The Important Role of Nurses in Integrated Kidney Care Delivery

The care that dialysis patients receive for their medical, psychosocial and logistical needs is often fragmented. Integrated kidney care teams, led by nurses, aim to address this fragmentation by helping patients navigate health care benefits and by providing comprehensive care coordination, which may enhance patient quality of life and reduce hospitalizations.

Watch this video, in which Ron Zanger, MD, describes the invaluable support nurses provide in coordinating patient care in an ESRD Seamless Care Organization (ESCO)—an Accountable Care Organization that provides integrated care services.

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