive 1 point. Conclusion: Once calculated “Quality Award” facilities receive notification and a certificate explaining their award and the measures they were scored on. These results will be published on Renal Network website to recognize the provider’s achievement, and serve as additional encouragement for facilities not currently receiving the award.