Updated 2/13/2023
Patients diagnoses as ESRD should be entered into EQRS.
Acute/AKI patients should NOT be entered into EQRS.
If the facility admits a patient who is later determined to be Acute:
- Make sure the Admit Reason is New ESRD
- Discharge the patient using Acute as the Discharge Reason
- Use the earliest Discharge Date possible
- Because patients cannot be deleted from EQRS:
- Add any missing Treatment Info
- Delete the 2728 Form (if in SAVED status)
- *2728 Forms are only for ESRD patients*
If patient becomes ESRD at a later date:
- Admit again as New ESRD
- Add Treatment Info that matches the new admission
- Request Network assistance to modify the 2728 Form (if a prior 2728 has been submitted)
IMPORTANT: Patients who receive a Transplant are NOT Acute. They will forever be ESRD.