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Nephrologists are not often trained on the business side of dialysis, which is heavily regulated by Medicare and affected by other market forces and an increasing kidney patient population. Therefore, renal professionals need to stay up-to-date on the latest business news and advice for the ever-changing dialysis landscape.

DaVita’s Patient Pathways Wins Award for Discharge Planning

DENVER—DaVita, a division of DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc. (DVA) and a leading provider of kidney care services, today announced that the company’s subsidiary, Patient PathwaysSM, received the Dorland Health “Case In Point" Platinum Award for best Discharge Planning ...More
4 days ago
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Apollo, Fresenius Partner on Care Management for ESRD Patients

GLENDALE, Calif., and WALTHAM, Mass.—Apollo Medical Holdings, Inc., a physician-driven integrated healthcare delivery company, and Fresenius Medical Care, North America's largest provider of kidney care services, announced today that ApolloMed's subsidiary, ApolloMed ACO ...More
5 days ago
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Rockwell, DaVita Enter into Supply Agreement

WIXOM, Mich.—Rockwell Medical announced May 9 that it has signed a multi-year, national product supply agreement with DaVita, the dialysis division of DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc. ...More
2 weeks ago
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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
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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
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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
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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
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DCI Purpose Projects Create Awareness for Kidney Disease

NASHVILLE, Tenn.—The nation’s largest nonprofit dialysis provider, Dialysis Clinic (DCI), is hosting community service projects around the nation in order to build awareness of chronic kidney disease (CKD). ...More
3 weeks ago
Posted in News, Business, Practice Management
NKC to Host Community Open House in Enumclaw

ENUMCLAW, Wash—Northwest Kidney Centers’ new dialysis clinic in Enumclaw will host a community open house from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday, May 30. ...More
3 weeks ago
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FDA Announces Clearance for New High Flow Capabilities with NxStage System One

LAWRENCE, Mass.—NxStage Medical announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared new high flow capabilities with the NxStage System One, the only truly portable hemodialysis system cleared for home use. With this clearance, the company expects to begin ...More
3 weeks ago
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