Dialysis Facilities' Dosage Protocals for Administering Erythropoiesis-Stimulating Agents - OIG Decision

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a statement regarding dialysis facilities and their protocols in place for administering ESA. It found that only 56 percent of the facilities' protocols state a target hemoglobin range. Of those protocols that state a target hemoglobin range, 94 percent are consistent with the boxed warning on FDA-approved labeling.