title: Fistula first: an update for renal providers.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Health Care Improvement, Boston, Mass, USA.
authors.forename: Carol
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Beasley
authors.forename: Jefferson
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rowland
authors.forename: Lawrence
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Spergel
mesh_terms: D001166:Arteriovenous Shunt, Surgical / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D020380:Needs Assessment; D009398:Nephrology / Q000458:organization & administration; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000458:organization & administration; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000295:instrumentation*; D017749:Total Quality Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology