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. 2018 Aug;72(2):311-313.
doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2018.01.054. Epub 2018 Apr 1.

Potential Impact of Medicare Payment Policy on Misclassification of Dialysis-Requiring Acute Kidney Injury as ESRD: A National Temporal Trend Analysis

Benjamin J Lee  1 , Kirsten L Johansen  2 , Charles E McCulloch  3 , Chi-Yuan Hsu  4
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Potential Impact of Medicare Payment Policy on Misclassification of Dialysis-Requiring Acute Kidney Injury as ESRD: A National Temporal Trend Analysis

Benjamin J Lee et al. Am J Kidney Dis. 2018 Aug.
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Temporal trends in ESRD misclassification in the USRDS: (A) 6-month absolute counts (no. of cases, bar graph) and cumulative incidence (%, line graph), (B) actual vs predicted (interrupted time series regression model) misclassification incidence. Dashed vertical line marks the time of the policy change; curved arrow depicts the acute change in slope at the time of the policy change.
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