5 Diamond Patient Safety Program
Assisting dialysis facilities to improve both staff and patient awareness of specific patient safety areas, promoting patient safety values, and building a culture of patient safety in every dialysis facility.
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In 2008, the ESRD Network of New England (Network 1) and the Mid-Atlantic Renal Coalition (Network 5), serving as ESRD contractors for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), launched the 5-Diamond Patient Safety Program to help dialysis facilities increase awareness of, promote, and build a culture of patient safety. The program originally consisted of eight patient safety-oriented modules, which were piloted in these two Network areas.

Interest and participation in the program grew, leading to endorsement by the American Nephrology Nurses' Association (ANNA) and the Renal Physicians Association (RPA) in 2009.  By 2010, the program had grown to include 11 modules and was offered in two additional Network areas, with special accommodations for corporations to participate in areas where the program was not offered.   In 2012, the National Renal Administrators Association (NRAA) joined in endorsement of the program.

Today, the program is being offered in 67% of all Network areas nationally and consists of 15 modules that include the tools and resources necessary to implement each patient safety concept. For each module successfully completed during a program year,*  the facility earns one Diamond. Upon successful completion of five modules, the facility is recognized as a 5-Diamond Patient Safety Facility.


*In order for a module to be successfully completed, all module measures must be met.




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