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Conditions For Coverage

World's Largest Earthquake Drill Set for Oct. 21

At 10:21 am Pacific time on Oct. 21, at least 6.8 million people will take part in what it said to be the largest earthquake drill ever, and the Kidney Community Emergency Response (KCER) Coalition is calling on dialysis clinics to participate. ...More
October 13, 2010
Posted in Blog, Practice Management
Satellite Healthcare PCTs Earn Certification by Deadline

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.—Satellite Healthcare announced April 14 that all of its patient care technicians (PCTs) have fulfilled the new certification requirement mandated by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). ...More
April 14, 2010
Posted in News, Business, Government & Regulation, Practice Management
What to Look for in a Lab Reporting System

It’s no secret that healthcare is data intensive, especially among dialysis patients. Over the past few decades, laboratory companies focusing solely on end-stage renal disease patients have emerged as pivotal data centers that can help dialysis clinics become more ...More
January 19, 2010
Posted in Articles, Business, Government & Regulation, Practice Management
CROWNWeb: A Phased-In Approach To 100% Data Collection

On Feb. 1, 2009, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) took dialysis facilities’ ability to accurately manage their patients’ Medicare data into a new era, with the introduction of CROWNWeb. ...More
June 10, 2009
Posted in Articles, Business, Government & Regulation, Practice Management
Video Helps Providers Meet New Conditions of Coverage Relating to Fluid Management

SALT LAKE CITY—Hema Metrics added a new video on its Web site that helps dialysis providers better understand the new CMS Conditions of Coverage as they relate to fluid management. The video also provides an overview of how the Crit-Line Monitor can be used to assist ...More
April 28, 2009
Posted in News, Business, Clinical & Pharma, Government & Regulation, Practice Management
Calif. Introduces Dialysis Technician Certification Bill

SACRAMENTO, Calif.—A state senator introduced a bill Jan. 29 that would set state standards to certify dialysis technicians so that California dialysis clinics can comply with new federal rules and continue receiving federal reimbursement. ...More
February 3, 2009
Posted in News, Business, Government & Regulation, Practice Management
Documenting the Cost of Medical Director Time Spent

Ok, the Holidays are over, the election is long over, and it is time we get back to business. As noted last month, I will provide some insight on how to document the time spent by medical directors for CfC and cost report purposes. ...More
December 31, 2008
Posted in Articles, Government & Regulation, Practice Management
Small Dialysis Providers Hurt by CROWNWeb Implementation

MANY PEOPLE who travel through the South this time of year are taken not only with the change in autumn colors but also in an unbelievably lush green vine called kudzu that grows in more than 7 million acres in the South ...More
December 2, 2008
Posted in Articles, Business, Government & Regulation, Practice Management
Top 10 Renal Stories of 2008

Years come and years go, but 2008 will long be remembered as the year that shaped the renal community for the 21st century. It was the year that the End-Stage Renal Disease Program saw some of its biggest changes in three decades, from the updated Conditions for Coverage as ...More
December 2, 2008
Posted in Articles, Business, Clinical & Pharma, Government & Regulation, Practice Management
The financial impact of the new ESRD Conditions for Coverage

Well, it is September: Back to school for some, and back to work for others. Election season is fully upon us, and we cannot help but speculate as to who will be our next president and how his healthcare policies will impact the dialysis world. Autumn is also a great time ...More
August 11, 2008
Posted in Articles, Government & Regulation