Acute (AKI) vs Recovered Function Patients and EQRS

Modified on Fri, 28 Apr 2023 at 10:30 AM

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:

  1. Admit again as New ESRD
  2. Add Treatment Info that matches the new admission
  3. 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.

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