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SUBMITTER: Gray KS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5447693 | biostudies-other | 2017
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Gray Kathryn S KS Cohen Dena E DE Brunelli Steven M SM
ClinicoEconomics and outcomes research : CEOR 20170524
<h4>Objective</h4>The aim of this study was to determine the rate of missed treatments among hemodialysis (HD) patients, and the association between treatment nonadherence and clinical outcomes.<h4>Data source</h4>The data used in this study were based on electronic medical records and Medicare claims.<h4>Study design</h4>This is a retrospective, observational study.<h4>Principal findings</h4>HD patients miss 9.9% of all treatments. Approximately half of the missed treatments are due to observab ...[more]