title: Vascular Access for Hemodialysis and Value-Based Purchasing for ESRD.
authors.affiliation: Kidney Research Institute and Harborview Medical Center, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington; rmehrotr@uw.edu.
authors.forename: Rajnish
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mehrotra
authors.affiliation: Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah.|Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Veterans Affairs, Salt Lake City Healthcare System, Salt Lake City, Utah.
authors.forename: Alfred K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Cheung
authors.affiliation: Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California; and.
authors.forename: Timothy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Meyer
authors.affiliation: Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
authors.forename: Karl A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Nath
mesh_terms: D001166:Arteriovenous Shunt, Surgical; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D062505:Value-Based Purchasing
keywords: arteriovenous fistula; arteriovenous graft; hemodialysis; mortality risk; vascular access