Category Archives: Research and Innovation
Study: Standardized Clinical Foot Examination in Diabetic Hemodialysis Patients
In individuals with diabetes mellitus (DM), atherosclerosis and neuropathy contribute to an increased risk of peripheral vascular disease (PVD) and adverse outcomes, including ulcers, infections,…
Continue Reading »Study: Patterns of Emergency Department Visits among Dialysis Patients in the United States
As always, it is our goal as health care providers to keep our patients healthy and out of hospital or emergency department (ED). This goal…
Continue Reading »Predictive Analytics Transforming Kidney Care
Predictive analytics are transforming health care. In particular, it helps us get the right treatment to patients at the right time. As the collection of…
Continue Reading »Study: Assessing the Impact of Dialysis Modality on Hospitalization in a Large Population of End Stage Kidney Disease Patients
Although COVID-19 (coronavirus) is a focus of the nephrology community and most of the world currently, clinical research has been and continues to be conducted…
Continue Reading »Using Telehealth in Your Practice
As we continue to face unprecedented conditions and guidelines during the COVID-19 pandemic, it is important that physicians and surgeons find ways to continue engagement…
Continue Reading »Podcast: Nine Questions with Dr. Jeffrey Giullian, Chief Medical Officer for DaVita
Jeffrey Giullian, MD, is passionate about his new—as of Jan. 1, 2020—role as chief medical officer (CMO) for DaVita Kidney Care. Listen to this podcast,…
Continue Reading »Podcast: The Importance of Predictive Analytics
Successful use of predictive analytics gives us the ability to minimize unwanted future events and maximize future health without unnecessary expenditure of resources, according to…
Continue Reading »Podcast: Innovations in Kidney Transplantation
Preemptive transplant is the best option for the vast majority of patients with ESKD; however, innovation is needed to keep up with the demand for…
Continue Reading »Podcast: Innovations and Reducing Barriers to Kidney Transplants
“We are very far from parity and equality in terms of access to kidney transplant,” says Samira Farouk, MD. Listen to this podcast, in which…
Continue Reading »Emphasizing Specialty Care with Value-Based Care Models
The move to value-based care in the United States is failing to fully achieve the Quadruple Aim of improving patient engagement, the health of a…
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