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.
We have a "lifestyle bible" for sale that can help you learn about dialysis options. Help, I Need Dialysis! We also have prepared some slideshows on how to have a good future with kidney disease.
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Starting PD & Medicare: A Flush is NOT Enough
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When a new patient starts treatment for ESRD, his or her dialysis clinic must complete the CMS 2728 in CROWNWeb.
Published on 03/03/2014 by Beth Witten, MSW, ACSW, LSCSW
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Observations from the Atlanta ADC
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Again, I have been stunned by the reticence here (in the US) to jiggle, cajole, encourage, empower that penny to drop...the penny with treatment time 't' embossed on one side and treatment frequency 'f' emblazoned on the other.
Published on 02/20/2014 by Dr. John Agar
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Matching Dialysis Options to Lifestyle with MyDialysisChoice.org
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When consumers on the Facebook dialysis groups want to know, "Which treatment should I pick?" I've started to ask them the question that really matters: "What do you want your life to look like?"
Published on 02/13/2014 by Dori Schatell, MS, Executive Director, Medical Education Institute
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Home Dialysis: One Way to Help More People on Dialysis Work
There are many reasons why someone with kidney failure might want to learn about and do home dialysis, like limited finances or insurance, poor transportation options, a need to care for loved ones at home, to have more control, and a desire to work.
Published on 02/06/2014 by Beth Witten, MSW, ACSW, LSCSW
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Patients Who Choose to Go Home are the Winners
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In the renal community, patients who choose to go Home are the winners. They will live 61% longer than in-center patients, live better, and have fewer side effects following their dialysis at Home.
Published on 01/16/2014 by Gerry Morrison