1/22/2015 - 5 Star Dialysis Rating System Explained

The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) require every dialysis facility to measure quality of care and the results are located at DialysisFacilityCompare.com. This site helps people make informed choices about their own treatment and care they receive. CMS is adding a new feature to this website that will use a five-star rating system which will rate facilities based on a bell-curve. Glenda Payne, RN and Lori discuss how this new system works so you can be up-to-date.