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  • Researchers Create New Approaches to Treat Childhood PKD
    MILWAUKEE—A collaborative team of physician-scientists at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) and Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Research Institute has developed a new evidence-based, clinical algorithm to help physicians treat complex patients with autosomal recessive ...More
    2 weeks ago
    Posted in News
  • Constellation Software Acquires Quantitative Medical Systems
    EMERYVILLE, Calif.—Constellation Software Inc. today announced that it has acquired Quantitative Medical Systems (QMS), a company that provides dialysis-specific revenue cycle management and EMR software. ...More
    2 weeks ago
    Posted in News, Business
  • Johns Hopkins Hospital Reports Environmental-Campaign Success
    BALTIMORE—Officials at the Johns Hopkins Hospital (JHH) report a 200,000-pound decrease in the amount of trash produced each month—a 17 percent drop in just the first five months of a campaign begun in October 2012. ...More
    2 weeks ago
    Posted in News, Business
  • Study: Cinacalcet for ESRD Shouldn't be Routinely Prescribed
    SAN FRANCISCO—Cinacalcet, a drug commonly given to patients with end-stage kidney disease to help keep phosphorus and parathyroid blood levels within a target range, has few patient level clinical benefits and several adverse effects, suggesting that it should no longer be ...More
    2 weeks ago
    Posted in News
  • Quality-of-Life Survey Improves Care for Heart Patients
    DALLAS—Completing a quality-of-life questionnaire at a healthcare provider's office could help patients live longer and live better, according to a new scientific statement published in Circulation, a journal of the American Heart Association. ...More
    2 weeks ago
    Posted in News
  • Nearly 13% Canadian Adults Have Kidney Disease, Few Know It
    OTTAWA, Ontario—Approximately 12.5 percent of Canadian adults—or 3 million people—have kidney disease, but few know it, according to a study published online May 6 in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. ...More
    2 weeks ago
    Posted in News
  • CMS Lowers Beneficiary Threshold for ESCOs
    WASHINGTON—The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has lowered the minimum beneficiary threshold for ESRD Seamless Care Organizations (ESCOs) to 350 from 500 matched beneficiaries. ...More
    2 weeks ago
    Posted in News, Business
  • Death Risk Decreases for Kids on Dialysis
    CINCINNATI—In a study that included more than 20,000 patients, there was a significant decrease in the United States in mortality rates over time among children and adolescents initiating end-stage kidney disease treatment with dialysis between 1990 and 2010, according to a ...More
    2 weeks ago
    Posted in News
  • NIH Diabetes Network Expands Online, Nationwide Testing
    WASHINGTON—People with a family history of type 1 diabetes can participate in free screening to help find ways to delay or prevent the disease, even if they live far from a study site. This alternative to site-based initial screening comes as modern technology enables more ...More
    2 weeks ago
    Posted in News
  • DaVita HealthCare Partners Surpasses 2,000 Clinics, 50,000 Teammates
    DENVER—DaVita HealthCare Partners announced that the company has reached two important milestones as of the end of the first quarter of 2013—owning or operating more than 2,000 centers, and employing more than 50,000 teammates. ...More
    3 weeks ago
    Posted in News, Business
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