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Advocacy for Better Dialysis
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Rep. Carol Miller (R-WV) Plans to Introduce the Improving Access to Home Dialysis Act
A home dialysis patient testified before the House Ways & Means Committee in support of this bill, which would require payment for st... [Read More]
Posted 04/12/2024 -
Congressional Hearing on Enhancing Access to Care at Home in Rural Communities
On March 12, 2024, Jason Smith (R-MO), Chair of the Ways and Means Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives, gave an opening st... [Read More]
Posted 03/15/2024 -
Home Dialysis Alliance Advocates for Home Dialysis
The Alliance recently wrote a letter to Congress that includes several priorities: AKI to home dialysis, screening for CKD and ESRD i... [Read More]
Posted 03/15/2024
Home Dialysis in the News
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Watch an Interview with Dialysis Nurse Towanda Maker
Maker shares information about kidney disease, dialysis—including PD and home HD, challenges and opportunities for living with kidn... [Read More]
Posted 04/12/2024 -
Can kidney dialysis be done at home? We can make treatment more accessible, so why aren't we?
The article follows Amber Pettis, who, like many, didn’t know she had a choice to do home dialysis. She did PD, had a transplant, ... [Read More]
Posted 03/15/2024 -
Home Hemodialysis: The Basics webinar 2/14/2024 at 3pm Eastern
The Fresenius Advanced Renal Education Program (AREP) will introduce you to types of home HD prescriptions, technical requirements, p... [Read More]
Posted 02/07/2024
Industry Updates
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Baxter Announces Multiple Online Training Videos for Professionals
Watch videos on the Baxter AK 98 HD machine, PD machines (Amia, HomeChoice, HomeChoice Pro, and Claria), ShareSource, Ultrabag, and S... [Read More]
Posted 04/12/2024 -
Humana and Strive Health Expand Holistic Partnership to more Humana Members
Humana HMO and PPO members in IL, IN, KY, MI and northwest NC are included. The Strive model includes social services, care and medic... [Read More]
Posted 04/12/2024 -
ASN and Home Dialysis University Collaboration to Increase Home Dialysis
In 2024, ASN will provide 45 scholarships to nephrology fellows who want to learn more about home therapies. Recipients attend in-per... [Read More]
Posted 04/12/2024
Living Well with Home Treatments
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Hear Kamal Shah Present on Taking Charge of His Life
Life didn’t stop for Kamal with dialysis. In fact, he co-founded NephroPlus dialysis clinics and wrote a book called Silver Linings... [Read More]
Posted 04/12/2024 -
New NxStage “See My Set-up” Video
A 4 minute video includes home HD room set ups for several home dialyzers. Watch it here.... [Read More]
Posted 04/12/2024 -
In Case You Missed It: Watch the Video of Last Month’s Wellness Webinar
The How to Stay Mentally and Physically Well webinar includes speakers who are care partners, home dialysis patients and home dialysi... [Read More]
Posted 04/12/2024
Pipeline Technology
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New Measure of Home Dialysis Dropout
An abstract at the American Society of Nephrology meeting described a Standardized Discontinuation Ratio. The new tool helps dialysis... [Read More]
Posted 01/16/2024 -
Check out the NextKidney Neokidney HD Machine
Made in Singapore, Neokidney is compact, weighing 10 kg, fits in a rolling carryon bag, and uses sorbent technology to regenerate 5 L... [Read More]
Posted 11/15/2023 -
New Redsense Clamp Add-on Will Stop the Blood Pump!
A venous needle can dislodge with little fanfare or warning. RedSense met with the FDA in advance of submitting a 510(k) application ... [Read More]
Posted 10/13/2023