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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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Throwback Thursday: Combatting Implicit Bias in Home Dialysis
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The key is to be aware of and manage our biases when we participate in the care of patients.
Published on 09/03/2026 by Home Dialysis Central
Tags: Making dialysis better, Choosing the right path through ‘The System’, Education issues: for patients and professionals,
Six Home Dialysis Myths That May Be Holding You Back
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You may assume home dialysis would be too complicated, too isolating, too expensive, or too difficult to fit into everyday life.
Published on 08/27/2026 by Dr. Andrew King
Tags: Making dialysis better, What is the best dialysis option for me, Education issues: for patients and professionals,
What CMS Is Proposing for Dialysis in 2027 and Why Your Comments Matter
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higher payments for dialysis treatments that now include phosphate binders and home dialysis training, and several changes to the ESRD Quality Incentive Program (QIP)
Published on 08/20/2026 by Beth Witten, MSW, LSCSW
Tags: Making dialysis better, Choosing the right path through ‘The System’, Education issues: for patients and professionals,
The “Difficult” Patients
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The designation is passed along relentlessly in reports and handoffs. It can change the care a person receives and the attitudes of the staff providing it.
Published on 08/13/2026 by Jennifer Ravert, RN
Tags: Making dialysis better, Choosing the right path through ‘The System’, Education issues: for patients and professionals,
For Better Days Ahead, Dialyze at Night
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Home dialysis offers that opportunity with individualized therapy and flexible treatment times, but what about dialyzing during the night?
Published on 08/06/2026 by Mark E. Neumann
Tags: Making dialysis better, What is the best dialysis option for me, Choosing the right path through ‘The System’, Education issues: for patients and professionals,