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SUBMITTER: Estes JP
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7125020 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Estes Jason P JP Chen Yanjun Y Şentürk Damla D Rhee Connie M CM Kürüm Esra E You Amy S AS Streja Elani E Kalantar-Zadeh Kamyar K Nguyen Danh V DV
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Profiling analysis aims to evaluate health care providers, such as hospitals, nursing homes, or dialysis facilities, with respect to a patient outcome. Previous profiling methods have considered binary outcomes, such as 30-day hospital readmission or mortality. For the unique population of dialysis patients, regular blood works are required to evaluate effectiveness of treatment and avoid adverse events, including dialysis inadequacy, imbalance mineral levels, and anemia among others. For exampl ...[more]