Renal Business Today

Practice Management

Running a dialysis clinic is a complex task for nephrologists, administrators, nurses and other renal professionals, whether they are at a corporate, independent or a joint venture clinic. Coordinating dialysis care among an increasing number of kidney disease patients, ensuring proper protocols such as infection control are in place, proper billing and coding, and keeping dialysis staff happy are a few of the challenges in dialysis practice management.

Heavenly Salads for Springtime

Spring is here and with it comes fresh fruits and vegetables. Now you can make delicious, low-salt fruit or vegetable salads any time. Keeping salt low is a big step toward keeping your blood pressure under control and your kidneys healthy. ...More
April 17, 2013
Posted in Articles, Practice Management
AKF, Philadelphia Department of Public Health 'Pair Up' to Fight Kidney Disease

PHILADELPHIA—The American Kidney Fund (AKF) will Pair Up with the Philadelphia Department of Public Health to host Kidney Action Day at the Municipal Services Building Plaza in Philadelphia on Friday, May 3, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event is free and open to the public ...More
April 17, 2013
Posted in News, Practice Management
Billing Solutions: What Should be Expected of Renal Billers?

My thanks to those of you who provided feedback about the issues discussed in my February column regarding the future of renal billers. At the end of the column I asked for input about setting reasonable expectations for renal billers. While I received comments about the ...More
April 16, 2013
Posted in Articles, Practice Management
Communication to be Focus of Quality Conference

What is the Creating a Culture of Quality and Safety conference all about? Dr. Jay Ginsberg, chair of the planning committee, gave us at RBT a glimpse into this years conference that will be held on September 17 to 18, at the Sheraton Baltimore City Center Hotel. Maggie ...More
April 16, 2013
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B. Braun Launches New Patient Website

BETHLEHEM, Pa.—B. Braun Medical launched a new website for dialysis patients. The website provides information about living with dialysis. ...More
April 12, 2013
Posted in News, Business, Practice Management
Education and Empowerment

A colleague of mine in the Kidney Smart CKD education program—for which I’m a certified educator—recently shared a story that’s helpful in understanding the importance of building kidney disease awareness. A woman came to our one-hour Kidney Smart class; recently diagnosed ...More
April 9, 2013
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Care Well: Investing Ourselves in Patient Satisfaction—The Challenge

The dialysis setting presents a significant challenge to staff wanting to achieve excellence in patient satisfaction. We care daily for patients and their families who are hurting physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. Dialysis professionals are a hearty stock. ...More
April 4, 2013
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CDC Introduces Kidney Disease Surveillance System

ORLANDO, Fla.– During the annual National Kidney Foundation (NKF) Spring Clinical Meeting, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) showcased a new National Chronic Kidney Disease Surveillance System interactive website. ...More
April 4, 2013
Posted in News, Practice Management
Poor Results for Uninsured

ORLANDO, Fla.—Uninsured adults at high risk of kidney disease in the United States were more likely to progress to kidney failure or death than those with private health insurance coverage, according to new research presented at the National Kidney Foundation’s Spring ...More
April 3, 2013
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Dress up Those Spring Greens

After a long cold winter, all of us are longing for some signs of spring. Chances are there are some early spring greens popping up in your yard right now! ...More
April 3, 2013
Posted in Articles, Practice Management