DCI Albany is a medicare approved dialysis facility center in Albany, Georgia and it has 25 dialysis stations. It is located in Dougherty county at 337 Fifth Ave., Albany, GA, 31701. You can reach out to the office of DCI Albany at (229) 888-3996. This dialysis clinic is managed and/or owned by Dialysis Clinic, Inc.. DCI Albany has the following ownership type - Non-Profit. It was first certified by medicare in September, 1976. The medicare id for this facility is 112509 and it accepts patients under medicare ESRD program.
| Name | DCI Albany |
|---|---|
| Location | 337 Fifth Ave., Albany, Georgia |
| No. of Dialysis Stations | 25 |
| Medicare ID | 112509 |
| Managed By | Dialysis Clinic, Inc. |
| Ownership Type | Non-Profit |
| Late Shifts | No |
| 337 Fifth Ave., Albany, Georgia, 31701 | |
| (229) 888-3996 | |
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| NPI Number | 1033147681 |
| Doing Business As | Dialysis Clinic Inc. |
| Address | 337 Fifth Ave Albany, Georgia, 31701 |
| Phone Number | (229) 888-3996 |
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| NPI Number | 1851809180 |
| Doing Business As | Dialysis Clinic Inc |
| Address | 650 Pointe North Blvd Albany, Georgia, 31721 |
| Phone Number | (229) 888-8015 |
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Donepezil, a medication that is approved to treat people with Alzheimer's disease, should not be prescribed for people with mild cognitive impairment without a genetic test.
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| Experience Measure | Provider | National Avg. |
|---|---|---|
| Patients who reported that nephrologists always communicated and cared for them. | 67% | 67% |
| Patients who reported that nephrologists usually communicated and cared for them. | 14% | 15% |
| Patients who reported that nephrologists sometimes or never communicated and cared for them. | 19% | 18% |
| Patients who gave their nephrologists a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible). | 71% | 60% |
| Patients who gave their nephrologists a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible). | 22% | 26% |
| Patients who gave their nephrologists a rating of 6 or less than 6 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible). | 7% | 14% |
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| Experience Measure | Provider | National Avg. |
|---|---|---|
| Patients who reported that dialysis center staff always communicated well, kept patients comfortable and pain-free as possible. | 58% | 62% |
| Patients who reported that dialysis center staff usually communicated, kept patients comfortable and pain-free as possible. | 22% | 20% |
| Patients who reported that dialysis center staff sometimes or never communicated, kept patients comfortable and pain-free. | 20% | 18% |
| Patients who gave their dialysis facility staff a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible). | 56% | 62% |
| Patients who gave their dialysis facility staff a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible). | 34% | 26% |
| Patients who gave their dialysis facility staff a rating of 6 or less than 6 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible). | 10% | 12% |
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› Verified 8 days ago
| Experience Measure | Provider | National Avg. |
|---|---|---|
| Patients who reported that 'YES', their nephrologists and dialysis center staff provided them the information they needed to take care of them. | 78% | 80% |
| Patients who reported that 'NO', their nephrologists and dialysis center staff does not provided them the information they needed to take care of them. | 22% | 20% |
| Patients who gave their dialysis center a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible). | 65% | 68% |
| Patients who gave their dialysis center a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible). | 28% | 20% |
| Patients who gave their dialysis center a rating of 6 or less than 6 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible). | 7% | 12% |
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| Dialysis patients with Hemoglobin data | 84 |
| Medicare patients who had average hemoglobin (hgb) less than 10 g/dL | 12 |
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Patients understanding their medications and taking them as instructed are important parts of improving the care and outcomes of heart attack patients, as well as potentially reducing avoidable readmissions, according to research presented at the ACC Quality Summit in New Orleans.
A director of a company who used fear tactics and misleading advertising to sell vulnerable elderly people a 'cure' for prostate cancer has been disqualified from acting as a company director for 10 years following a DTI investigation.
