Table 7. Name, location and membership of Medical Review Board Members as of 12/13/<strong>2011</strong>.Name Location MembershipRichard Paul MD Hickory, NC ChairpersonJoseph Brannigan MD Columbia, SC NephrologistTerri Browne MSW, PHD Irmo, SC Social WorkerKeith Dimond MD Savannah, GA NephrologistCharlotte Faker RN Greensboro, NC Nephrology NurseJane Glenn BSN Charlotte, NC ConsumerJeffrey Hoggard MD, FACP, FASN Raleigh, NC NephrologistTeresa Hoosier RN, CDN Winston Salem, NC Nephrology NurseApril Ingram Hamilton RN, BSN Ridgeland, SC Nephrology NurseDeborah Moyé Decatur, GA ConsumerKimberly Kerns RN, BSN, CHN Willoughby, OH Nephrology NurseDebra Shultman MSN, ANP-C, CNN Charlotte, NC Nephrology NurseFelicia Speed LMSW Anderson, SC Social WorkerTiffiny Parker RD, LDN Raleigh, NC DietitianMubarak Waldron Greenville, NC ConsumerRandal Bast MD Lenoir, NC SurgeonRebecca Ford RD Spartanburg, SC DietitianP a g e | 28
CMS NATIONAL GOALS & <strong>NETWORK</strong> ACTIVITIES.During <strong>2011</strong>, End Stage Renal Disease Network 6 continued efforts to meetthe CMS national goals. CMS specifies five primary goals for each Networkcontract as listed below. The SKC conducted the activities and projectsdescribed in this report to accomplish these goals.<strong>2011</strong> <strong>ESRD</strong> <strong>NETWORK</strong> GOALSI. Improve the quality and safety of dialysis-related services provided forindividuals with <strong>ESRD</strong>.II.III.IV.Improve the independence, quality of life, and rehabilitation (to theextent possible) of individuals with <strong>ESRD</strong> through support fortransplantation, use of self-care modalities (e.g., peritoneal dialysis,home hemodialysis), and in-center self-care, as medicallyappropriate, through the end of life.Improve patient perception of care and experience of care, andresolve patients’ complaints and grievances.Improve collaboration with providers and facilities to ensureachievement of goals 1 through 3 through the most efficient andeffective means possible, with recognition of the differences amongproviders (independent, hospital-based, member of a group, affiliateof an organization, etc.) and the associated possibilities/capabilities.V. Improve the collection, reliability, timeliness, and use of data tomeasure processes of care and outcomes; to maintain a patientregistry; and to support the goals of the <strong>ESRD</strong> Network Program.P a g e | 29