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Focus on Finance: A High-Level View of Our Health Care System

This May I would like to address the simple question: “Why are we struggling so much with our present health care system that we feel the need for a complete overhaul.” ...More
5 hours ago
Posted in Articles, Government & Regulation
DaVita HealthCare Partners Honors Teammates

DENVER—DaVita HealthCare Partners announced that the company will honor more than 4,000 DaVita teammates and HealthCare Partners leaders from around the world at its inaugural DaVita HealthCare Partners “Villagewide” meeting in downtown Denver. ...More
April 24, 2013
Posted in News, Business
NxStage Completes Move to Direct Sales In UK

LAWRENCE, Mass.—NxStage Medical announced that it has completed its move to a direct sales model in the United Kingdom. NxStage will begin selling the System One and related products and services directly in the region through its wholly-owned UK subsidiary, NxStage Medical ...More
April 8, 2013
Posted in News, Business
Baxter, St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton: Harnessing the Power of Digital Devices for Patient Education

HAMILTON, ONTARIO—St. Joseph's Charlton Campus—one of the busiest dialysis centres in South Central Ontario—representatives from Baxter Corporation were on site to announce a new quarter-million-dollar gift that will modernize the way that patients living with chronic ...More
February 15, 2013
Posted in News, Business
Alcavis HDC Merges with Angelini Pharma

GAITHERSBURG, Md.—Alcavis HDC announced the merger with Italian-based pharmaceutical firm Angelini Pharmaceuticals effective January 1, 2013. Now operating as Angelini Pharma Inc., this newly forged alliance will enable the company to focus on continued development of ...More
February 14, 2013
Posted in News, Business
The Future of Baxter, Gambro

DEERFIELD, Ill.—The merger process between Baxter International and the Swedish dialysis product company, Gambro AB, was finalized in early December 2012. Baxter purchased Gambro for $4 billion in order to expand and grow internationally in the dialysis market. ...More
February 4, 2013
Posted in Articles, Business
Volunteer Renal Nurse/Dialysis Clinic Administrator Needed in Kenya, All Expenses Paid

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.—Kijiji International, a non-profit, faith-based organization, is looking for a renal nurse/dialysis clinic administrator to go on a medical mission trip to Kenya, Africa. ...More
January 29, 2013
Posted in News, Practice Management
Hypertension During Pregnancy Increases Risk of End-Stage Renal Disease

OTTAWA, ONTARIO—Women with hypertensive disorders in pregnancy are at higher risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and end-stage renal disease (ESRD) compared with women without the disorders, according to a study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). ...More
January 22, 2013
Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma
DaVita Closes Deal to Provide Dialysis Services in Taiwan

DENVER & TAIPEI, Taiwan—DaVita announced the formation of a joint venture with Riches Healthcare (RHC), through which a new entity—DaVita Taiwan—will provide services to four dialysis clinics. DaVita will own a majority share of the joint venture entity. ...More
January 22, 2013
Posted in News, Business
Amgen To Build State-Of-The-Art Manufacturing Facility In Singapore

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif.—Amgen announced plans to build a new manufacturing facility in the Tuas Biomedical Park area of Singapore. Over the next several years, Amgen anticipates investing approximately $200 million to build an innovative new facility, which will initially ...More
January 16, 2013
Posted in News, Business, Clinical & Pharma