Association of the Comprehensive ESRD Care Model with Treatment Adherence.
Richard A HirthTammie NahraJonathan H SegalJoseph GundenGrecia MarrufoBrighita NegrusaGregory BoyerAmy JiaoKathryn SleemanClaudia DahlerusJennifer WiensDarin UllmanKelsey BaconDaniel StrublerRebecca BraunAriana AckermanYi LiPublished in: Kidney360 (2021)
The CEC Model is intended to incentivize strategies to prevent costly interventions. Because poor dialysis adherence may precipitate hospitalizations or other adverse events, many CEC Model participants encouraged adherence and promptly rescheduled missed treatments as strategic priorities. This study suggests these efforts were a success, although the absolute magnitudes of the effects were modest.