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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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How Are You Scoring and Using the KDQOL-36™ to Plan Care?
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Social workers who work for clinics that subscribe to KDQOL-Complete or whose clinics previously subscribed until they were acquired by another company have offered high praise for the service and technical support.
Published on 03/19/2026 by Beth Witten, MSW, LSCSW and Karen Honer
Tags: Choosing the right path through ‘The System’, Education issues: for patients and professionals,
My Home Hemodialysis in Numbers - 2025 (includes last 5-year trends)
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The year 2025 was one of the hardest years for my health. It wasn't the worst, though.
Published on 03/12/2026 by Kamal Shah
Tags: How to understand ‘bloods’ and other tests, Making dialysis better, Choosing the right path through ‘The System’, Education issues: for patients and professionals,
The Weekend is (Still) Killing patients
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Something that increases mortality significantly for our patients, but is so codified into our practice that it has become the unquestioned standard of care.
Published on 02/26/2026 by Jennifer Ravert, RN
Tags: Making dialysis better, Choosing the right path through ‘The System’, Education issues: for patients and professionals,
2026 Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment Ends on March 31
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People who have Medicare Advantage plans can switch from one MA plan to another from January 1 through March 31 annually.
Published on 02/19/2026 by Beth Witten, MSW, LSCSW
Tags: Choosing the right path through ‘The System’, Education issues: for patients and professionals,
DialysisHealthTracker.org: A New, Free App for PD Tracking
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A simple way to track symptoms, blood results, stock levels, and daily treatment notes in one place. Show nurses and doctors real‑time information.
Published on 02/05/2026 by Travis Herrmann
Tags: Making dialysis better, Choosing the right path through ‘The System’, What is the best dialysis option for me, Education issues: for patients and professionals,