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Supplemental Oral Nutrition Benefits Hemodialysis Patients

HONOLULU—Hemodialysis (HD) patients who take oral nutritional supplements (ONS) while dialyzing have improved survival and other benefits, according to findings released at the 16th International Congress on Nutrition and Metabolism in Renal Disease, reported Renal & ...More
August 2, 2012
Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma
Global Market Trends for Dialysis Catheters

Market trends for dialysis catheters and procedures vary globally. While manufactures for the European markets are currently witnessing growth, only some regions of Asia-Pacific are producing similar profitability. ...More
August 1, 2012
Posted in Articles, Practice Management
Nephrologists Change Ways of Managing CKD Patients

EXTON, Pa.—BioTrends Research Group, finds that approximately 50 percent of surveyed U.S. nephrologists have made changes to the way they are managing their patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) in the past three months. ...More
July 24, 2012
Posted in News
Kidney Treatment Could Affect Dental Health

RIO DE JANEIRO—Study results indicate a positive association between the type of treatment modality chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients receive and the likelihood for them having periodontitis, reported MedWire News. ...More
July 10, 2012
Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma
Ipsos Public Affairs Named CAHPS In-Center Hemodialysis Preferred Vendor

WASHINGTON—Ipsos Public Affairs is pleased to announce that it has been named a CAHPS In-Center Hemodialysis (ICH) preferred vendor by the National Renal Administrators Association (NRAA). ...More
July 9, 2012
Posted in News, Practice Management
DaVita Clinical Research Presented Seven HEOR Posters at ISPOR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.— DaVita Clinical Research (DCR), a provider of clinical research services focused on kidney research as well as a multitude of specialty therapeutic populations, presented several posters at the 17th Annual International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and ...More
June 13, 2012
Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma
DCI to Host Open House Celebration of Albany Clinic

ALBANY, NY—Dialysis Clinic, Inc. (DCI) is hosting an open house celebration June 21from 4-7p.m. at 176 Washington Ave. Ext., Suite 100, Albany, NY. ...More
June 13, 2012
Posted in News, Business
Treatment Options...Really

Organic architecture is simply a building design that is all inclusive, everything flows and relates to the other using available resources to achieve a system that works well within itself and its environment. ...More
June 11, 2012
Posted in Articles, Practice Management
New Program Requires Dialysis Patient Reports

In order to prevent dialysis patients from disease and infection, the End-Stage Renal Disease Prospective Payment System (ESRD) is making hemodialysis event reports mandatory under the Quality Incentive Program (QIP). ...More
June 11, 2012
Posted in Articles, Government & Regulation
Innovative Dialysis Systems Welcomes National Director of HHD

LONG BEACH, Calif. —Innovative Dialysis Systems announced today that Anita Lipman, BSN, MS, CNN, has accepted the newly-created position of national director, home dialysis. ...More
June 6, 2012
Posted in News, Business