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Investigators have been unable to find a common thread between two patient deaths and five hospitalizations at a Fresenius dialysis clinic in in Bessemer, Ala.
Price increase adds to potential financial strain on dialysis clinics caused by rebasing of the ESRD bundle
Payers for dialysis patients on Medicare Part D or on Medicare Advantage are not being impacted by the sequestor, CMS said last month.
Amgen Inc. has increased the price of Epogen, its anemia drug for dialysis patients, by 5%, the first price change for the drug since 2011
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NRAA sends letter to CMS addressing price increase of Amgen's Epogen
Price increase adds to potential financial strain on dialysis clinics caused by rebasing of the ESRD bundle
Former Fresenius CEO to take reins at medical device company
Former Fresenius Medical Care CEO Ben Lipps has been appointed chairman of the management board and CEO at Magforce AG, a nanotechnology company based in Berlin that focuses on oncology therapies
Surgeons at Duke University Hospital implant bioengineered vein in dialysis patient
A team of doctors at Duke University Hospital helped create a bioengineered blood vessel and transplanted it into the arm of a patient with end-stage renal disease
A model for initiating change in the dialysis setting using an implementation plan
Asking organizations to change the way they conduct their business is similar to asking individuals to change their lifestyle
No common thread found in string of patient infections at Alabama dialysis clinic
Investigators have been unable to find a common thread between two patient deaths and five hospitalizations at a Fresenius dialysis clinic in in Bessemer, Ala.
Social media boosts organ donor registration
A social media push boosted the number of people who registered themselves as organ donors 21-fold in a single day
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Dialysis Outcomes Practice Pattern Study shows EPO dose, Hbs continue descent
With the shadow of rebasing hanging over the ESRD payment bundle in 2013, dialysis providers are hunkering down on preparing for the worst. That includes shedding more and more units of the once-profitable anemia drug Epogen––and bringing hemoglobins down with it. More
National Kidney Foundation address: Working together key to improving dialysis quality
Improving quality outcomes in the dialysis setting requires multidisciplinary teamwork, said incoming National Kidney Foundation president Beth Piraino during her address at the foundation's annual meeting. More
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