LifeVest, a technology being developed at St. Michael's Hospital to help newborns breathe, won the Global Healthcare Innovation Academy's international competition in Calgary.
Academics at Loughborough University hope to boost early detection rates of cancer in developing countries with their portable lab-in-a-briefcase that can operate even at high temperatures.
Donepezil, a medication that is approved to treat people with Alzheimer's disease, should not be prescribed for people with mild cognitive impairment without a genetic test.
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Adult patinets who undergo hemodialysis, their Kt/V should be atleast 1.2 and for peritoneal dialysis the Kt/V should be atleast 1.7, that means they are receiving right amount of dialysis. Pediatric patients who undergo hemodialysis, their Kt/V should be atleast 1.2 and for peritoneal dialysis the Kt/V should be 1.8.
Higher percentages should be better.
| Adult patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center | 150 |
| Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.2 | 1344 |
| Percentage of adult patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center | 94 |
| Percentage of pediatric patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center |
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LifeVest, a technology being developed at St. Michael's Hospital to help newborns breathe, won the Global Healthcare Innovation Academy's international competition in Calgary.
Academics at Loughborough University hope to boost early detection rates of cancer in developing countries with their portable lab-in-a-briefcase that can operate even at high temperatures.
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An important goal of dialysis is to maintain normal levels of various minerals in the body, such as calcium. This shows the percentage of patients treated at DCI Albany with elevated calcium levels.
| Patients with hypercalcemia | 150 |
| Hypercalcemia patient months | 1345 |
| Hypercalcemia patients with serumcalcium greater than 10.2 mg | 2 |
| Patients with Serumphosphor | 157 |
| Patients with Serumphosphor less than 3.5 mg/dL | 8 |
| Patients with Serumphosphor from 3.5 to 4.5 mg/dL | 20 |
| Patients with Serumphosphor from 4.6 to 5.5 mg/dL | 27 |
| Patients with Serumphosphor from 5.6 to 7 mg/dL | 29 |
| Patients with Serumphosphor greater than 7 mg/dL | 15 |
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Patients understanding their medications and taking them as instructed are important parts of improving the care and outcomes of heart attack patients, as well as potentially reducing avoidable readmissions, according to research presented at the ACC Quality Summit in New Orleans.
A director of a company who used fear tactics and misleading advertising to sell vulnerable elderly people a 'cure' for prostate cancer has been disqualified from acting as a company director for 10 years following a DTI investigation.
LifeVest, a technology being developed at St. Michael's Hospital to help newborns breathe, won the Global Healthcare Innovation Academy's international competition in Calgary.
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Donepezil, a medication that is approved to treat people with Alzheimer's disease, should not be prescribed for people with mild cognitive impairment without a genetic test.
› Verified 8 days ago
The arteriovenous (AV) fistulae is considered long term vascular access for hemodialysis because it allows good blood flow, lasts a long time, and is less likely to get infected or cause blood clots than other types of access. Patients who don't have time to get a permanent vascular access before they start hemodialysis treatments may need to use a venous catheter as a temporary access.
| Patients included in arterial venous fistula and catheter summaries | 119 |
| Patient months included in arterial venous fistula and catheter summaries | 1012 |
| Percentage of patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center that used an arteriovenous (AV) fistulae for their treatment | 59 |
| Percentage of patients receiving treatment through Vascular Catheter for 90 days/longer | 4 |
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Patients understanding their medications and taking them as instructed are important parts of improving the care and outcomes of heart attack patients, as well as potentially reducing avoidable readmissions, according to research presented at the ACC Quality Summit in New Orleans.
A director of a company who used fear tactics and misleading advertising to sell vulnerable elderly people a 'cure' for prostate cancer has been disqualified from acting as a company director for 10 years following a DTI investigation.
LifeVest, a technology being developed at St. Michael's Hospital to help newborns breathe, won the Global Healthcare Innovation Academy's international competition in Calgary.
Academics at Loughborough University hope to boost early detection rates of cancer in developing countries with their portable lab-in-a-briefcase that can operate even at high temperatures.
