Status: Improving
Increase the proportion of Medicare beneficiaries with chronic kidney disease who receive medical evaluation with serum creatinine, lipids, and urine albumin tests
Data Source: United States Renal Data System (USRDS), NIH/NIDDK
Summary
Testing for serum creatinine, lipids, and urine albumin is important in people with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Health care providers can use these tests to see how well kidneys are working, find out if CKD has gotten worse, and decide the best course of treatment. Research has shown that using these 3 tests can help prevent or delay end-stage kidney disease.
Topics: Chronic Kidney Disease, Diabetes, Health Care
Workgroup: Chronic Kidney Disease Workgroup
1. Target has been revised. See Data Methodology and Measurement for more information.
2. Baseline has been revised. See Data Methodology and Measurement for more information.