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The Mid-Atlantic Renal Coalition maintains provider/facility as well as patient demographic information and tracks ESRD treatment changes for all patients treated in the Network 5 area (District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia).
Data Collection
MARC uses the Standard Information Management System (SIMS), developed under Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) contract by ESRD Network 6, to maintain facility demographic and patient-specific information. SIMS has been fully implemented by all Networks since the first quarter of 2000, and creates a common platform for data storage, allowing easier and more timely access to national data. Data for all national ESRD patients are stored at a central repository, housed in Baltimore, MD, that combines all Networks' data and is easily accessible through electronic retrieval. Data are collected from the following sources:
Dialysis Facilities and Transplant Centers
United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS)
- Semi-Annual Facility Directory Update
- Transplant event and follow-up information
Data Reporting
Facility demographic information is stored and maintained in SIMS for use by the Networks and for listing on Medicare's Dialysis Facility Compare (DFC) website. Click here if you have changes to your facility's demographic or personnel information, or call us at 804.794.3757.
MARC also uses data collected to provide clinical and compliance reports to facilities, and to accomplish contract requirements as directed by CMS. Some common public reports include:
MARC Annual Report
Network 5 Zip Code Report
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