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U.S. Renal Care Settles Fraud Case

BALTIMORE—U.S. Renal Care has agreed to pay $7.3 million to the federal government to settle a whistleblower lawsuit brought by a nurse that alleged a company U.S. Renal Care acquired, Dialysis Corporation of America (DCA), ...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

Latest Headlines

Pentec Health develops new IV nutrition solution

BOOTHWYN, Pa.—Pentec Health said today that it has developed a new intradialytic parenteral nutrition (IDPN) called Proplete to treat protein malnourishment in dialysis patients. ...More
September 2, 2008
Posted in News
Louisiana dialysis caregivers and volunteers brace for Hurricane Gustav

NEW ORLEANS—The Gulf Coast region is bracing to avoid a potential healthcare crisis as Hurricane Gustav nears, threatening to disrupt the administration of area patients' lifesaving dialysis treatments. ...More
August 29, 2008
Posted in News, Business
Michigan hospital uses robotics to remove kidney

DETROIT-Three-dimensional robotics aided surgeons at Henry Ford Hospital in Michigan, remove a diseased kidney through a single incision, the hospital announced August 25 in a news release. ...More
August 29, 2008
Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma
New procedures develop as kidney transplants increase

MIAMI-As kidney transplants have more than doubled in the past twenty years surgeons and researchers are rely on new procedures in order to meet growing demands. ...More
August 29, 2008
Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma
Home hemo patients spend less time in hospital

LOS ANGELES-A comparative study between U.S. hospitalizations rates in daily home hemodialysis (DHD) and peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients suggested that patients treated with DHD spend fewer days in the hospital than PD patients. (Read more here). ...More
August 29, 2008
Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma, Practice Management
Fresenius urges patients to prepare for Gustav

WALTHAM, Mass.--With Tropical Storm Gustav projected to hit the GulfCoast as a hurricane next week, Fresenius Medical Care North America has provided dialysis patients with tips on how to prepare for the storm. ...More
August 28, 2008
Posted in News, Practice Management
Linking GPs and Nephrologists

Prevention seems to be becoming the national battle cry when it comes to tackling the healthcare problems the United States is set to face in the coming years, especially as more Americans are becoming sicker and the baby-boomer generation inches closer to retirement.In ...More
August 28, 2008
Posted in Blog
Census: 45.7 million uninsured Americans in 2007

WASHINGTON--The number of Americans lacking health insurance dropped by more than one million to 45.7 million in 2007, the New York Times said the Census Bureau reported August 26. ...More
August 28, 2008
Posted in News
DaVita Delivers One Millionth Prescription

DALLAS- DaVita announced that its specialty renal pharmacy, DaVita Rx, will deliver its one millionth prescription. ...More
August 28, 2008
Posted in News, Business
Four more deaths linked to diabetes drug Byetta

NEW YORK-Four more deaths in patients with pancreatitis were tied to leading diabetes drug Byetta, adding to two deaths announced last week by federal regulators. ...More
August 28, 2008
Posted in News, Government & Regulation