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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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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Study: Identification of Risk Factors for Peritoneal Dialysis Modality Failure

Among patients with end stage kidney disease (ESKD), treatment with peritoneal dialysis (PD) is associated with better quality of life and clinical outcomes compared with…

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2020 Nurse Leadership Meeting Recap

DaVita has hosted its annual Nurse Leadership Meeting (NLM) since 2018, where the top nurse leaders within DaVita come together to share new ideas and…

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Study: Clinical and Operational Results of In-Center Nocturnal Hemodialysis Programs in a Large Dialysis Organization

In-center nocturnal hemodialysis (INHD) offers a combination of treatment efficacy, safety, and improved treatment tolerability. Recognizing the specific clinical and laboratory results that indicate INHD…

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