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The University of Michigan Kidney Epidemiology & Cost Center (UM-KECC) carries out epidemiological, clinical, medical outcomes, public policy, and economic research relating to End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD), and organ transplantation. Annually, the Center produces the Dialysis Facility Reports, which allow dialysis providers to compare the characteristics of their facility’s patients, patterns of treatment, and patterns in transplantation, hospitalization, and mortality to local and national averages.
The United States Renal Data System (USRDS) is a national data system that collects, analyzes, and distributes United States ESRD demographic, cost, hospitalization, and mortality data.
The national Clinical Performance Measures (CPM) Project is conducted annually. A sample of adult hemodialysis patients is randomly selected in sufficient size to develop Network-specific estimates on adequacy, anemia management, serum albumin and vascular access CPMs. The findings are representative on the national and Network level, but the size is insufficient to be representative at the state and facility level. The adult peritoneal sample is also randomly selected, but yields findings that are representative only on the national level. Data from all patients ages 12-18 are included and reported at a national level. Learn more about the CPM Project in Network 5.
The United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) collects and manages all data that pertain to the patient waiting list, organ donation and matching, and transplantation occurring on the OPTN, the nation's organ transplant network. National, regional, state, and transplant center data are available.
The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) provides a large volume of statistical data on a variety of public health topics, including diabetes, chronic disease indicators, immunization, and heart disease. For dialysis-specific information, visit the CDC's Dialysis Surveillance Network webpage to learn more about infection surveillance within the dialysis population.
