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Employee Engagement Part 2: Making the Connection

In Part 1 (April 2011), we examined employee engagement among dialysis professionals, specifically to improve patient outcomes and meet new industry standards.The goal was to better understand the dynamic occurring within dialysis units across America in order to adequately ...More
May 23, 2011
Posted in Articles, Practice Management
Employee Engagement in Dialysis Care

Part 1: Understanding the Disconnect ...More
April 12, 2011
Posted in Articles, Business, Practice Management
Compassion Fatigue and Dialysis Care

In this two-part series we are going to take a close look at the health of those who provide dialysis treatments and look at ways in which we can better cope with the stress of working in dialysis and in turn provide better care for our patients. ...More
October 1, 2010
Posted in Articles, Practice Management
NRAA Releases Free Bundled Payment Tool

The National Renal Administrators Association (NRAA) has released a free Web-based tool to help estimate the impact the new bundled payment will have on dialysis clinics. ...More
August 19, 2010
Posted in Blog, Business, Practice Management
Study: Disclosure of Medical Errors Decreased Claims

The University of Michigan’s program of full disclosure and compensation for medical errors resulted in a decrease in new claims for compensation (including lawsuits), time to claim resolution and lower liability costs, according to a study published Aug. 17 in the Annals ...More
August 17, 2010
Posted in News, Practice Management
AAPC Conference Features CMS Rep Available for Questions

AAPC today announced its 2010 regional conference, which will be held at the Sheraton Springfield Monarch Place hotel in Springfield, Mass., October 7–9. This annual event draws hundreds of attendees including medical coders, office/practice managers and doctors to connect ...More
August 16, 2010
Posted in News, Business
Choosing the Best Financial, Clinical Management System

Insight on how to prepare for the decision making and analysis that will be required as the renal community transitions into a new, and hopefully improved, methodology for ESRD payment. ...More
July 7, 2010
Posted in Articles, Business
Medical Directors Concerned About Bundle, Patient Outcomes

EXTON, Pa.—Medical directors report a significantly higher awareness of the dialysis bundle and have become decidedly more negative about the impact to patient outcomes, according to new results released March 24 by BioTrendsResearch Group. ...More
March 24, 2010
Posted in News, Business, Clinical & Pharma, Government & Regulation, Practice Management
Nearly Half of Dialysis Clinics Do Not Specify Hemoglobin Range

WASHINGTON—Only 56 percent of Medicare-certified dialysis clinics have anemia drug administration protocols in place that explicitly state a target hemoglobin range for patients, according to a recent government review of dialysis facilities. ...More
November 10, 2009
Posted in News, Business, Clinical & Pharma, Government & Regulation, Practice Management
Renal Professionals Concerned About Bundle’s Fiscal Impact

EXTON, Pa.— Renal professionals are concerned about the impact the upcoming bundled end-stage renal disease payment will have on the fiscal health (and viability) of their units as well as the potential impact on patient outcomes, according to a report released July 28 by ...More
July 29, 2009
Posted in News, Business, Clinical & Pharma, Government & Regulation, Practice Management