The Impact of Transplant Waitlisting Measures on Dialysis Facilities' Star Ratings
Including waitlisting measures significantly impacts the Star Ratings and captures a new dimension of care quality. Worse socioeconomic status-related facility characteristics were strongly associated with worse Star Rating outcomes. These findings can inform future discussions about risk adjustment among the developers of the SWR and PPPW measures.
Authors
- Eileen Yang
- Wilfred Agbenyikey
- Stephen Salerno (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2763-0494)
- Ashley Eckard
- Richard A. Hirth (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0654-3220)
- Stephanie Clark (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4099-4164)
- Golden M. Horton
- Claudia Dahlerus (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4159-280X)
- Yi Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1720-2760)
- Joseph M. Messana (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4650-5306)
- Tao Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-6148-7344)
Institutions
- University of Michigan (US)
- Fred Hutch Cancer Center (US)
- VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System (US)
- Michigan Medicine (US)
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Health Services Research
- Published
- 2025-11-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/1475-6773.70071
- Primary Topic
- Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services