title: Medicare survey of the kidney transplant unit: are you prepared?
abstract: Facilities or hospitals must be approved to partiapate in Medicare's End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Program, and this includes kidney transplant programs. This article provides an overview of a Basic Survey and what requirements are outlined in the ESRD conditions for Coverage to achieve and maintain Medicare approval and funding.
authors.affiliation: Dallas Regional Office, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Dallas, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Glenda M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Payne
authors.forename: Jenny
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bell
mesh_terms: D019983:Guideline Adherence / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D019538:Health Care Surveys / Q000379:methods*; D006272:Health Facility Environment / Q000592:standards; D006757:Hospital Units / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000601:surgery; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards*; D006278:Medicare / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010557:Personnel Administration, Hospital / Q000592:standards; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000379:methods; D013219:State Government; D014481:United States