ESRD NETWORK 6 2011 ANNUAL REPORT

ole of Network 6, Dialysis Facility Compare, Emergency Preparedness and VascularAccess.• Network 6 exhibited at the AAKP Kidney Beginning Lives Program in Raleigh, NC.June• QID and MRB Chair hosted a surgeon training/meeting in Columbia, SC due to low AVFrates – top rate North Carolina surgeon presented on best practices and technique• Network 6 promoted Dialysis Patient Citizens information regarding conference call, CallAgenda: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Update.July• The Network sent a fax broadcast to all GA facilities notifying them of the 2011 ANNADogwood Event.August• PSC presented “Taking the Proper Steps in Improving Patient Care” to a regionalprovider meeting.• The Network notified all facilities about the fall ANNA meeting.• The Network sent fax broadcast to NC facilities regarding NC CNSW meeting onSeptember 29, 2011 in Greensboro, NC.September• Network 6 presented, “Increasing AVFs in Network 6” a vascular access training forIntensive Intervention facilities in Raleigh, NC. Forty-five (45) participants attendedincluding LDO RVPs, DVPs and their colleagues, Network 6 staff, Consumer andMedical Review Board members.• Network 6 provided a patient panelist for the Kidney Community Emergency Response(KCER) Coalition Community Partners Meeting, entitled “Linking Dialysis andEmergency Planning” in Atlanta, GA.• Information Management Webinar conducted for facilities with more than three formssubmitted with errors (47 facilities) and those under focused review for forms compliance(7 facilities).• Patient Services Coordinator presented, “Boundaries and Professionalism” to 26 SocialWorkers at the NC CNSW in Greensboro, NC.October• The Network notified all facilities about Network 5’s WebEx on Palliative Care onNovember 3, 2011.• QID presented AVF Training to Regional Group of Providers• MRB Chair presented AVF information to regional clinic manager’s meeting of a dialysiscorporation• Network 6 sent fax broadcast to GA facilities regarding ANNA Dogwood Webinar onNovember 1, 2011.• Network 6 coordinated with the NKF of SC for a patient workshop covering multipletopics of interest.P a g e | 63