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Dialysis Clinics

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
HCI Releases New Television for Dialysis Clinics

CINCINNATI—HCI has announced Aug. 2 the release of the new 13.3" Hospital-grade Low Voltage Swing Arm BedMate II Television, which was designed for use in hospitals, dialysis clinics, infusion centers, and other healthcare facilities to entertain and educate patients. ...More
August 3, 2011
Posted in News, Business, Practice Management
Valuation of Dialysis Units

Now that the effects of the bundle are (relatively speaking) more clear than they were a year ago, many LDOs and entrepreneurially minded nephrologists and investors feel much more comfortable in terms of either selling their present unit(s) or in purchasing/building new ...More
July 8, 2011
Posted in Articles, Business, Practice Management
Dialysis Facility Website Optimization

Happy Spring! As we start anew, it is time to revisit an aspect of operating and marketing your dialysis facility that is often overlooked: your website. ...More
April 20, 2011
Posted in Articles, Practice Management
Red Rocks Dialysis Opens New Mexico Facility

GALLUP, N.M.—Red Rocks Dialysis LLC has opened a new dialysis facility in Gallup, N.M, and treated its first patient on Jan. 10, according to a news release ...More
January 11, 2011
Posted in News, Business
NBC Report Looks at Dialysis Clinics

NBC Nightly News posted a Dec. 30 report on its website looking into the state of reporting in dialysis. ...More
January 3, 2011
Posted in Blog, Business, Practice Management
Renal CarePartners Opens New Facility in Pa.

HOLLYWOOD, Fla.—Renal CarePartners announced Nov. 5t that it has opened a new facility in St. Marys, Pa., in partnership with Dr. Ashok Chaddah, Elk Regional Health System and Hamot Medical Center of Erie, PA. ...More
November 5, 2010
Posted in News, Business
Survey: 98% of Dialysis Clinics Opted into Bundle

WASHINGTON—Survey data from the Kidney Care Council (KCC) revealed that 98 percent of kidney care providers have opted into the new dialysis “bundled” payment system. ...More
November 3, 2010
Posted in News, Government & Regulation, Practice Management
Fresenius' 3rd Quarter Revenue Increases 6 Percent

BAD HOMBURG, Germany—Fresenius saw its 2010 third quarter net revenue rise 6 percent over last year to $3.06 billion as its dialysis services revenue increased 8 percent to $2.32 billion. ...More
November 2, 2010
Posted in News, Business
A Guide to Selling Your Dialysis Clinics

Independent owners of dialysis clinics are facing a moment of truth. Medicare reimbursement rules are changing—resulting in lower payments for many clinics—and it is only natural to ask: “Is now the time to sell?” ...More
October 15, 2010
Posted in Articles, Business