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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

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Rockwell Medical upgrades to Nasdaq Global Market

WIXOM, MICH.—Shares of Rockwell Medical Technology Inc. began trading January 5 on the Nasdaq Global Market, according to a company news release. The Nasdaq Global Market accepted Rockwell’s application dec. 29, 2006; Rockwell’s shares will continue to be traded under the ...More
February 5, 2007
Posted in Articles, Business, Clinical & Pharma, Practice Management
Home Dialysis Plus receives $170,000 for prototype development

PORTLAND, Ore.—Home Dialysis Plus Ltd. said January 3 that it has received an award of $170,000 that will help fund the development of a dialyzer prototype for its home dialysis machine, which is in development. The Oregon Nanoscience and Microtechnologies Institute (ONAMI) ...More
February 5, 2007
Posted in Articles, Business, Clinical & Pharma, Practice Management
WellBound of Stockton

Most people buy insurance to prevent financial hardship in an unexpected event. Most of us take our cars in for routine service to avoid a nasty breakdown on the freeway. Preparation and prevention aren’t new ideas, but many kidney disease patients don’t know they need ...More
February 5, 2007
Posted in Articles, Business, Clinical & Pharma, Practice Management
WellBound opens fifth new center in 2006

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.—WellBound said it has opened a new “Center of Excellence” in Vallejo, Calif., which was the company’s fifth new opening in 2006. “We have made a concerted effort to establish WellBound as a leader in the delivery of self-care dialysis,” said marc ...More
February 5, 2007
Posted in Articles, Business, Clinical & Pharma, Practice Management
National Renal, Cardinal Health partner in hospital

MUNCIE, Ind.—Ball Memorial Hospital, which is Cardinal Health System’s flagship hospital, has partnered with National Renal Alliance to expand its outpatient dialysis services to east-central Indiana. ...More
February 2, 2007
Posted in News, Business, Clinical & Pharma, Practice Management
Quest Diagnostics acquires HemoCue for $420 million

LYNDHURST, N.J.—Quest Diagnostics Inc., which provides health care diagnostic testing, said today that it has acquired Sweden-based HemoCue for approximately $420 million in cash. ...More
February 1, 2007
Posted in News, Business, Clinical & Pharma
Fresenius, Amgen form European partnership

BAD HOMBURG, Germany—Fresenius Medical Care said today it will work with Amgen Inc. in Europe to promote Amgen’s anemia drug Aranesp and work on a joint-research chronic kidney disease project. ...More
February 1, 2007
Posted in News, Business, Clinical & Pharma, Practice Management
RenaLab receives CAP accreditation

BRENTWOOD, Tenn.—Renal Advantage Inc. said today that its independent clinical laboratory, RenaLab, has been accredited by the Commission on Laboratory Accreditation of the College of American Pathologists (CAP). ...More
January 30, 2007
Posted in News, Business, Clinical & Pharma, Practice Management
Government completes DaVita investigation

EL SEGUNDO, Calif.—DaVita Inc. said today that Pennsylvania-based government officials have closed their investigation into its dialysis business practices. ...More
January 30, 2007
Posted in News, Business, Clinical & Pharma, Government & Regulation
Government completes DaVita investigation

EL SEGUNDO, Calif.—DaVita Inc. said today that Pennsylvania-based government officials have closed their investigation into its dialysis business practices. ...More
January 30, 2007
Posted in Articles, Business, Clinical & Pharma, Government & Regulation