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Team Care Lowers ESRD Costs

WASHINGTON—A pilot program focused on collaborative care may improve outcomes and reduce costs associated with end-stage renal disease (ESRD), researchers found. ...More
May 17, 2012
Posted in News, Practice Management
New DiaSource Solution Introduced for Dialysis Cost Containment

DALLAS— American CareSource Holdings, Inc. today introduced its new DiaSource solution for containment of dialysis costs. The solution is from Ancillary Care Services (ACS), the leading national network of ancillary healthcare providers and a wholly owned subsidiary of ...More
May 10, 2012
Posted in News, Business
AMA Studies Show Cost Burden of the Medical Liability System

CHICAGO—The American Medical Association (AMA) recently released two new trend reports in its Policy Research Perspective series illustrating the price of the medical liability system. ...More
January 4, 2012
Posted in News, Practice Management
Dialysis Medicare Margins Tightening

Medicare margins for dialysis clinics fell for all providers in 2010, but they were much tighter for rural clinics and clinics not affiliated with DaVita or Fresenius. ...More
December 16, 2011
Posted in Blog, Government & Regulation, Practice Management
ASN Joins Campaign to Reduce Overuse of Healthcare Resources

WASHINGTON—The American Society of Nephrology (ASN) is teaming up with Consumer Reports and a number of leading medical associations to educate people about the overuse of healthcare resources in the United States. ...More
December 14, 2011
Posted in News, Business
Clinics Pay Hurt By Patients Not Following Treatment

WASHINGTON— Dialysis clinics that provide care to kidney disease patients who cannot or will not follow their prescribed treatments will be penalized under a new Medicare payment system, according to a study published online Oct. 25 in the Journal of the American Society ...More
October 25, 2011
Posted in News, Business, Practice Management
AKF Releases Online Courses on ESRD Adherence, Payment

ROCKVILLE, Md.—The American Kidney Fund (AKF) has released two new online courses for medical professionals: Perspectives on Adherence and Navigating the End Stage Renal Disease Payment System. ...More
October 13, 2011
Posted in News, Practice Management
CKD Patients Starting Dialysis Earlier

SEATTLE— Researchers from Washington state and California found that over a 10-year period, from 1997 to 2007, patients are starting dialysis approximately five months earlier on average, according to a study published online Oct. 10 in the Archives of Internal Medicine. ...More
October 11, 2011
Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma, Practice Management
Medical Expenses Related to Obesity Cost States Billions

WASHINGTON—States spend up to $15 billion a year in medical expenses related to obesity, according to a new study by researchers at RTI International, Duke University, and the federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. ...More
August 29, 2011
Posted in News, Government & Regulation
Nephrologist Salary Q&A with Jill C. Winter

In follow-up to the recently released 2011 Salary Survey, RBT caught up with Jill C. Winter, senior director of medical staff development at Fresenius Medical Care North America, to add some context to the salary results for nephrologists. ...More
July 27, 2011
Posted in Articles, Business, Practice Management