How Northern Nephrology & Hypertension is helping lead advanced CKD care through predictive analytics, risk-based intervention, and patient-centered population health management in partnership with Village Health and the Lake Erie Kidney Contracting Entity.
Developed by Craig G. Hurwitz, MD
Predictive, risk-based, patient-centered nephrology — explained below.
Comprehensive Kidney Care Contracting (CKCC) is a Medicare value-based care model administered by the CMS Innovation Center. It is part of the Kidney Care Choices (KCC) Model, designed to improve outcomes for patients with advanced chronic kidney disease and end-stage renal disease through coordinated care, optimal dialysis starts, increased home dialysis, and transplantation.
Tangri N, et al. Multinational Assessment of Accuracy of Equations for Predicting Risk of Kidney Failure: A Meta-analysis. JAMA. 2016;315(2):164–174. doi:10.1001/jama.2015.18202 — the Kidney Failure Risk Equation (KFRE) referenced throughout this page.
