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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

National Renal continues expansion

NASHVILLE --National Renal Alliance has added 14 new clinics in 2006, three of which were recently added through acquisition and construction, according to the company. ...More
December 11, 2006
Posted in News, Business, Clinical & Pharma, Government & Regulation, Practice Management
FDA's deputy commissioner to step down

WASHINGTON--The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's deputy commissioner, Scott Gottlieb, MD, will leave the agency next month to return to the American Enterprise Institute, according to the FDA. ...More
December 11, 2006
Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma, Government & Regulation, Practice Management
B. Braun lands Premier purchasing contract

BETHLEHEM, Pa.--Premier Inc., a health care purchasing network, has awarded B. Braun a new contract to supply disposable renal products to all U.S. Premier members, according to a December 6 news release. ...More
December 11, 2006
Posted in News, Business, Clinical & Pharma
Congress increases dialysis services composite rate 1.6 percent

WASHINGTON --In the waning days of the 109th Congress, lawmakers scrambled to approve legislation this weekend that will, among other things, increase the composite rate for dialysis services 1.6 percent by April 1, 2007. ...More
December 11, 2006
Posted in News, Business, Clinical & Pharma, Government & Regulation, Practice Management
Health Informatics expands into Europe

RICHMOND, Va.--Health Informatics Inc. (HII) said today it will be expanding internationally after forming a new company called Mediqal Health Informatics Limited (Mediqal HI), which is based in Stevenage, U.K. Mediqal HI provides clinical and patient management software ...More
November 30, 2006
Posted in News, Business, Clinical & Pharma, Government & Regulation
Renovar raises $1.2 million in financing

MADISON, Wisc.--Renovar Inc., a company that develops diagnostic tests for kidney disease and transplant monitoring, said today it has secured $1.2 million in a second round of financing that raised the total capital raised by the company to $3.2 million. ...More
November 30, 2006
Posted in News, Business, Clinical & Pharma
NIH gives Spire grant to develop selenium-coated catheters

BEDFORD, Mass.--The National Institutes of Health has given Spire Corp. a grant to develop antimicrobial selenium coatings for dialysis catheters, the company announced yesterday. ...More
November 30, 2006
Posted in News, Business, Clinical & Pharma, Government & Regulation, Practice Management
NKF to review anemia guidelines

In the wake of two studies released two weeks ago in the New England Journal of Medicine regarding anemia drug dosing, the New York Times reported today that the National Kidney Foundation plans to convene an expert panel of 15 nephrologists to discuss whether kidney ...More
November 30, 2006
Posted in Blog
AngioDynamics to buy Rita Medical for $220 million

QUEENSBURY, N.Y.--AngioDynamics Inc. said today it will acquire oncology products manufacturer Rita Medical Systems inc. for approximately $220 million and $3.3 million in assumed debt. ...More
November 28, 2006
Posted in News, Business
APIC to address antibiotic-resistant superbug on health care facilities

WASHINGTON, D.C.--The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) will hold a series of “Grand Rounds” in various states throughout the country, starting in December and continuing into 2007. ...More
November 28, 2006
Posted in News, Business, Clinical & Pharma, Practice Management