Podcast: Hurricane Harvey and Disaster Planning

Hurricane season generally begins June 1 and lasts through November 30; the damage from hurricanes can affect an entire community. In 2017, the flood waters…

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Dialysis Patient FAQs

Although the physician writes the dialysis orders, the patient care technicians (PCTs) and nurses have the most interaction with the patient. As the relationship between…

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Podcast: Nursing Shortage

Currently, the United States is on a trajectory to experience a very significant nursing shortage, perhaps the worst the country has ever seen. Listen to…

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How a Dialysis Center Prepares for a Natural Disaster

On Oct. 10, 2018 at 1:00 p.m., Hurricane Michael came ashore east of Panama City, Florida. With winds of 155 mph, this date and time…

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Podcast: Health Care Technology: Designing a Positive User Experience

When it comes to health care technology that supports physicians, it is imperative to understand physicians and their workflows to provide solutions that help meet…

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Addressing the Effects of Drug Diversion in Health Care

Drug diversion (the transfer of a controlled substance from a lawful to an unlawful channel of distribution or use”—Uniform Drug Diversion Act of 1994) is…

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Addressing ESRD Complexities with Integrated Care

End stage renal disease (ESRD) represents a population health conundrum. It affects a relatively small part of the U.S. population, yet the rate of ESRD…

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Leveraging Telehealth in Kidney Care

Numerous medical organizations, health care providers, insurance carriers and government organizations are exploring ways to leverage telehealth (two-way video visits between physicians and their patients)…

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Implementing HIPAA-Compliant Secure Messaging in Your Practice

While health care technology has generated many benefits, such as digitizing patient records and performing advanced analytics, one of its greatest contributions has been enhancing…

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5 Key Financial Numbers for a Nephrology Practice

As nephrologists, we are all about the clinical numbers: BUN, creatinine, anion gap, electrolytes, blood gases and on and on. Focusing on these numbers is…

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