Study: How Employment or Insurance Type may Affect Outcomes for Patients with End Stage Renal Disease
Although it is believed that employed or commercially insured dialysis patients can have better clinical outcomes and improved quality of life, there has been a…
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Time-Out Safety Check for In-Patient Dialysis Patients: 8 Questions for Clinicians
The health care industry continues to advance technology and work toward improving patient care. As care becomes more complex, health care workers are experiencing greater…
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Podcast: Education and Shared Decision Making to Enhance Choosing the Right Treatment for Each Patient
Many patients with chronic kidney disease receive default treatments that may not necessarily be the best option for their unique needs. Listen to this podcast,…
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World Kidney Day: Kidneys & Women’s Health
Women typically experience a survival advantage over men in the general population, but this advantage is largely attenuated for women with chronic kidney disease (CKD)…
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Health Industry Reactions to the New AHA/ACC Blood Pressure Guidelines
This past November, the American Heart Association (AHA) and the American College of Cardiology (ACC) issued new hypertension guidelines in an effort to clarify which…
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The Self-Regulating Bioartificial Kidney, Part 2: Managing the Challenges
The Kidney Project was launched in 2015 by William Fissell, MD, and Shuvo Roy, PhD, with the goal “to create a small, surgically implanted, and…
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The Self-Regulating Bioartificial Kidney, Part 1: Anatomy of the Device
With the growth of donor chains and other transplant opportunities, more patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD) are receiving transplants, experiencing new ways to…
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Podcast: The Current State of Kidney Transplantation
Kidney transplantation is a complex topic and there are many challenges, opportunities and recent developments affecting the transplant community. Listen to this podcast, in which…
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Evolving Your Practice to Meet Quality-Based Reimbursement
As we enter the second year of data collection for Medicare’s Quality Payment Program (QPP), it is worth thinking through some higher-level thoughts and strategic…
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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…
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