Study: Strategies to Prevent Infection-Related Losses in US Peritoneal Dialysis Programs by More Actionable Predictive Data Reporting
Peritoneal dialysis (PD)–associated peritonitis (PTN) accounts for a significant percentage of patients who transition to hemodialysis due to infection-related technique failure. Data reporting to individual…
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Study: Use of Predictive Analytics to Inform Integrated Care Programs to Reduce Hospitalizations among Hemodialysis Patients
Integrated care for dialysis patients could benefit from identification of those who are at high risk for poor outcomes in order to efficiently deploy clinical…
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Study: Blood Pressure Telemonitoring in a Large US Peritoneal Dialysis (PD) Population
Home remote monitoring (HRM) is a telehealth strategy that utilizes cellular technology to transmit patients’ biometric data collected at home to the electronic health record…
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DMI Podcasts: 2020 Year in Review
While the kidney community and the world at large faced the COVID-19 pandemic, DaVita Medical Insights (DMI) continued to publish a number of informative podcasts,…
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Study: Association of Chronic Condition Special Needs Plan with Hospitalization and Mortality among Patients with End Stage Kidney Disease
Chronic condition special needs plans (C-SNPs) are a type of Medicare Advantage plan offering targeted or specialized services for Medicare beneficiaries who have a severe…
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COVID-19 Vaccines in Development: Scientific Approaches and Practical Considerations
Although a number of COVID-19 vaccines are currently in development, two messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) vaccines (one being co-developed by Pfizer and BioNTech and another…
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Study: Reduced Lengths of Stay for Patients with End Stage Kidney Disease Treated by DaVita Hospital Services
Patients with end stage kidney disease (ESKD) spend on average approximately 11 days in the hospital each year. Although dialysis is a moderate risk procedure…
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Podcast: Moderation Versus Elimination for Kidney-Friendly Diets
Listen to this podcast, in which Sara Colman, RD, CDE, the manager of Kidney Care Nutrition for DaVita, interviews Natalie Sexton, MS, RDN, CSR, LD,…
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Supporting Employment for ESKD Patients
When talking with patients about the benefits home dialysis can offer, it’s often brought up that choosing a home modality can offer increased treatment flexibility…
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Recap: ASN Kidney Week 2020 Reimagined as a Fully Digital Meeting
Kidney Week 2020 Reimagined, organized by the American Society of Nephrology (ASN), was held fully online Oct. 19-25. Educational presentations were delivered live-streamed, simulive and…
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