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End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)

NxStage Submits Comments to CMS to Fix Reimbursement for Home Hemodialysis Training

LAWRENCE, Mass.—NxStage Medical, announced that it submitted public comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) regarding its Proposed Rule for the Changes to the End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Prospective Payment System for 2013. ...More
September 6, 2012
Posted in News, Government & Regulation
CROWNWeb Extends Submission Date

The Centers for Medicare& Medicaid Services (CMS) has released a memorandum extending the submission deadline for May and June to November 30 for the end-stage renal disease (ESRD) community. ...More
August 31, 2012
Posted in Blog, Government & Regulation
CROWNWeb: Three Months In

An overview of CROWNWeb’s performance, user feedback, and added enhancements since the June 2012 National Release. ...More
August 31, 2012
Posted in Articles, Government & Regulation, Practice Management
Focus on Finance: Patient Satisfaction vs. Profitability

ICH-CAHPS Survey and QIP As mentioned in the recent CMS ESRD Open Door Forum, the patient survey entitled “In Center Hemodialysis-Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems” (ICH CAHPS) will soon be impacting payment for dialysis services. In fact, CMS has ...More
August 24, 2012
Posted in Articles, Business
St.Vincent, Cleveland Clinic's Partnership Reaches 150 Kidney Transplants

INDIANAPOLIS—St.Vincent celebrated transplanting 150 kidneys in Indianapolis in partnership with nationally-renowned Cleveland Clinic, reported Indianapolis Star. ...More
August 24, 2012
Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma
A Patient Centered Approach to Addressing Non-Adherence to Treatment

The Southern California Renal Disease Council, Network 18, is an organization contracted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). It serves as an oversight agency to all Medicare certified end-stage renal disease (ESRD) dialysis and transplant providers ...More
August 22, 2012
Posted in Articles, Practice Management
Lifetime ESRD Risk Higher for Men

ALBERTA, Canada—Men have a greater lifetime risk for end-stage renal disease (ESRD) than women, according to a Canadian study, reported Renal and Urology News. ...More
August 21, 2012
Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma
Study Gauges Renal Failure Risk in Middle Age

ALBERTA, Canada—About one in 40 men and one in 60 women in middle age have a high risk of developing end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in their lifetimes, reported MedPage Today. ...More
August 20, 2012
Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma
In Afib, Bad Kidneys Raise Stroke Risk

HELLERUP, Denmark—Renal disease increases the already elevated risk of stroke or systemic thromboembolism that accompanies nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (Afib), reported MedPage Today. ...More
August 16, 2012
Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma
Health Outcomes Unchanged Under New Payment System

WASHINGTON—A yearlong analysis of a new payment system for outpatient maintenance dialysis from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) showed changes in use patterns for certain services and procedures but no real changes in beneficiary health status in ...More
August 16, 2012
Posted in News, Government & Regulation