CW_ABST_DEMOGRAPHICS
Description:
General abstraction details and demographic information reported to the United States ESRD patient registry.

Primary Key
Column Name Ordinal Position
REGISTRY_DATA_ID 1

Column Information
Name Type Discontinued?
1 REGISTRY_DATA_ID NUMERIC No
The unique identifier for the registry data record.
2 MCARE_STATUS_C_NAME VARCHAR No
The current Medicare status of the dialysis patient.
May contain organization-specific values: No
Category Entries:
Pending
NoCoverage
Coverage
3 MCARE_EFF_DATE DATETIME No
The effective date of the current Medicare status of the dialysis patient.
4 EMPY_STATUS_C_NAME VARCHAR No
The current employment status of the dialysis patient.
May contain organization-specific values: No
Category Entries:
Unemployed
FullTime
PartTime
Homemaker
RetiredAgePref
RetiredDisability
MedicalLeave
Student
Volunteer
5 EMPY_EFF_DATE DATETIME No
The effective date of the current employment status of the dialysis patient.
6 SCHOOL_STATUS_C_NAME VARCHAR No
The current school status of the dialysis patient.
May contain organization-specific values: Yes
Category Entries:
School Full-Time
School Part-Time
Not in School
7 SCHOOL_EFF_DATE DATETIME No
The effective date of the current school status of the dialysis patient.
8 VOCATIONAL_REHAB_STATUS_C_NAME VARCHAR No
The current vocational rehab status of the dialysis patient.
May contain organization-specific values: Yes
Category Entries:
Referred to VR
Currently in VR
Completed
Not Eligible for VR
Declined VR
9 VOCATIONAL_REHAB_EFF_DATE DATETIME No
The effective date of the current vocational rehab status of the dialysis patient.
10 ADMSN_FACILITY_ID NUMERIC No
The dialysis patient's admission facility ID.
11 ADMSN_DATE DATETIME No
The date when the dialysis patient started dialysis treatment in this facility.
12 ADMSN_RSN_C_NAME VARCHAR No
The reason for dialysis admission.
May contain organization-specific values: Yes
Category Entries:
New ESRD Patient
Transfer In
Restart Dialysis
Dialysis after Transplant Failed
Dialysis in Support of Transplant
13 TRANSIENT_RSN_C_NAME VARCHAR No
The reason for the dialysis patient being transient.
May contain organization-specific values: Yes
Category Entries:
Disaster
Travel
Home Maintenance
Facility Maintenance
Dialysis in Support of Transplant
Backup Hemodialysis
14 TRANSFER_RSN_C_NAME VARCHAR No
The transfer discharge reason of a dialysis patient.
May contain organization-specific values: Yes
Category Entries:
Dialysis Facility
Hospice
Hospital
Long Term Care Facility
Rehab Center
Nursing Home
15 DISCH_DATE DATETIME No
The date when a patient is discharged from the dialysis outpatient facility.
16 DISCH_RSN_C_NAME VARCHAR No
The reason for discharging a patient from the dialysis facility.
May contain organization-specific values: Yes
Category Entries:
Death
Discontinue
Lost to Follow-Up
Recover Function of Original Kidney
Involuntary
Other
Transplant in US
Transplant outside US
Transfer
Acute
Delayed Function Resolved following a Transplant
Delayed Function Unresolved following a Transplant
17 PRIMARY_TRT_LOCATION_C_NAME VARCHAR No
The primary setting of the patient's dialysis treatment.
May contain organization-specific values: Yes
Category Entries:
Home
Dialysis Facility/ Center
SNF/ Long Term Care Facility
18 TRT_START_DATE DATETIME No
The treatment start date for dialysis.
19 TRT_TYPE_C_NAME VARCHAR No
The treatment type of dialysis patient.
May contain organization-specific values: Yes
Category Entries:
Hemodialysis
CAPD
CCPD
Other
20 SESSIONS_PER_WEEK NUMERIC No
The number of hemodialysis sessions per week for the dialysis patient.
21 SESSION_LENGTH INTEGER No
The hemodialysis session length.
22 TRT_PROVIDER_ID VARCHAR No
The dialysis patient's treatment provider's ID.
23 IS_TRANSIENT_YN VARCHAR No
Shows whether the dialysis patient is transient or not.
