NNA - North in Austin, Texas - Dialysis Center

NNA - North is a medicare approved dialysis facility center in Austin, Texas and it has 28 dialysis stations. It is located in Travis county at 12221 Renfert Way, Austin, TX, 78758. You can reach out to the office of NNA - North at (512) 873-0346. This dialysis clinic is managed and/or owned by Fresenius Medical Care. NNA - North has the following ownership type - Profit. It was first certified by medicare in July, 1995. The medicare id for this facility is 452711 and it accepts patients under medicare ESRD program.

Dialysis Center Profile

NameNNA - North
Location12221 Renfert Way, Austin, Texas
No. of Dialysis Stations 28
Medicare ID452711
Managed ByFresenius Medical Care
Ownership TypeProfit
Late Shifts No

Contact Information


12221 Renfert Way, Austin, Texas, 78758
(512) 873-0346

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NPI Number1528170404
Organization NameNna North
Doing Business AsNational Nephrology Associates Of Texas, L.p.
Address12221 Renfert Way Austin, Texas, 78758
Phone Number(512) 873-0346

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Survey of Patient's Experiences

Nephrologists Performance Ratings

Experience MeasureProviderNational Avg.
Patients who reported that nephrologists always communicated and cared for them.59%67%
Patients who reported that nephrologists usually communicated and cared for them.17%15%
Patients who reported that nephrologists sometimes or never communicated and cared for them.24%18%
Patients who gave their nephrologists a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).52%60%
Patients who gave their nephrologists a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).26%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).22%14%

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Dialysis Center Staff Performance Ratings

Experience MeasureProviderNational Avg.
Patients who reported that dialysis center staff always communicated well, kept patients comfortable and pain-free as possible.49%62%
Patients who reported that dialysis center staff usually communicated, kept patients comfortable and pain-free as possible.25%20%
Patients who reported that dialysis center staff sometimes or never communicated, kept patients comfortable and pain-free.26%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).62%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).24%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).14%12%

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Overall Dialysis Center Performance Ratings

Experience MeasureProviderNational Avg.
Patients who reported that 'YES', their nephrologists and dialysis center staff provided them the information they needed to take care of them. 74%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.26%20%
Patients who gave their dialysis center a rating of 9 or 10 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).60%68%
Patients who gave their dialysis center a rating of 7 or 8 on a scale of 0 (worst possible) to 10 (best possible).20%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).20%12%

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Patient Distribution

Anemia Management

Dialysis patients with Hemoglobin data78
Medicare patients who had average hemoglobin (hgb) less than 10 g/dL24

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Dialysis Adequacy

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.

  • Hemodialysis
    Adult patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center139
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.21191
    Percentage of adult patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center95
    Percentage of pediatric patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center

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  • Peritoneal Dialysis
    Adult patients getting regular peritoneal dialysis at the center29
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.7259
    Percentage of adult patients getting regular peritoneal dialysis at the center98
    Percentage of pediatric patients getting regular peritoneal dialysis at the center

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Mineral and Bone Disorder

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 NNA - North with elevated calcium levels.

Patients with hypercalcemia182
Hypercalcemia patient months1574
Hypercalcemia patients with serumcalcium greater than 10.2 mg1
Patients with Serumphosphor189
Patients with Serumphosphor less than 3.5 mg/dL9
Patients with Serumphosphor from 3.5 to 4.5 mg/dL24
Patients with Serumphosphor from 4.6 to 5.5 mg/dL31
Patients with Serumphosphor from 5.6 to 7 mg/dL24
Patients with Serumphosphor greater than 7 mg/dL13

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Vascular Access

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 160
Patient months included in arterial venous fistula and catheter summaries 988
Percentage of patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center that used an arteriovenous (AV) fistulae for their treatment62
Percentage of patients receiving treatment through Vascular Catheter for 90 days/longer7

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Hospitalization Rate

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) YearJanuary, 2016 - December, 2016
Patients in facility's Hospitalization Summary152
Hospitalization Rate in facility198.3 (As Expected)
Hospitalization Rate: Upper Confidence Limit303.9
Hospitalization Rate: Lower Confidence Limit138

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Readmission Rate

The rate of readmission show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at NNA - North 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) YearJanuary, 2016 - December, 2016
Readmission Rate in facility28.8 (As Expected)
Readmission Rate: Upper Confidence Limit39
Readmission Rate: Lower Confidence Limit19.9

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Aidspan, an independent watchdog of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, on Monday published Issue 193 of its "Global Fund Observer."

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Updated guidance from a US task force stresses the need for targeted, high-quality follow-up screening in patients who have undergone colonoscopy or polyp removal, in an effort to cut down on unnecessary repeat procedures

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A new study in Biological Psychiatry reports that smoking-related deficits in brain dopamine, a chemical implicated in reward and addiction, return to normal three months after quitting.

Premiums for employer-sponsored family health insurance increase by 50% from 2003 to 2010

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Infection Rate

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 NNA - North 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) YearJanuary, 2016 - December, 2016
Infection Rate in facility.65 (As Expected)
SIR: Upper Confidence Limit1.45
SIR: Lower Confidence Limit.24

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Transfusion Summary

Patients with anemia require blood transfusions if their anemia is not managed well by their dialysis center. This information shows whether NNA - North'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 142
Transfusion Rate in facility20.3 (As Expected)
Transfusion Rate: Upper Confidence Limit50.6
Transfusion Rate: Lower Confidence Limit9.1

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Survival Summary

The rate of mortality show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at NNA - North 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) YearJanuary, 2013 - December, 2016
Patients in facility's Survival Summary718
Mortality Rate in facility15 (As Expected)
Mortality Rate: Upper Confidence Limit19.3
Mortality Rate: Lower Confidence Limit11.5

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