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In the world of business, few words conjure up as much apprehension or invoke as deep an avoidance instinct as the term “audit.” Because an audit consumes management time and involves historic information, often as much as two years old, a cost report audit can be seen as ...More
August 31, 2007
Posted in Articles, Business, Government & Regulation, Practice Management
Fresenius, RCG face lawsuit for improper billing

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Justice Department has joined a civil suit against Renal Care Group Inc. and Renal Care Group Supply Company for allegedly submitting fraudulent billing to Medicare over home dialysis supplies and equipment. Fresenius Medical Care AG subsidiary Fresenius ...More
August 30, 2007
Posted in Articles, Business, Clinical & Pharma, Government & Regulation, Practice Management
Fresenius receives its ninth consecutive CNA safety award

CHICAGO—CNA insurance companies presented Fresenius Medical Care North America with its Excellence Award for the ninth consecutive year. CNA said the award recognizes a company’s national leadership and dedicated commitment to employee health, safety, loss prevention and ...More
August 1, 2007
Posted in Articles, Business, Clinical & Pharma, Government & Regulation, Practice Management
For-profit dialysis chains can operate in New York

ALBANY, N.Y.—For-profit, publicly traded dialysis chains will be able to operate clinics in New York after the state’s assembly passed legislation that drops the state’s for-profit restriction. Before the bill’s passage, for-profit dialysis companies couldn’t open clinics ...More
August 1, 2007
Posted in Articles, Business, Government & Regulation, Practice Management
Bundling takes center stage

Renal care was once again in the spotlight on Capitol Hill as the House Ways & Means Committee called a hearing in late June to discuss the use of erythropoiesis-stimulating agents in dialysis patients. ESAs cost taxpayers $2 billion annually, and lawmakers are trying ...More
August 1, 2007
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Medicare to tighten ESA claims monitoring policy

WASHINGTON—In response to safety concerns, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said today that it is tightening its erythropoiesis-stimulating agent monitoring by placing stricter payment penalties when doses exceed a certain level in dialysis patients. ...More
July 20, 2007
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Part D still a challenge for kidney disease patients

ROCKVILLE, MD—End-stage renal disease patients are still experiencing significant challenges working with the Medicare Part D prescription drug program, according to a recent survey released July 18 by the American Kidney Fund. ...More
July 19, 2007
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Fresenius, RCG face lawsuit for improper billing

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Justice Department said today that it has joined a civil suit against Renal Care Group Inc. and Renal Care Group Supply Company for allegedly submitting fraudulent billing to Medicare over home dialysis supplies and equipment. ...More
July 17, 2007
Posted in News, Business, Clinical & Pharma, Government & Regulation, Practice Management
Looking for an Update

Editor’s Note: The Kidney Care Council is a nonprofit, Washington-based healthcare trade association with 11 renal care providers. Collectively, the KCC covers approximately 80 percent of the dialysis patients in the United States. Foreman became president of the council in ...More
July 2, 2007
Posted in Articles, Business, Clinical & Pharma, Government & Regulation, Practice Management
Fresenius receives its ninth consecutive CNA safety award

CHICAGO—CNA insurance companies presented Fresenius Medical Care North America with its Excellence Award for the ninth consecutive year. ...More
June 14, 2007
Posted in News, Business, Clinical & Pharma, Government & Regulation, Practice Management