1. Hemodialysis Facility Variation in Hospitalization and Transfusions Using Medicare Claims: The DOPPS Practice Monitor for US Dialysis Care 
Douglas S. Fuller, MS, Lindsay Zepel, MS, Brian A. Bieber, MPH, MS, Bruce M. Robinson, MD, MS, Ronald L. Pisoni, PhD, MS 
American Journal of Kidney Diseases 
Volume 67, Issue 2, Pages (February 2016)
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2. Figure 1
Percent of Medicare beneficiaries with at least 1 inpatient hospitalization claim in a month, January 2010 to December 2013.
Adapted with permission from Arbor Research Collaborative for Health. Data source: Medicare Claims, 2010 to 2013 (DUA#23721).
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3. Figure 2
Distribution of facility percent of Medicare beneficiaries with at least 1 inpatient hospitalization claim within 6 months, January 2010 to July Values for each month reflect distribution among facilities with 20+ patients. The diamond marker indicates the mean value, the circle marker, the median value.
Adapted with permission from Arbor Research Collaborative for Health. Data source: Medicare Claims, 2010 to 2013 (DUA#23721).
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4. Figure 3
Percent of Medicare beneficiaries with at least 1 red blood cell transfusion claim each month, January 2010 to December The maximum number of procedures per inpatient claim in the claims data set increased from 6 (dotted line) to 25 (solid line) starting in January Results using both methods are plotted.
Adapted with permission from Arbor Research Collaborative for Health. Data source: Medicare Claims, 2010 to 2013 (DUA#23721).
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5. Figure 4
Distribution of facility percent of Medicare beneficiaries with at least 1 red blood cell transfusion claim within 6 months, January 2010 to July Values for each month reflect distribution among facilities with 20+ patients. The diamond marker indicates the mean value, the circle marker, the median value. The maximum number of procedures per inpatient claim in the claims data set increased from 6 to 25 starting in January 2011.
Adapted with permission from Arbor Research Collaborative for Health. Data source: Medicare Claims, 2010 to 2013 (DUA#23721).
American Journal of Kidney Diseases  , DOI: ( /j.ajkd )
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