May contain organization-specific values: No
Category Entries:
No
Yes
24 TRAINING_TYPE_C_NAME VARCHAR No
The type of training obtained by dialysis patient.
The category values for this column were already listed for column: TRT_TYPE_C_NAME
25 OTHER_TRAINING_TYPE VARCHAR No
The type of training type if not in the list of common types.
26 TRAINING_TIME_OF_DAY_C_NAME VARCHAR No
The information on whether the patient obtained training for day or nocturnal dialysis.
May contain organization-specific values: Yes
Category Entries:
Day
Nocturnal
27 TRAINING_START_DATE DATETIME No
The training start date for the dialysis patient.
28 TRAINING_END_DATE DATETIME No
The training end date for the dialysis patient.
29 SELFCARE_TYPE_C_NAME VARCHAR No
Shows whether the dialysis patient is expected to perform self-care at home or in-center after dialysis training.
May contain organization-specific values: No
Category Entries:
Home
Incenter
30 NO_CLINICAL_DATA_YN VARCHAR No
Shows whether the dialysis patient's monthly clinical submission information is available or not.
The category values for this column were already listed for column: IS_TRANSIENT_YN
31 EQRS_IDENT VARCHAR No
The dialysis patient's End Stage Renal Disease Quality Reporting System (EQRS) ID used in CMS reporting.
32 ADMISSION_IDENTIFIER VARCHAR No
Unique identifier for dialysis admission.
33 TREATMENT_IDENTIFIER VARCHAR No
It stores the dialysis treatment modality ID of a patient.
34 PAT_FIRST_NAME VARCHAR No
It stores the dialysis patient's first name.
35 PAT_MIDDLE_INITIAL VARCHAR No
It stores a dialysis patient's middle name initial.
36 PAT_LAST_NAME VARCHAR No
It stores a dialysis patient's last name.
37 PAT_NAME_SUFFIX_C_NAME VARCHAR No
It stores a dialysis patient's name suffix.
May contain organization-specific values: Yes
Category Entries:
Jr
Sr
II
III
IV
V
VI
38 PAT_SEX_C_NAME VARCHAR No
It stores the dialysis patient's sex assigned at birth.
May contain organization-specific values: No
Category Entries:
F
M
39 PAT_BIRTH_DATE DATETIME No
It stores a dialysis patient's date of birth.
40 PAT_DEATH_DATE DATETIME No
It stores a dialysis patient's date of death.
41 PAT_MBI_NUM VARCHAR No
It stores a dialysis patient's Medicare Beneficiary Identifier number.
42 PAT_SSN VARCHAR No
It stores a dialysis patient's social security number.
43 PHYS_ADDRESS_STREET_1 VARCHAR No
It stores a dialysis patient's physical address street line 1.
44 PHYS_ADDRESS_STREET_2 VARCHAR No
It stores a dialysis patient's physical address street line 2.
45 PHYS_ADDRESS_STATE_C_NAME VARCHAR No
It stores a dialysis patient's physical address state.
May contain organization-specific values: Yes
46 PHYS_ADDRESS_COUNTY_C_NAME VARCHAR No
It stores a dialysis patient's physical address county.
May contain organization-specific values: Yes
47 PHYS_ADDRESS_ZIP VARCHAR No
It stores a dialysis patient's ZIP code.
48 PHYS_ADDRESS_ZIP_EXT VARCHAR No
It stores a dialysis patient's physical address ZIP extension.
49 MAIL_ADDRESS_STREET_1 VARCHAR No
It stores a dialysis patient's mailing address street line 1.
50 MAIL_ADDRESS_STREET_2 VARCHAR No
It stores a dialysis patient's mailing address street line 2.
51 PHYS_ADDRESS_CITY VARCHAR No
It stores a dialysis patient's physical address city.
52 MAIL_ADDRESS_CITY VARCHAR No
It stores a dialysis patient's mailing address city.
53 MAIL_ADDRESS_STATE_C_NAME VARCHAR No
It stores a dialysis patient's mailing address state.
The category values for this column were already listed for column: PHYS_ADDRESS_STATE_C_NAME
54 MAIL_ADDRESS_COUNTY_C_NAME VARCHAR No
It stores a dialysis patient's mailing address county.
The category values for this column were already listed for column: PHYS_ADDRESS_COUNTY_C_NAME
55 MAIL_ADDRESS_ZIP VARCHAR No
It stores a dialysis patient's mailing address zip code.
56 MAIL_ADDRESS_ZIP_EXT VARCHAR No
It stores a dialysis patient's mailing address zip code extension.
57 WORK_PHONE_AREA_CODE INTEGER No
It indicates a dialysis patient's work phone number area code.
58 WORK_PHONE_NUMBER VARCHAR No
It indicates a dialysis patient's work phone number without the area code.
59 WORK_PHONE_EXTENSION INTEGER No
It indicates a dialysis patient's work phone number extension.
60 HOME_PHONE_AREA_CODE INTEGER No
It stores the area code from a dialysis patient's phone number.
61 HOME_PHONE_NUMBER VARCHAR No
It stores a dialysis patient's phone number.
62 HOME_PHONE_EXTENSION INTEGER No
It stores the phone number extension of a dialysis patient.
63 FAX_PHONE_AREA_CODE INTEGER No
It indicates a dialysis patient's fax number area code.
64 FAX_PHONE_NUMBER VARCHAR No
It indicates a dialysis patient's fax number without the area code.
65 FAX_PHONE_EXTENSION INTEGER No
It indicates a dialysis patient's fax number extension.
66 MOBILE_PHONE_AREA_CODE INTEGER No
It indicates a dialysis patient's mobile phone number area code piece.
67 MOBILE_PHONE_NUMBER VARCHAR No
It indicates a dialysis patient's mobile phone number without the area code.
68 PAGER_PHONE_AREA_CODE INTEGER No
It indicates a dialysis patient's pager number area code piece.
69 PAGER_PHONE_NUMBER VARCHAR No
It indicates a dialysis patient's pager number without the area code.
70 PAGER_PHONE_EXTENSION INTEGER No
It indicates a dialysis patient's pager number extension.
71 OTHER_PHONE_AREA_CODE INTEGER No
It indicates a dialysis patient's other phone number area code.
72 OTHER_PHONE_NUMBER VARCHAR No
It indicates a dialysis patient's other phone number without the area code.
73 OTHER_PHONE_EXTENSION INTEGER No
It indicates a dialysis patient's other phone number extension.
74 TRANSIENT_ADDRESS_STREET_1 VARCHAR No
It stores a transient dialysis patient's street address line 1.
75 TRANSIENT_ADDRESS_STREET_2 VARCHAR No
It stores a transient dialysis patient's street address line 2.
76 TRANSIENT_ADDRESS_CITY VARCHAR No
It stores the city name of a dialysis patient's transient address.
77 TRANSIENT_ADDRESS_STATE_C_NAME VARCHAR No
It stores a dialysis patient's transient address state.
The category values for this column were already listed for column: PHYS_ADDRESS_STATE_C_NAME
78 TRANSIENT_ADDRESS_ZIP VARCHAR No
It stores a dialysis patient's transient address ZIP code.
79 TRANSIENT_ADDRESS_ZIP_EXT VARCHAR No
It stores a dialysis patient's transient address ZIP code extension.
80 TRANSIENT_PHONE_TYPE_C_NAME VARCHAR No
It stores a transient dialysis patient's preferred phone number type.
May contain organization-specific values: Yes
Category Entries:
Work
Tel
Fax
Mobile
Pager
Other
81 TRANSIENT_PHONE_AREA_CODE INTEGER No
It stores the area code from a transient dialysis patient's phone number.
82 TRANSIENT_PHONE_NUMBER VARCHAR No
It stores the transient phone number of a dialysis patient.
83 TRANSIENT_PHONE_EXTENSION INTEGER No
It stores the extension from a dialysis patient's transient phone number.
84 TRANSIENT_ADDRESS_COUNTY_C_NAME VARCHAR No
It stores a dialysis patient's transient address county.
The category values for this column were already listed for column: PHYS_ADDRESS_COUNTY_C_NAME
85 PAT_ETHNICITY_C_NAME VARCHAR No
It stores a dialysis patient's ethnicity.
May contain organization-specific values: Yes
Category Entries:
Non-Hispanic or Latino
Hispanic or Latino
86 PAT_COUNTRY_OF_ORIGIN_C_NAME VARCHAR No
It stores a dialysis patient's country of origin.
May contain organization-specific values: No
Category Entries:
Afghanistan
Aland Islands
Albania
Algeria
American Samoa
Andorra
Angola
Anguilla
Antarctica
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Aruba
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Bermuda
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Bouvet Island
Brazil
British Indian Ocean Territory
Brunei Darussalam
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Cape Verde
Cayman Islands
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
China
Christmas Island
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Colombia
Comoros
Congo
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the
Cook Islands
Costa Rica
Cote D'Ivoire
Croatia
Cuba
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia
Ethiopia
Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
Faroe Islands
Fiji
Finland
France
French Guiana
French Polynesia
French Southern Territories
Gabon
Gambia
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Gibraltar
Greece
Greenland
Grenada
Guadeloupe
Guam
Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
Holy See (Vatican City State)
Honduras
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kiribati
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of (North Korea)
Korea, Republic of (South Korea)
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Lao People's Democratic Republic (Laos)
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (Libya)
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macao
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Malta
Marshall Islands
Martinique
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mayotte
Mexico
Micronesia
Moldova, Republic of
Monaco
Mongolia
Montserrat
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal
Netherlands
Netherlands Antilles
New Caledonia
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Niue
Norfolk Island
Northern Mariana Islands
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
Palau
Palestinian Territory, Occupied
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Pitcairn
Poland
Portugal
Puerto Rico
Qatar
Reunion
Romania
Russian Federation
Rwanda
Saint Helena
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Saint Vincent and The Grenadines
Samoa
San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia and Montenegro
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa
South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Suriname
Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Swaziland
Sweden
Switzerland
Syrian Arab Republic
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Tanzania, United Republic of
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tokelau
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Turks and Caicos Islands
Tuvalu
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
Great Britain
United States
United States Minor Outlying Islands
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Venezuela
Vietnam
Virgin Islands (British)
Virgin Islands (U.S.)
Wallis and Futuna
Western Sahara
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe
87 PAT_ETHNICITY_SOURCE_C_NAME VARCHAR No
It stores the source of a dialysis patient's race and ethnicity information.
May contain organization-specific values: No
Category Entries:
SelfReported
NotSelfReported
FamilyReported
PatientDeclined
88 PAT_CITIZENSHIP_STATUS_C_NAME VARCHAR No
It stores the current citizenship status of a dialysis patient.
May contain organization-specific values: No
Category Entries:
USCitizen
NonUSCitizen
ForeignUsResident
USResident
89 PAT_CITIZENSHIP_EFF_DATE DATETIME No
It stores the effective date of the current citizenship status of a dialysis patient.
90 PAT_HIC_NUM VARCHAR No
It stores a dialysis patient's Medicare health insurance claim number.
91 PAT_TRIBE_CODE INTEGER No
It stores a dialysis patient's tribe code.
92 INVOLUNTARY_DISCH_RSN_C_NAME VARCHAR No
It stores the reason of involuntary discharge for a dialysis patient.
May contain organization-specific values: Yes
Category Entries:
Non-adherence
Verbal/written abuse
Verbal/written threat
Physical threat
Physical harm
Property damage/theft
Lack of payment
93 DLYS_ABSTRACTION_PURPOSE_C_NAME VARCHAR No
It stores the purpose of a patient's dialysis regulatory reporting form, such as an admission, a discharge, or a monthly submission.
May contain organization-specific values: No
Category Entries:
Monthly
Admission
Discharge
Transient Admission
94 PAT_IN_NURSING_HOME_YN VARCHAR No
It stores whether the dialysis patient was in a nursing home setting as of the end of the reporting period.
The category values for this column were already listed for column: IS_TRANSIENT_YN
95 DIALYSIS_NURSING_HOME_C_NAME VARCHAR No
It stores the dialysis patient's nursing home setting.
May contain organization-specific values: No
Category Entries:
Permanent Resident
Short Term Care/Rehabilitation
Other
96 PAT_ORG_IDENT VARCHAR No
The dialysis patient's organization identifier used in CMS reporting.
97 PAT_ENTERED_NURSING_HOME_DATE DATETIME No
The date when the dialysis patient entered the nursing home.