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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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Deciphering Meaningful Use Stage 3

With stage 2 of meaningful use (MU) looming on the horizon for 2014, how many nephrologists have turned their attention to MU stage 3? The stage 3 proposed rule, which was released November 2012, outlines changes to the EHR (electronic health record) Incentive Program that ...More
4 weeks ago
Posted in Articles, Government & Regulation
Healthy Cookies

“Healthy cookies.” It sounds like an oxymoron, doesn’t it? But, there was no denying it. The recipe listed egg whites instead of whole eggs, wheat flour along with unbleached white flour, quick oats, dried apricots, and nuts were optional. ...More
4 weeks ago
Posted in Blog, Practice Management
DaVita Awarded Ambulatory Health Care Accreditation

DENVER— DaVita announced that DaVita Hospital Services, the company’s inpatient kidney care services, has received Ambulatory Health Care Accreditation from The Joint Commission. ...More
4 weeks ago
Posted in News, Business
More Hispanic Organ Donations Needed

ROCHESTER, Minn.—April is National Donate Life Month, held to encourage organ and tissue donation and to celebrate donors who give a new life to others. Organ donors are always in short supply. In the United States, more than 118,000 people are waiting for organ ...More
4 weeks ago
Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma
B. Braun Reveals Customer Satisfaction Survey

BETHLEHEM, Pa.—B. Braun Medical announced the results of its Customer Satisfaction survey for its renal and dialysis customers. The survey was sent to nearly 500 U.S. customers and included questions about product performance, sales response and service. ...More
4 weeks ago
Posted in News, Business
NxStage Welcomes New Chairman of the Board

LAWRENCE, Mass.— Robert G. Funari has been appointed as the non-executive chairman of the board for NxStage, effective immediately. Funari is the former chairman of Crescent Healthcare and has served on the NxStage board of directors since January. ...More
4 weeks ago
Posted in News, Business
Slide Show: NCS Lab Report

The following analyses are selected excerpts from the full report and are presented across all respondents as well as by laboratory provider in certain cases. Other subgroup analyses such as by influence level, practice setting, dialysis modality, and size of dialysis ...More
4 weeks ago
Posted in Galleries
Study Shows Dialysis Patients Who Use DaVita Rx Live Longer

DALLAS—DaVita, a division of DaVita HealthCare Partners announced study results showing that, on average, patients using its pharmacy, DaVita Rx, are 21 percent more likely to live longer than patients who do not use DaVita Rx. ...More
4 weeks ago
Posted in News, Business, Clinical & Pharma
DaVita HealthCare Partners Honors Teammates

DENVER—DaVita HealthCare Partners announced that the company will honor more than 4,000 DaVita teammates and HealthCare Partners leaders from around the world at its inaugural DaVita HealthCare Partners “Villagewide” meeting in downtown Denver. ...More
4 weeks ago
Posted in News, Business
Nick Cannon Named Honorary National Chair of NKF Kidney Walk Program

NEW YORK—Award winning actor, comedian and host of NBC-TV’s top rated “America’s Got Talent,” was named honorary national chair of the National Kidney Foundation’s (NKF) Kidney Walk program, kicking off this March. More than 100 events are held around the country, drawing ...More
4 weeks ago
Posted in News, Business, Practice Management