Renal Business Today

National Kidney Foundation (NKF)

Inner City, Suburban Dialysis Clinics Perform Equally

LAS VEGAS—Clinics that deliver dialysis to inner-city patients, many of whom live below the poverty level, are performing just as well as other clinics nationwide based on DaVita’s Dialysis Quality Indicators (DQI), according to new research presented at the National Kidney ...More
April 28, 2011
Posted in News, Practice Management
NKF, Baxter Partner on Home Dialysis Education

NEW YORK—The National Kidney Foundation and Baxter Healthcare have partnered to develop a free brochure to help inform kidney disease patient about their home dialysis options. ...More
April 1, 2011
Posted in News, Business, Practice Management
NKF Names New KEEP Steering Committee

NEW YORK—The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) has named a new steering committee for its Kidney Early Evaluation Program (KEEP). ...More
March 18, 2011
Posted in News, Business
HM Insurance Group Partners with National Kidney Foundation

NEW YORK—HM Insurance Group has made a commitment to support two major National Kidney Foundation (NKF) programs—the NKF Cadillac Golf Classic and the Kidney Walk. ...More
February 9, 2011
Posted in News, Business
Patient Groups Ask Congress to Fix Transition Adjuster

A number of kidney patient advocate groups sent letters urging members of Congress to fix the 3.1 percent transition adjuster that went into effect this year. ...More
February 7, 2011
Posted in Blog, Business, Government & Regulation
NKF, Cranberry Marketing Committee Partner to Promote Urinary Tract Health

NEW YORK—The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) and the Cranberry Marketing Committee (CMC) have partnered in an educational initiative to spread awareness about urinary tract infections (UTIs) and how to prevent them. ...More
November 17, 2010
Posted in News, Business
NKF Partners with Renal Fellow Network

NEW YORK—The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) has started a collaboration with the Renal Fellow Network in which RFN’s blog content will be fully integrated with the NKF’s website. ...More
November 17, 2010
Posted in News, Business, Practice Management
National Kidney Foundation Turns 60

NEW YORK—The National Kidney Foundation celebrates its 60th anniversary Nov. 15. ...More
November 15, 2010
Posted in News, Business
Kentucky Patient Wins at Transplant Games

STANFORD, Ky.—One transplant recipient from UK HealthCare, Dan Gutenson of Stanford, Ky., joined the 36 other members of "Team Kentucky" in Madison, Wisc., for the 2010 U.S. Transplant Games this past summer. ...More
November 1, 2010
Posted in News, Practice Management
New Tool Helps Predict Success of Kidney Transplants

NEW YORK—A few simple questions can help patients and their doctors predict whether a kidney transplant from a deceased donor will succeed long-term, according to new research published in the November issue of the American Journal of Kidney Diseases. ...More
October 28, 2010
Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma