ProfessionalsFacility Strategies for Increasing AVF Rates
Facility Self Assessment
This assessment checklist lets a facility "grade" itself on how much progress has been made towards implementing Fistula First change strategies.
Change Package - 11 Ways to Increase AVF Rates
This change package describes the eleven change concepts deemed to be the most instrumental in effecting a change in the AVF rate. These change concepts, formulated by the project's Expert Group, include specific clinical recommendations.
Other Resources
- Best Demonstrated Practice updated September 14, 2007
- Vascular Access Quality Improvement Tool - Clotting Fishbone
- VAMP© Vascular Access Monitoring & Surveillance Flow Chart
- Root Cause Analysis: Facility AVF Rate < Desired Goal
- How is Your Facility Monitoring Venous Stenosis?
- A Provider's Guide: Preparing for the Vascular Access Portion of your Medicare Survey
Sample Vascular Access Process Flow Charts
