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Vascular Access

RMS Lifelines receives JCAHO Gold Seal of Approval

VERNON HILLS, Ill.—RMS Lifeline Inc., which provides vascular access management services, has received the Gold Seal of Approval from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. “Receiving accreditation from the Joint Commission validates that our ...More
March 1, 2007
Posted in Articles, Clinical & Pharma, Practice Management
Reviewing the Benefits of a New Heparin-Coated Hemodialysis Catheter

In the United States, the number of patients with newly diagnosed end-stage renal disease (ESRD) increases by more than 5 percent per year.1 Simultaneously, the average age and comorbidity quotient among these patients also continues to rise. This trend is indicative of the ...More
March 1, 2007
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RMS Lifelines receives JCAHO Gold Seal of Approval

VERNON HILLS, Ill.--RMS Lifeline Inc., which provides vascular access management services, has received the Gold Seal of Approval from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. ...More
January 18, 2007
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CMS to Pay ASCs for fistula, graft surgery

WASHINGTON—Medicare will allow payments to ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) in 2007 for vascular access surgery used to maintain fistulas and grafts in hemodialysis patients, the government said. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) said the procedures ...More
December 27, 2006
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Products & Services

HII revamps TIME system, expands into Europe RICHMOND, Va.—Health Informatics Inc. (HII) has announced the complete rewrite of its TIME System, which is an integrated electronic health records and financial reimbursement system for dialysis and nephrology facilities. The ...More
December 27, 2006
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NIH gives Spire grant to develop selenium-coated catheters

BEDFORD, Mass.--The National Institutes of Health has given Spire Corp. a grant to develop antimicrobial selenium coatings for dialysis catheters, the company announced yesterday. ...More
November 30, 2006
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CMS to pay ASCs for fistula, graft surgery

WASHINGTON--Medicare will allow payments to ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) in 2007 for vascular access surgery used to maintain fistulas and grafts in hemodialysis patients, the government announced yesterday. ...More
November 2, 2006
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Amgen Releases new Aranesp Injection Device

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif.— Amgen Inc. has launched the Aranesp prefilled SureClick autoinjector to treat anemia in patients with chronic kidney disease and patients undergoing chemotherapy. “With the availability of the Aranesp prefilled SureClick autoinjector, health care ...More
November 1, 2006
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C.R. Bard will pay $20 million to settle patent infringement suit

MURRAY HILL, N.J. --Medical device manufacturer C.R. Bard Inc. has agreed to pay $20 million to settle alleged patent infringement for dialysis catheters, according to a regulatory filing Thursday. ...More
September 29, 2006
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FDA clears Spire long-term dialysis catheters

BEDFORD, Mass.--The U.S. Food and Drug Administration gave Spire Corp. clearance to market the company's silver-coated hemodialysis catheters, Spire announced today. ...More
September 21, 2006
Posted in News, Business, Clinical & Pharma, Government & Regulation, Practice Management