Trump signs executive order revamping kidney care, organ transplantation
A package of initiatives aims to prolong lives, offer alternatives to center-based hemodialysis and save money. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - July 10, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Lenny Bernstein Source Type: news
DaVita, Fresenius slide on Trump threat to overhaul dialysis market
Shares of dialysis providers DaVita Healthcare (NYSE:DVA) and Fresenius (NYSE:FMS) took a hit today after a report surfaced that the Trump administration is readying an overhaul of the kidney treatment market.
The president plans to issue an executive order tomorrow that would seek to incentivize kidney transplants and home hemodialysis in a bid to lower the federal government’s annual $100 billion kidney care tab, Politico reported, citing “two individuals with knowledge of the announcement.”
The strategy involves new payment models from the U.S. Health & Human Services Dept. designed to move patien...
Source: Mass Device - July 9, 2019 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Brad Perriello Tags: Dialysis Featured Wall Street Beat DaVita Inc. Dept. of Health & Human Services (HHS) Fresenius Source Type: news
Advent Access wins CE Mark for dialysis device
The av-Guardian vascular access system designed for hemodialysis patients. (Image from Advent Access)
Singapore-based vascular access device company Advent Access said it has received the CE Mark for its av-Guardian technology designed to create vascular access for dialysis patients.
The device-guided needling platform features the company’s “guardian guide-door” technology for accessing arteriovenous fistulas, which it claims can reduce wear and tear on the dialysis patient’s veins. The technology may be used in a dialysis center or at home, regardless of the types of dialysis machine being used, according to the ...
Source: Mass Device - July 5, 2019 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Nancy Crotti Tags: Blog Business/Financial News Dialysis Featured News Well Regulatory/Compliance Advent Access CE Mark Source Type: news
Second-chance placement of hemodialysis patients after involuntary discharge for disruptive behavior - Allon M, Thornley-Brown D, Rizk DV, Carrasquillo AJ.
A small subset of hemodialysis patients exhibits persistently disruptive behavior. When all reasonable attempts to stop such behavior have been exhausted, they may undergo involuntary discharge from their dialysis unit. Such patients typically present repe... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - July 2, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Potassium-Removing Drug Effective in Dialysis Patients Potassium-Removing Drug Effective in Dialysis Patients
Sodium zirconium cyclosilicate effectively treats hyperkalemia in patients receiving hemodialysis for end-stage kidney disease, and no new safety concerns were observed in the phase 3 DIALIZE study.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines)
Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines - June 21, 2019 Category: Transplant Surgery Tags: Nephrology News Source Type: news
Maintaining Work During Dialysis Tied to Higher Survival
FRIDAY, June 21, 2019 -- Working in the six months before initiating hemodialysis (HD) is associated with better survival, according to a large study published online June 14 in the Clinical Kidney Journal.
Yuxin Nie, from Fudan University in... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - June 21, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
One in Five Surgeons Still Using Low-Value Arteriovenous Graft for Dialysis Access One in Five Surgeons Still Using Low-Value Arteriovenous Graft for Dialysis Access
One in five surgeons who do hemodialysis access procedures continue to use arteriovenous grafts (AVG) instead of the recommended best practice of arteriovenous fistula (AVF), researchers say.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - June 20, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: General Surgery News Source Type: news
Many Surgeons Still Performing Inappropriate Vascular Access Sx
WEDNESDAY, June 19, 2019 -- For patients with first-time permanent hemodialysis access placement, more than one-fifth of surgeons have arteriovenous graft (AVG) use rates exceeding the recommended best practice guideline of 34 percent, according to... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - June 19, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Working in the last 6 months before haemodialysis is associated with a better survival
(ERA-EDTA) In a study published in CKJ, 26% of patients were employed 6 months prior to dialysis start -- but this fell to 15% when dialysis began. The study also showed that being made redundant increased mortality. Although no causal relationship can be inferred, Professor Alberto Ortiz, CKJ ´ s editor-in-chief concludes, 'We should encourage our CKD patients to stay employed while on dialysis and support them to balance work and treatment.' (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - June 14, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
One-fifth of US surgeons still overusing riskier procedure to create kidney dialysis access
(Johns Hopkins Medicine) Long-term hemodialysis is a lifesaver for approximately half a million patients in the United States with kidney failure (also known as end-stage renal disease, or ESRD) who are either waiting on or unsuitable for a kidney transplant. But before the external machinery can take over the function of the kidneys -- filtering and cleansing wastes from the blood -- a minor surgical procedure is needed to create a stable, functional and reusable access to the circulatory system, usually through blood vessels in the arm. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - June 13, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
New study evaluates transcatheter dialysis conduit procedures over 15 years
(Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute) A new research study by Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute found that utilization of invasive procedures on hemodialysis conduits -- artificially constructed shuts used by many individuals who require dialysis -- increased markedly from 2001 through 2015 for nephrologists and declined for radiologists. The study is published online in the Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (JVIR). (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - May 29, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Cameroon: Buea Regional Hospital - Haemodialysis Centre Receives Four New Machines
[Cameroon Tribune] The Elone Foundation and Cameroon People's Democratic Movement (CPDM) Section UK and Northern Ireland decided to ameliorate the condition of haemodialysis patients of Buea Hospital Region. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - May 16, 2019 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Prevalence and predictors of depression among hemodialysis patients: a prospective follow-up study - Khan A, Khan AH, Adnan AS, Sulaiman SAS, Mushtaq S.
BACKGROUND: Even though depression is one of the most common psychiatric disorders, it is under-recognized in hemodialysis (HD) patients. Existing literature does not provide enough information on evaluation of predictors of depression among HD patients. T... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 14, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
For-profit dialysis provider charges private insurers four times more than government payers
This study corroborates these findings in the dialysis market and could lead to policies that reduce the prices paid, in particular by private insurers.AUTHORSThe authors are Dr. Christopher Childers, Dr. Jill Dworsky and Dr. Melinda Maggard-Gibbons of the department of surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA; and Gerald Kominski of the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research in the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health.JOURNALThestudy is published in JAMA Internal Medicine.FUNDINGThe Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality in the Department of Health and Human Services funded this study. (Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences)
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - May 14, 2019 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Global Burden of Kidney Disease High, Inequities in Care Common Global Burden of Kidney Disease High, Inequities in Care Common
By 2030, 14.5 million people around the world will have end-stage kidney disease (ESKD), yet only 5.4 million will be treated due to economic, social and political factors. And more than 2 million people will die each year due to little or no access to hemodialysis or kidney transplantation.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - April 19, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nephrology News Source Type: news
