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Essay Contest for Kidney Patients

GLENDALE, Calif.—The Renal Support Network (RSN), a nonprofit, patient-focused, patient-run organization that provides nonmedical services to those affected by chronic kidney disease (CKD), encourages people with kidney ...read more

Travel on Dialysis

“The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only one page,” said Augustine of Hippo. For many, travel provides an expanded world view and a great deal of joy. For many hemodialysis patients, travel seems ...read more

2013 RPA Meeting

If you missed the three-day, 2013 Renal Physician Association conference held in New Orleans, Renal Business Today was there and has the highlights available at your fingertips in the latest digital issue. Renal ...read more

Venous Needle Dislodgement

Venous needle dislodgement (VND) occurs when a venous needle dislodges from a patient's vascular access during hemodialysis treatment. This report discusses VND severity and presents best practices and other solutions to ...read more

A Recipe Guide to Lowering Salt Intake

Whether you are a kidney disease patient or a non-kidney patient, it is important to keep your kidneys as healthy as possible by following a low-sodium diet. Did you know that for a healthy individual over the age of 50, a ...read more

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Slide Show: Dialysis Anemia Trends

The following analyses are selected excerpts from the full report and are presented across all respondents. Other subgroup analyses such as by practice setting, dialysis modality, and size of dialysis organization are not presented. Customized analyses upon request. ...More
2 weeks ago
Posted in Galleries
Fresenius Wins Modern Healthcare Award for Quality of Life Program

WALTHAM, Mass.—Modern Healthcare magazine presented one of its c “Spirit of Excellence" awards this week to Fresenius Medical Care North America (FMCNA) in recognition of the company’s new social work program, which has increased patients’ adherence to dialysis treatments ...More
2 weeks ago
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Rockwell, DaVita Enter into Supply Agreement

WIXOM, Mich.—Rockwell Medical announced May 9 that it has signed a multi-year, national product supply agreement with DaVita, the dialysis division of DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc. ...More
2 weeks ago
Posted in News, Business
Researchers Create New Approaches to Treat Childhood PKD

MILWAUKEE—A collaborative team of physician-scientists at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) and Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Research Institute has developed a new evidence-based, clinical algorithm to help physicians treat complex patients with autosomal recessive ...More
2 weeks ago
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Constellation Software Acquires Quantitative Medical Systems

EMERYVILLE, Calif.—Constellation Software Inc. today announced that it has acquired Quantitative Medical Systems (QMS), a company that provides dialysis-specific revenue cycle management and EMR software. ...More
2 weeks ago
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Johns Hopkins Hospital Reports Environmental-Campaign Success

BALTIMORE—Officials at the Johns Hopkins Hospital (JHH) report a 200,000-pound decrease in the amount of trash produced each month—a 17 percent drop in just the first five months of a campaign begun in October 2012. ...More
2 weeks ago
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Study: Cinacalcet for ESRD Shouldn't be Routinely Prescribed

SAN FRANCISCO—Cinacalcet, a drug commonly given to patients with end-stage kidney disease to help keep phosphorus and parathyroid blood levels within a target range, has few patient level clinical benefits and several adverse effects, suggesting that it should no longer be ...More
2 weeks ago
Posted in News
Quality-of-Life Survey Improves Care for Heart Patients

DALLAS—Completing a quality-of-life questionnaire at a healthcare provider's office could help patients live longer and live better, according to a new scientific statement published in Circulation, a journal of the American Heart Association. ...More
2 weeks ago
Posted in News
Nearly 13% Canadian Adults Have Kidney Disease, Few Know It

OTTAWA, Ontario—Approximately 12.5 percent of Canadian adults—or 3 million people—have kidney disease, but few know it, according to a study published online May 6 in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. ...More
2 weeks ago
Posted in News
CMS Lowers Beneficiary Threshold for ESCOs

WASHINGTON—The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has lowered the minimum beneficiary threshold for ESRD Seamless Care Organizations (ESCOs) to 350 from 500 matched beneficiaries. ...More
2 weeks ago
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