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Mashup Score: 2US dialysis center technician staffing varies widely by region, may impact quality of care - 2 day(s) ago
Patient care technician staffing at U.S. dialysis facilities varies by geography, time and other attributes, data show. Further investigation could lead to better quality of care, according to published data. “Although the number of technicians caring for patients receiving dialysis continues to grow with the patient population … and several states have instituted dialysis staffing
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SAN DIEGO — Researchers have developed a new tool to assess malnutrition in children with end-stage kidney disease to help prevent protein-energy wasting, according to a presentation here. “Protein-energy wasting in end-stage kidney disease is a result of insufficient nutrient intake, uremia, inflammation and catabolism,” Dani Jackson MSN, CPNP-PC, of the division
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The American Society of Nephrology has called on Congress to increase funding for the U.S. transplant system by $8 million in fiscal year 2025, according to a press release.“ASN urges Congress to build on its historic commitment to people seeking a kidney transplant by increasing investment in the U.S. transplant system” Deidra C. Crews, MD, ScM, FASN, president of ASN, said in the
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BALTIMORE — With a global increase in natural disasters, it has become more urgent for nephrology practices to prepare facilities and patients for potential disruptions in care, according to a presenter here. Graham Abra, MD, a clinical associate professor in the nephrology division at Stanford University School of Medicine and associate editor for Healio | Nephrology News &
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The American Association of Kidney Patients has given Barry Smith, PhD, MD, president of Dreyfus Health Policy and Research Center, its 2024 medal of excellence award.The announcement was made during the Renal Physicians Association Annual Meeting in Baltimore, where Smith was recognized as a physician honoree.
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An international consensus statement calling for urgent action to address chronic kidney disease has been published in Nature Reviews Nephrology.The global public health agenda from the American Society of Nephrology, European Renal Association and International Society of Nephrology highlighted critical policy, advocacy efforts and implementation needs within the kidney care community.
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Mashup Score: 1ASN, RPA: Nephrologists may leave Kidney Care Choices model if CMS issues payment cuts - 19 day(s) ago
Nephrology practices could leave the Kidney Care Choices model for patients with chronic kidney disease because of planned reductions in Medicare payments that are “much larger than anticipated,” according to a nephrology advocacy group.The Renal Physicians Association joined with the American Society of Nephrology in asking Congressional leadership to intervene on pending reductions
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Mashup Score: 1Kidney failure risk equation had ‘better clinical utility’ than eGFR for patients with CKD - 24 day(s) ago
A kidney failure risk equation model had acceptable discrimination and calibration, and “better clinical utility” than an eGFR-based strategy to assess kidney failure rates in Chinese patients, according to a study in Kidney Medicine.“Accurate and reliable risk evaluation of chronic kidney disease (CKD) prognosis can be helpful for physicians to make decisions concerning
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Nephrologists at West Virgina University Medicine have entered into an agreement to join the Interwell Health physician network. “This partnership with Interwell opens the door to better care for our patients,” Rebecca J. Schmidt, DO, a West Virgina University (WVU) Medicine nephrologist said in a press release. “By approaching kidney disease from a population health
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Mashup Score: 1Calyxo receives FDA approval for redesign of device that collects kidney stone fragments - 30 day(s) ago
Calyxo Inc. has received FDA approval for a device that sweeps up kidney stone fragments after laser lithotripsy, according to a company press release. More than 50 procedures have been completed by 12 urologists with the new Calyxo vacuum system, which is known as the CVAC system, according to the company.
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US #dialysis center technician staffing varies widely by region, may impact quality of care, @UCSF researchers found. Median patient-to-patient care technician ratio among U.S. facilities was 9.9:1. https://t.co/CLfQYsrXQI