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Home Dialysis

Home dialysis is being used more today to meet the challenge of an increasing kidney disease patient population, as well as to improve the quality of life for the patients. Dialysis providers and healthcare companies are working to improve technology and programs for home hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis.

Home Dialyzors United Holds First Awards Banquet

BALTIMORE, Md.—Home Dialyzors United (HDU) held its first awards banquet on Sunday, October 7, 2012. The highlight of the night was the surprise presentation of the HDU Lifetime Appreciation Award to Dr. Christopher R. Blagg for his life-long dedication to improving the ...More
October 29, 2012
Posted in News, Practice Management
Financial Dynamics of Home Dialysis

There can be no doubt that given the appropriate set of accompanying circumstances, home dialysis has the potential to concurrently increase both the provider’s bottom line and the patient’s quality of life. However, when putting together proforma projection as a basis for ...More
July 25, 2012
Posted in Articles, Business, Practice Management
Report Released After First National Summit on Home Dialysis

WASHINGTON—On the heels of the first National Summit on Home Dialysis Policy, Summit organizers released a report reflecting the views of the delegates—leaders in the kidney disease patient, clinician, facility and industry —on federal policy steps to improve utilization of ...More
April 26, 2012
Posted in News, Government & Regulation
NRAA Launches NRAA HIE for CROWNWeb

PHILADELPHIA—The National Renal Administrators Association (NRAA) has launched its innovative NRAA HIE (Health Information Exchange) to help independent, regional, and community-based dialysis providers electronically submit data to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid ...More
April 25, 2012
Posted in News, Government & Regulation, Practice Management
Dialyzing on the Road

VICTORVILLE, Calif.—Diagnosed with kidney failure five years ago, Jim Smith started dialysis at a medical center four hours a day, three times a week. ...More
April 3, 2012
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Satellite Participates in First National Summit

SAN JOSE, Calif.—Satellite Healthcare, one of the nation's first and largest providers of kidney dialysis services and a major sponsor of nephrology research, is pleased to announce that Leslie Wong, MD, vice president of clinical affairs, will lead the Quality Measures and ...More
March 28, 2012
Posted in News, Government & Regulation, Practice Management
Home Hemodialysis: Getting started

We had always had a very strong home dialysis program with peritoneal dialysis, but as patients came off peritoneal dialysis for various well-known reasons, patients who were used to independent lifestyles and lived some distance away began to demand better access for ...More
March 7, 2012
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Making it Work for Home Dialysis Patients

Nephrology professionals are well aware of the many benefits that patients can achieve with more frequent, home-based dialysis. From improved patient health to a better quality of life, home dialysis can deliver a far greater degree of freedom and removes many of the ...More
March 7, 2012
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The Impact Of Education On Home-Based Dialysis Therapies

When Congress extended Medicare coverage to Americans with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in 1972, it recommended that all patients should be strongly encouraged to dialyze at home. But even today, after numerous research studies have confirmed the advantages of home-based ...More
March 7, 2012
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Patient Education and Home Dialysis

Many patients who face kidney failure are not getting timely education and information about their treatment options. This is due to time constraints, and lack of funding and guidelines related to CKD education. ...More
March 7, 2012
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