Outpatient red blood cell transfusion payments among patients on chronic dialysis

Outpatient red blood cell transfusion payments among patients on chronic dialysis

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Payments for red blood cell (RBC) transfusions are separate from US Medicare bundled payments for dialysis-related services and medications. Our objective was to examine the economic burden for payers when chronic dialysis patients r...

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Main Authors: Gitlin Matthew, Lee J Andrew, Spiegel David M, Carson Jeffrey L, Song Xue, Custer Brian S, Cao Zhun, Cappell Katherine A, Varker Helen V, Wan Shaowei, Ashfaq Akhtar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-11-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
Subjects:
Dialysis
Red blood cell transfusions
Payers
Cost
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2369/13/145

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