DaVita Kidney Care, a division of DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc. (NYSE: DVA) and a leading provider of kidney care services, announced Dec. 9 that the DaVita Doral Kidney Center has been recognized as a four star center by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
Nationwide, DaVita Kidney Care has 50 percent of all four-and five-star centers, the highest in the industry. CMS’ Five-Star Rating system was created to increase transparency and help empower patients make informed decisions about their care.
Within the CMS’ Five-Star Rating system, each dialysis center that provides in-center hemodialysis (excluding centers in hospital settings) receives a rating between one and five based on clinical performance and patient outcomes.
Data is collected and analyzed around seven quality measures:
In the government’s Medicare’s Quality Incentive Program, DaVita Kidney Care outperformed other major dialysis providers with more than 98 percent of the company’s centers ranking in the top clinical performance tier.
DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc. is a Fortune 500 company with operating divisions that provide a variety of health care services to patient populations throughout the U.S. and abroad. As of September 30, 2015, DaVita Kidney Care operated or provided administrative services at 2,225 U. S. outpatient dialysis centers serving approximately 177,000 patients.
