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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

Cardinal Health stops pump production after FDA seizure

DUBLIN, Ohio--Cardinal Health said Monday it has suspended production and sales of its Alaris SE drug infusion pump after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration seized more than 1,000 devices Friday. ...More
August 28, 2006
Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma, Government & Regulation
DaVita, Gambro agree to amended supply contract

EL SEGUNDO, Calif.--DaVita Inc. and Gambro AB have agreed to an amended supply agreement that retracts the dialysis provider's earlier termination notice and reduces DaVita's obligation to buy Gambro's products, both companies said Monday. ...More
August 28, 2006
Posted in News, Business, Government & Regulation, Practice Management
NRAA launches new online job service

PRESCOTT, Ariz.--The National Renal Administrators Association has launched an interactive job board--named the NRAA Career Link--that focuses on dialysis facility management companies and professionals. ...More
August 23, 2006
Posted in News, Business, Practice Management
Satellite Healthcare announces grant recipients

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--Satellite Healthcare Inc. announced the recipients of its 2006 Norman S. Coplon Extramural Grants, which are given to up to eight individuals or institutions researching kidney disease in the United States and Canada. ...More
August 22, 2006
Posted in News, Business, Clinical & Pharma, Government & Regulation
Illegal immigration and dialysis

One of the interesting things about the dialysis industry is how closely affected it is by the day's current events. Be it war, a natural disaster, or government budget cuts, it always seems as if the dialysis clinic will bear the brunt of the effect. The same goes for the ...More
August 21, 2006
Posted in Blog
WellBound opens seventh center

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--WellBound has opened its sixth specialized self-care dialysisCenter of Excellence, which is located in Milpitas, Calif., the company announced today. ...More
August 16, 2006
Posted in News, Business, Clinical & Pharma, Practice Management
War and dialysis in Nahariya, Israel

Hezbollah and Israel recently entered into a tenuous cease-fire agreement that ended direct hostilities, and seems to be holding at this point. I say tenuous, because history tells us there is a high likelihood of this conflict flaring up again in the future. Nevertheless, ...More
August 15, 2006
Posted in Blog
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. ...More
August 11, 2006
Posted in News, Business, Government & Regulation
CMS proposes payment changes in 2007

WASHINGTON--In an effort rein in escalating healthcare costs, Medicare announced its plans to cut physician payment rates by 5.1 percent, but the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services also said it plans to update the wage index and drug add-on adjustment for dialysis ...More
August 10, 2006
Posted in News, Business, Clinical & Pharma, Government & Regulation, Practice Management
Lebanese dialysis aid: August 7 update

International aid to Lebanese dialysis patients has continued amid talk of a widening Israeli offensive into Lebanon and a breakdown of international agreement on how to resolve the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah. Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors without Borders) ...More
August 10, 2006
Posted in Blog