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Target Population

  • ESRD patients on long-term dialysis in Ankeng

  • With secondary hyperparathyroidism (iPTH>300)

  • Local population ~120,000

  • 1,300 HD sessions/month

 


Description

Our team employs an integrated model combining Clinical Audit, Shared Decision-Making (SDM), and a Smart Application to effectively manage Secondary Hyperparathyroidism (SHPT) in hemodialysis patients. Four core tools: (1) Clinical Audit based on Taiwan Society of Nephrology KDOQI guidelines, tracking iPTH control rate and Ca×P; monthly compliance 98.6%; (2) Quality Control Circle for cross-departmental improvement; (3) Shared Decision-Making (SDM) for iPTH>800pg/mL high-risk patients, offering parathyroidectomy, oral calcimimetics, vitamin D options — 17 patients completed; (4) Smart App: self-developed Renal Phosphorus Diet App with keyword search, category search, and dining-out calculation; 500+ downloads. Outcome: iPTH>300pg/mL reduced from 50.7% (2020) to 25% (2022), below the national average of 40.1%.

 


Key Highlights

  • 6-step Clinical Audit + PDCA improvement

  • SDM 3-option standardized decision pathway

  • Self-developed Renal Phosphorus Diet App

  • 30-min intradialytic cycling adjunctive therapy

  • Cross-institutional big data analysis

 

Service Data

  • Monthly audit compliance: 98.6%

  • SDM completed: 17 patients

  • Hemodialysis: 1,300 sessions/month

  • Peritoneal dialysis: 10/month

  • Renal Phosphorus Diet App: 500+ downloads


Featured Outcomes

  • iPTH>300pg/mL: 50.7% → 25%

  • Below national average (40.1%)

  • iPTH testing rate: 100%

  • Appropriate treatment rate: 96%

  • Ca×P compliance rate: 88.8%


Safety Outcomes

  • In-unit fall events: 0

  • Out-of-unit fall fractures: 3/113

  • No fall-related deaths

  • Bed spacing ≥1.5 m

  • Dedicated isolation room for infections


Satisfaction

  • Survey response rate: 97.5%

  • Overall satisfaction: 87.4 / 100

  • Annual satisfaction after SNQ: 90%

  • Publicly recognized appreciation letters: 10

  • High recognition for renal osteodystrophy care


International Achievements

  • 8 SCI papers published in 2023

  • Nephrology (2018) invited review cited 114 times

  • 2024/5: ERA Congress presentation

  • 2024/10: ASN Meeting presentation

  • Cross-institutional TrinetX analysis


Benefits and Impacts

  • Performance exceeds national average

  • Cross-institutional data provides SDM evidence

  • Bedside exercise establishes clinical evidence

  • Replicable model for regional hospitals

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Management of Secondary Hyperparathyroidism

An-Kang branch is also issued by Taiwan Society of Nephrology as the training hospital for hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis.
Organization
Cardinal Tien Hospital An kang Branch
Specialties/Units
Hemodialysis Center
Certification Year
2023、2024、2025
Management of Secondary Hyperparathyroidism
Management of Secondary Hyperparathyroidism
Cardinal Tien Hospital An kang Branch

Other Certified Items

Perioperative Safety Assurance Model
Cardinal Tien Hospital An kang Branch
99.91
95.2
Perioperative Safety Assurance Model
Cardinal Tien Hospital An kang Branch
99.91
95.2