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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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Act Now: Kidney Patients Could Lose Telehealth Coverage
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On October 1, many COVID-era telehealth flexibilities ended. This may affect how some Medicare patients receive care.
Published on 10/16/2025 by Carson Smith
Tags: Making dialysis better, Choosing the right path through ‘The System’, Education issues: for patients and professionals,
Daily Nocturnal Home HDF - 3 Year Update
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I found out later when I researched on the internet that dialysis-related amyloidosis can cause symptoms like mine, especially during dialysis.
Published on 10/02/2025 by Kamal Shah
Tags: How to understand ‘bloods’ and other tests, Making dialysis better, What is the best dialysis option for me, Education issues: for patients and professionals,
Understanding Life with Kidney Failure: Spoon Theory
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“The Spoon Theory” became popular on chronic disease and autoimmune message boards, which is where I first came across it.
Published on 09/04/2025 by Jennifer Ravert, RN
Tags: Making dialysis better, Other ‘cool stuff’ to help understand dialysis better,
Kidney Failure Treatments: Guarantee Patients a REAL Choice
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For the next 2 weeks, the kidney community has a chance to offer public comments on the proposed rule for the End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Prospective Payment System
Published on 08/14/2025 by Dori Schatell, MS, Executive Director, Medical Education Institute
Tags: Choosing the right path through ‘The System’, Making dialysis better,
Queen of Dialysis: What Happened Next
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More about how relying on life support has made her steadfastly positive and a firm believer that anything is possible; driving her to champion change in the world of dialysis and kidney care.
Published on 07/31/2025 by Maddy Warren
Tags: Making dialysis better, Education issues: for patients and professionals, Other ‘cool stuff’ to help understand dialysis better,