Category Archives: Industry Trends
Helping Improve Health Inequities for Marginalized Kidney Patients
In March 2018, DaVita hosted a panel event for World Kidney Day. The panelists, who represented the American Transplant Foundation, National Kidney Foundation, Denver Health…
Continue Reading »Article Review: Addressing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Live Donor Kidney Recipients
Live donor kidney transplantation (LDKT) more than doubled between 1988 and 2004 and (remaining relatively static since then) it currently represents one-third of all kidney…
Continue Reading »Celebrating National Doctors’ Day: Why Physicians Choose Nephrology
Why do physicians choose to become nephrologists, and why do they remain committed to nephrology through the many challenges of working with the kidney patient…
Continue Reading »Quality Incentive Program Results: Continuous Improvement in the Dialysis Industry
The dialysis industry continues to improve quality outcomes year after year, as evidenced by the newly released End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Quality Incentive Program…
Continue Reading »Recap on Discoveries and Conversations in the Kidney Industry: The Start of 2018
Several interesting nephrology related studies and articles were published over the last month or so. The paragraphs below recap these discoveries and conversations—ranging from robot-assisted…
Continue Reading »Improving Living Kidney Donation with the New KDIGO Clinical Practice Guideline
Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO), the global non-profit organization that develops and implements evidence-based clinical practice guidelines in kidney disease, tackled a different subject…
Continue Reading »Article Overview: The Importance of Public/Private Health Partnerships
We can all agree that the current health care system is flawed. While reform is imperative, it is important to keep in mind how changes…
Continue Reading »Recent News: Senate Bill to Improve Accreditation Process for Dialysis Clinics
Most health care providers are able to seek certification from third party accreditors—except for dialysis clinics, which often have to wait months or even years…
Continue Reading »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…
Continue Reading »Podcast: Using Telehealth to Improve Communication with Home Dialysis Patients
As the health care industry evolves toward delivering more patient-centric care, providers are beginning to explore telehealth technologies—such as video conferencing tools and Smartphone apps—to…
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