Bio-Medical Applications Of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee - Dialysis Center

Bio-Medical Applications Of Tennessee is a medicare approved dialysis facility center in Knoxville, Tennessee and it has 4 dialysis stations. It is located in Knox county at 1826 Ailor Avenue, Knoxville, TN, 37921. You can reach out to the office of Bio-Medical Applications Of Tennessee at (865) 524-5308. This dialysis clinic is managed and/or owned by Fresenius Medical Care. Bio-Medical Applications Of Tennessee has the following ownership type - Profit. It was first certified by medicare in June, 2015. The medicare id for this facility is 442728 and it accepts patients under medicare ESRD program.

Dialysis Center Profile

NameBio-Medical Applications Of Tennessee
Location1826 Ailor Avenue, Knoxville, Tennessee
No. of Dialysis Stations 4
Medicare ID442728
Managed ByFresenius Medical Care
Ownership TypeProfit
Late Shifts No

Contact Information


1826 Ailor Avenue, Knoxville, Tennessee, 37921
(865) 524-5308

Map and Direction



NPI Associated with this Dialysis Facility:

Dialysis Facilities may have multiple NPI numbers. We have found possible NPI number/s associated with Bio-Medical Applications Of Tennessee from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

NPI Number1396167649
Organization NameFresenius Medical Care Knoxville Home Dialysis Therapies
Doing Business AsBio-medical Applications Of Tennessee, Inc.
Address1826 Ailor Ave Knoxville, Tennessee, 37921
Phone Number(865) 226-0877

Patient Distribution

Anemia Management

Dialysis patients with Hemoglobin data20
Medicare patients who had average hemoglobin (hgb) less than 10 g/dL15

Dialysis Adequacy

Adult patinets who undergo hemodialysis, their Kt/V should be atleast 1.2 and for peritoneal dialysis the Kt/V should be atleast 1.7, that means they are receiving right amount of dialysis. Pediatric patients who undergo hemodialysis, their Kt/V should be atleast 1.2 and for peritoneal dialysis the Kt/V should be 1.8.
Higher percentages should be better.

  • Hemodialysis
    Adult patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center9
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.253
  • Peritoneal Dialysis
    Adult patients getting regular peritoneal dialysis at the center53
    Adult patient months included in Kt/V greater than or equal to 1.7428
    Percentage of adult patients getting regular peritoneal dialysis at the center96

Mineral and Bone Disorder

An important goal of dialysis is to maintain normal levels of various minerals in the body, such as calcium. This shows the percentage of patients treated at Bio-Medical Applications Of Tennessee with elevated calcium levels.

Patients with hypercalcemia85
Hypercalcemia patient months717
Hypercalcemia patients with serumcalcium greater than 10.2 mg1
Patients with Serumphosphor89
Patients with Serumphosphor less than 3.5 mg/dL8
Patients with Serumphosphor from 3.5 to 4.5 mg/dL27
Patients with Serumphosphor from 4.6 to 5.5 mg/dL30
Patients with Serumphosphor from 5.6 to 7 mg/dL22
Patients with Serumphosphor greater than 7 mg/dL12

Vascular Access

The arteriovenous (AV) fistulae is considered long term vascular access for hemodialysis because it allows good blood flow, lasts a long time, and is less likely to get infected or cause blood clots than other types of access. Patients who don't have time to get a permanent vascular access before they start hemodialysis treatments may need to use a venous catheter as a temporary access.

Patients included in arterial venous fistula and catheter summaries 17
Patient months included in arterial venous fistula and catheter summaries 137
Percentage of patients getting regular hemodialysis at the center that used an arteriovenous (AV) fistulae for their treatment92
Percentage of patients receiving treatment through Vascular Catheter for 90 days/longer6

Hospitalization Rate

The rate of hospitalization show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at a certain dialysis center were admitted to the hospital more often (worse than expected), less often (better than expected), or about the same (as expected), compared to similar patients treated at other centers.

Standard Hospitalization Summary Ratio(SHR) YearJanuary, 2016 - December, 2016
Patients in facility's Hospitalization Summary52
Hospitalization Rate in facility156.9 (As Expected)
Hospitalization Rate: Upper Confidence Limit307
Hospitalization Rate: Lower Confidence Limit84

Readmission Rate

The rate of readmission show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at Bio-Medical Applications Of Tennessee were readmitted more often (worse than expected), less often (better than expected), or about the same (as expected), compared to similar patients treated at other dialysis centers.

Standard Readmission Summary Ratio(SRR) YearJanuary, 2016 - December, 2016
Readmission Rate in facility32.7 (As Expected)
Readmission Rate: Upper Confidence Limit48.2
Readmission Rate: Lower Confidence Limit20.1

Transfusion Summary

Patients with anemia require blood transfusions if their anemia is not managed well by their dialysis center. This information shows whether Bio-Medical Applications Of Tennessee's rate of transfusions is better than expected, as expected, or worse than expected, compared to other centers that treat similar patients.

Standard Transfusion Summary Ratio (STrR) Year January, 2016 - December, 2016
Patients in facility's Transfusion Summary 45
Transfusion Rate in facility8.4 (As Expected)
Transfusion Rate: Upper Confidence Limit101.9
Transfusion Rate: Lower Confidence Limit.9

Survival Summary

The rate of mortality show you whether patients who were being treated regularly at Bio-Medical Applications Of Tennessee lived longer than expected (better than expected), don’t live as long as expected (worse than expected), or lived as long as expected (as expected), compared to similar patients treated at other facilities.

Standard Survival Summary Ratio(SIR) YearJanuary, 2013 - December, 2016
Patients in facility's Survival Summary110
Mortality Rate in facility5.3 (Better than Expected)
Mortality Rate: Upper Confidence Limit15.6
Mortality Rate: Lower Confidence Limit1.1

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Medicare Program: Medicare is a federal government program which provides health insurance to people who are 65 or older. This program also covers certain younger people with disabilities (who receive Social Security Disability Insurance - SSDI), and people with End-Stage Renal Disease (permanent kidney failure requiring dialysis or a transplant, sometimes called ESRD.

Medicare Assignment: Assignment means that your doctor, provider, or supplier agrees (or is required by law) to accept the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services. Most doctors, providers, and suppliers accept assignment, but you should always check to make sure. Participating providers have signed an agreement to accept assignment for all Medicare-covered services.

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