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QIP: 10 Least Penalized States

The following slides highlight the 10 states that were least penalized under the new ESRD Quality Incentive Program (QIP). ...More
December 21, 2011
Posted in Galleries, Business, Clinical & Pharma, Government & Regulation, Practice Management
QIP: 10 Most Penalized States

The following slides highlight the 10 states that were most penalized under the new ESRD Quality Incentive Program (QIP). ...More
December 20, 2011
Posted in Galleries, Business, Clinical & Pharma, Government & Regulation, Practice Management
Feds Charge Dozens in Largest Medicare Fraud Ever

A network of Armenian gangsters used fake healthcare clinics and other scams in an effort to cheat Medicare out of $163 million, according to U.S. authorities. This is the most extensive fraud by one outlet in the program's history. ...More
October 14, 2010
Posted in News, Government & Regulation, Practice Management
Calif. to Vote on Living Donor Registry

SACRAMENTO, Calif.—The California Senate is expected to vote this week on a bill that would make the state the first in the nation to establish a living kidney donor registry, according to a May 10 report by the Ventura County Star. ...More
May 11, 2010
Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma, Government & Regulation
Average Wait for Kidney in Central N.Y. is Three Years

he list of people who are waiting for kidney transplants in central New York is the largest its ever been, and continues to grow, according to WSYR TV. ...More
April 13, 2010
Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma, Government & Regulation, Practice Management
State Funding Reductions Hurt Missouri Kidney Program

The Missouri Kidney Program is a $3.8 million state-funded education and support program that is in trouble due to state budget cuts, trouble that could lead to increased medical costs down the line, according to an article in the Kansas City Star newspaper. ...More
April 12, 2010
Posted in News, Business, Practice Management
Okla. Officials Urge Home Dialysis Water Registration

EDMOND, Okla.—Home dialysis machines in Edmond, Okla., need to be registered with the city’s water resources department in case the city has to purchase water from Oklahoma City, officials told NewsOK. ...More
March 31, 2010
Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma, Government & Regulation
Satellite Dialysis Opens New Center in Merced, Calif.

MERCED Calif.—Satellite Healthcare announced March 4 the opening of a new Satellite Dialysis center in Merced, Calif. ...More
March 4, 2010
Posted in News, Business, Clinical & Pharma, Government & Regulation, Practice Management
UCSC Clinic Offers 40% Shorter Wait Time for Kidney Transplant

More than 17,000 California patients are currently on a wait list for kidney transplantation; however, patients in the Coachella Valley now have rapid access to UC San Diego Medical Center where wait times can be 40 percent shorter than in Los Angeles. ...More
February 19, 2010
Posted in News, Business, Clinical & Pharma, Government & Regulation, Practice Management
Hawaii Dialysis Nurses Approve 3-Year Contract

Dialysis nurses from Fresenius Medical Care dialysis centers in Hawaii unanimously voted to approve a new 3-year agreement effective Feb. 1, 2010. The agreement affects 85 nurses at seven of Fresenius’ dialysis centers in Hawaii. ...More
February 12, 2010
Posted in News, Business, Government & Regulation, Practice Management