Donepezil, a medication that is approved to treat people with Alzheimer's disease, should not be prescribed for people with mild cognitive impairment without a genetic test.
› Verified 8 days ago
The rate of hospitalization show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at a certain dialysis center were admitted to the hospital more often (worse than expected), less often (better than expected), or about the same (as expected), compared to similar patients treated at other centers.
| Standard Hospitalization Summary Ratio(SHR) Year | January, 2016 - December, 2016 |
| Patients in facility's Hospitalization Summary | 131 |
| Hospitalization Rate in facility | 136.3 (As Expected) |
| Hospitalization Rate: Upper Confidence Limit | 228.7 |
| Hospitalization Rate: Lower Confidence Limit | 87.9 |
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Patients understanding their medications and taking them as instructed are important parts of improving the care and outcomes of heart attack patients, as well as potentially reducing avoidable readmissions, according to research presented at the ACC Quality Summit in New Orleans.
A director of a company who used fear tactics and misleading advertising to sell vulnerable elderly people a 'cure' for prostate cancer has been disqualified from acting as a company director for 10 years following a DTI investigation.
LifeVest, a technology being developed at St. Michael's Hospital to help newborns breathe, won the Global Healthcare Innovation Academy's international competition in Calgary.
Academics at Loughborough University hope to boost early detection rates of cancer in developing countries with their portable lab-in-a-briefcase that can operate even at high temperatures.
Donepezil, a medication that is approved to treat people with Alzheimer's disease, should not be prescribed for people with mild cognitive impairment without a genetic test.
› Verified 8 days ago
The rate of readmission show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at DCI Albany were readmitted more often (worse than expected), less often (better than expected), or about the same (as expected), compared to similar patients treated at other dialysis centers.
| Standard Readmission Summary Ratio(SRR) Year | January, 2016 - December, 2016 |
| Readmission Rate in facility | 14.9 (Better than Expected) |
| Readmission Rate: Upper Confidence Limit | 23.1 |
| Readmission Rate: Lower Confidence Limit | 8.8 |
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Patients understanding their medications and taking them as instructed are important parts of improving the care and outcomes of heart attack patients, as well as potentially reducing avoidable readmissions, according to research presented at the ACC Quality Summit in New Orleans.
A director of a company who used fear tactics and misleading advertising to sell vulnerable elderly people a 'cure' for prostate cancer has been disqualified from acting as a company director for 10 years following a DTI investigation.
LifeVest, a technology being developed at St. Michael's Hospital to help newborns breathe, won the Global Healthcare Innovation Academy's international competition in Calgary.
Academics at Loughborough University hope to boost early detection rates of cancer in developing countries with their portable lab-in-a-briefcase that can operate even at high temperatures.
Donepezil, a medication that is approved to treat people with Alzheimer's disease, should not be prescribed for people with mild cognitive impairment without a genetic test.
› Verified 8 days ago
Hemodialysis treatment requires direct access to the bloodstream, which can be an opportunity for germs to enter the body and cause infection. This information shows how often patients at DCI Albany get infections in their blood each year compared to the number of infections expected for the center based on the national average.
| Standard Infection Summary Ratio(SIR) Year | January, 2016 - December, 2016 |
| Infection Rate in facility | 2.08 (Worse than Expected) |
| SIR: Upper Confidence Limit | 3.31 |
| SIR: Lower Confidence Limit | 1.23 |
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Patients understanding their medications and taking them as instructed are important parts of improving the care and outcomes of heart attack patients, as well as potentially reducing avoidable readmissions, according to research presented at the ACC Quality Summit in New Orleans.
A director of a company who used fear tactics and misleading advertising to sell vulnerable elderly people a 'cure' for prostate cancer has been disqualified from acting as a company director for 10 years following a DTI investigation.
LifeVest, a technology being developed at St. Michael's Hospital to help newborns breathe, won the Global Healthcare Innovation Academy's international competition in Calgary.
Academics at Loughborough University hope to boost early detection rates of cancer in developing countries with their portable lab-in-a-briefcase that can operate even at high temperatures.
Donepezil, a medication that is approved to treat people with Alzheimer's disease, should not be prescribed for people with mild cognitive impairment without a genetic test.
› Verified 8 days ago
Patients with anemia require blood transfusions if their anemia is not managed well by their dialysis center. This information shows whether DCI Albany's rate of transfusions is better than expected, as expected, or worse than expected, compared to other centers that treat similar patients.
| Standard Transfusion Summary Ratio (STrR) Year | January, 2016 - December, 2016 |
| Patients in facility's Transfusion Summary | 117 |
| Transfusion Rate in facility | 49.9 (As Expected) |
| Transfusion Rate: Upper Confidence Limit | 88.6 |
| Transfusion Rate: Lower Confidence Limit | 30.2 |
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Patients understanding their medications and taking them as instructed are important parts of improving the care and outcomes of heart attack patients, as well as potentially reducing avoidable readmissions, according to research presented at the ACC Quality Summit in New Orleans.
A director of a company who used fear tactics and misleading advertising to sell vulnerable elderly people a 'cure' for prostate cancer has been disqualified from acting as a company director for 10 years following a DTI investigation.
LifeVest, a technology being developed at St. Michael's Hospital to help newborns breathe, won the Global Healthcare Innovation Academy's international competition in Calgary.
Academics at Loughborough University hope to boost early detection rates of cancer in developing countries with their portable lab-in-a-briefcase that can operate even at high temperatures.
Donepezil, a medication that is approved to treat people with Alzheimer's disease, should not be prescribed for people with mild cognitive impairment without a genetic test.
› Verified 8 days ago
The rate of mortality show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at DCI Albany lived longer than expected (better than expected), don’t live as long as expected (worse than expected), or lived as long as expected (as expected), compared to similar patients treated at other facilities.
| Standard Survival Summary Ratio(SIR) Year | January, 2013 - December, 2016 |
| Patients in facility's Survival Summary | 642 |
| Mortality Rate in facility | 18.7 (As Expected) |
| Mortality Rate: Upper Confidence Limit | 23.1 |
| Mortality Rate: Lower Confidence Limit | 14.9 |
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Patients understanding their medications and taking them as instructed are important parts of improving the care and outcomes of heart attack patients, as well as potentially reducing avoidable readmissions, according to research presented at the ACC Quality Summit in New Orleans.
A director of a company who used fear tactics and misleading advertising to sell vulnerable elderly people a 'cure' for prostate cancer has been disqualified from acting as a company director for 10 years following a DTI investigation.
LifeVest, a technology being developed at St. Michael's Hospital to help newborns breathe, won the Global Healthcare Innovation Academy's international competition in Calgary.
Academics at Loughborough University hope to boost early detection rates of cancer in developing countries with their portable lab-in-a-briefcase that can operate even at high temperatures.
Donepezil, a medication that is approved to treat people with Alzheimer's disease, should not be prescribed for people with mild cognitive impairment without a genetic test.
› Verified 8 days ago
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Patients understanding their medications and taking them as instructed are important parts of improving the care and outcomes of heart attack patients, as well as potentially reducing avoidable readmissions, according to research presented at the ACC Quality Summit in New Orleans.
A director of a company who used fear tactics and misleading advertising to sell vulnerable elderly people a 'cure' for prostate cancer has been disqualified from acting as a company director for 10 years following a DTI investigation.
LifeVest, a technology being developed at St. Michael's Hospital to help newborns breathe, won the Global Healthcare Innovation Academy's international competition in Calgary.
Academics at Loughborough University hope to boost early detection rates of cancer in developing countries with their portable lab-in-a-briefcase that can operate even at high temperatures.
Donepezil, a medication that is approved to treat people with Alzheimer's disease, should not be prescribed for people with mild cognitive impairment without a genetic test.
› Verified 8 days ago