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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

Latest Headlines

RenaMed Locks up $40 Million in Private Equity Financing

WESTBOROUGH, Mass. — RenaMed Biologics Inc. has finalized a deal that will give the company $40 million in private equity financing. “This was a very successful financing round which exceeded our objectives and brought several new strong life science investors into ...More
November 1, 2006
Posted in Articles, Business, Clinical & Pharma, Practice Management
Table of Contents

cover What’s the Big Deal: Chairside Charting With a Clinical Information System By Stephen Guarnieri features Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage: A Practical Approach Toward Helping Your Patients By Anisa I. Nayeem, MD, MPH departments Editor’s Letter, Keith ChartierJust ...More
November 1, 2006
Posted in Articles, Clinical & Pharma, Government & Regulation
Medicare Chief Resigns, Temporary Replacement Named

Dr. Mark McClellan Leslie Norwalk WASHINGTON—Dr. Mark McClellan has resigned from his position as the administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and Leslie Norwalk has been named the agency’s acting chief. “[McClellan] will be missed by the president ...More
November 1, 2006
Posted in Articles, Business, Government & Regulation
TOC News

Judge Fast-Tracks Amgen, Roche Patent Suit No Problem with AKF Part D Assistance Program, HHS says DaVita, Gambro Agree to Amended Supply Contract RenaMed Locks up $40 Million in Private Equity Financing Aksys Receives Prototype of New Home Hemo Machine Nabi Sells PhosLo to ...More
November 1, 2006
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Aksys Receives Prototype of New Home Hemo Machine

LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill. — Aksys Ltd. has received a prototype of the G-2 system, which will be the follow up to the company’s PHD home hemodialysis system. “We are pleased to have reached this critical milestone on schedule,” said Howard Lewin, Aksys’ president and chief ...More
November 1, 2006
Posted in Articles, Business, Government & Regulation
Judge Fast-Tracks Amgen, Roche Patent Suit

BOSTON — A federal judge decided to grant an accelerated hearing for Amgen’s anemia-drug patent case against Roche—a week after the U.S. International Trade Commission dropped its investigation into Roche’s alleged infringement. Thousand Oaks, Calif.-based Amgen filed a ...More
November 1, 2006
Posted in Articles, Business, Clinical & Pharma, Government & Regulation
Hodges Returns to Nationwide Labs

FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla.—Nationwide Laboratory Services said Yolanda Hodges has returned to the lab services company after working for dialysis provider DaVita Inc. Hodges will be returning to her role as the senior territory manager for Nationwide’s mid-west region, which ...More
November 1, 2006
Posted in Articles, Business, Government & Regulation, Practice Management
Ex-Amgen Exec Joins CORA

N. AMITYVILLE, N.Y.—Clinical Outcomes Resource Application has added former Amgen executive Frank P. Messana as a consultant to its operations. Messana spent more than 16 years with Amgen, where he held senior level positions in directing nephrology corporate accounts, ...More
November 1, 2006
Posted in Articles, Business, Clinical & Pharma
Aksys CFO Birch Leaves Company

LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill.—Larry Birch stepped down as Aksys Ltd.’s chief financial officer in September prompting the medical device manufacturer to hire Karen Krumeich as his interim replacement. “We are pleased to announce the addition of Karen Krumeich, who brings extensive ...More
November 1, 2006
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HII revamps TIME system, protects and future-proofs clients

RICHMOND, Va.--Health Informatics Inc. (HII) has announced the complete re-write of its TIME System, which is an integrated electronic health records and financial reimbursement system for dialysis and nephrology facilities. ...More
November 1, 2006
Posted in News, Business, Clinical & Pharma, Practice Management