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Lower Blood Pressure Preserves Kidneys

BALTIMORE—Intensively treating hypertension in some African Americans with kidney disease by ...read more

HHS Names Meaningful Use EHR Accreditors

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has named the first two ...read more

Daily Dialysis Improves Depression

NEW YORK—Patients who transitioned from in-center to daily home dialysis regimens experienced ...read more

Fresenius Buys Gambro's PD Business

BAD HOMBURG, Germany—Fresenius has acquired Gambro’s global peritoneal dialysis (PD) business and ...read more

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NIDDK Awards $2.9M Grant to Increase Organ Transplants

ALBANY, N.Y.—The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease (NIDDK) has awarded Breonics Inc. a $2.9 million research grant to study whether the company’s technology can increase the number of viable kidneys for transplantation. ...More
2 hours ago
Posted in News, Government & Regulation, Clinical & Pharma
U of Ill. To Study Protein, Exercise in Dialysis Patients

URBANA, Ill.—The National Institutes if Health has awarded a $2.1 million grant to University of Illinois scientists to study whether protein supplements and cycling during treatments can help dialysis patients fight cardiovascular disease and retain physical function. ...More
2 hours ago
Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma
Lower Blood Pressure May Preserve Kidney Function

BALTIMORE—Intensively treating hypertension in some African Americans with kidney disease by pushing blood pressure well below the current recommended goal may significantly decrease the number who lose kidney function and require dialysis, according to a study publishing ...More
3 hours ago
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U.S. Renal Care Builds Its First Clinic in Okla.

PLANO, Texas—U.S. Renal Care announced Sept. 1 that it has started construction of a dialysis center in Grove, Okla., which is the company's first clinic in the state. ...More
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CMS Administrator Donald Berwick to Speak at AMGA National Summit on ACOs

The American Medical Group Association (AMGA) today announced that that the administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Donald M. Berwick, MD, MPP, will deliver a keynote address at the IQL 2010: AMGA National Summit on ACOs. ...More
Yesterday
Posted in News, Government & Regulation, Business
Kidney Stone Removal May Rise With Physician Ownership

ANN ARBOR, Mich.—More physician-owned outpatient surgery centers may mean the surgical removal of more kidney stones, according to a new study published in the Sept. issue of the Journal of Urology. ...More
Yesterday
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CDC Warns Against Infection Risk From Fingerstick Devices

WASHINGTON—The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is increasingly concerned about the risks for transmitting hepatitis B virus (HBV) and other bloodborne pathogens to people using fingerstick procedures for blood sampling, such as diabetics who require ...More
Yesterday
Posted in News, Practice Management, Clinical & Pharma
EHR Market to Reach $2.6 Billion in 2012

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.—The U.S. market for electronic health records is expected to reach $2.6 billion in 2012, due to the increases physician adoption and financial subsidies provided by the federal government, according to an analysis by research firm Frost & Sullivan. ...More
2 days ago
Posted in News, Business
Southwest Kidney Institute to Use athenahealth EHR

PHOENIX—Southwest Kidney Institute will use athenahealth Inc.’s full suite of services, which includes Web-based practice management help, electronic health records (EHR), and patient communication services. ...More
2 days ago
Posted in News, Practice Management, Business
HHS Names Meaningful Use EHR Accreditors

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has named the first two organizations that have been authorized to test and certify electronic health record (EHR) systems for new meaningful use standards. ...More
2 days ago
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