KidneyViews
Welcome to the non-profit Medical Education Institute's Home Dialysis Central blogspot! This page is an umbrella under which Home Dialysis Central staff and guests can share their perspectives about home therapies and what we need to do to raise their profile and enable more people to use them. We'd like your comments as well! Bookmark our site and like us on Facebook! Help us tell the world about home dialysis.
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Home Dialysis “Support Services”: Is It an Inspection or a Visit?
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I was asked to write a blog about home inspections. This was not a term I’d ever heard before,
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Published on 02/21/2019 by Beth Witten, MSW, ACSW, LSCSW
Patient Education: Why Do So Few CKD Patients Receive Patient Education
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There is no question about the benefits of CKD education. Research has consistently reported benefits including but not limited to:
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Published on 01/17/2019 by Beth Witten, MSW, ACSW, LSCSW
Explained: The Value of Residual Kidney Function to Dialysis
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few (if any) studies have looked at the contribution residual renal function makes (if any) to electrolyte regulation in dialysis patients!
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Published on 01/03/2019 by Dr. John Agar
Con: ESRD Medicare—a Life Saver for Many; A Problem for Some
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This allowed a shift in ESRD costs to the private sector while protecting ESRD patients from possible barriers to employment due to the high cost of dialysis and transplant.
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Published on 11/15/2018 by Mary Beth Callahan, ACSW/LCSW
Pro: Dialysis Patients Dodged a Bullet when Medicare Secondary Payer was NOT Extended
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KCP is a lobbying group that represents business interests and includes patient organizations to lend credibility.
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Published on 11/08/2018 by Beth Witten, MSW, ACSW, LSCSW