Home Dialysis Central update
[Vol.2, No.3, March 23, 2005]
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Medical Education Institute offers comments on Conditions for Coverage
The non-profit MEI is offering our comments on the Conditions for Coverage for Dialysis Facilities, which focus on patient rights, rehab and measurement of physical & mental functioning, and home dialysis. Reply to this email to request a copy—and visit Home Dialysis Central to send your e-comments by May 5, 2005.
New Kidney Care Quality and Improvement Act of 2005 needs sponsors!
HR 1298/S 635 would expand public, CKD patient, and dialysis education; create an annual update for dialysis payments; fund an outcomes demo project; establish uniform training for patient care techs; research barriers to home dialysis; and create an ESRD advisory committee for the CMS Director. This bill needs sponsors! Write your representative today!
Topic of the month: system of dialysis care
It can take years to figure out who offers dialysis, who oversees quality, which organizations offer services—and how the whole system fits together—but we've made it easy for you! Print out our 4-page downloadable article and share it with others.
PD resource toolbox available from ANNA
Download a pdf from ANNA which contains an extensive listing of PD support resources, brief descriptions of each, and where to obtain them—from adult learners to exit sites, to managing a PD program. Developed for new or experienced PD nurses.
Sarah was "terrified of the machine" when she started nocturnal home hemo—but not any more!
Now, after 2 1/2 years, she considers her dialysis machine to be "a good friend." Read about her shift from in-center to home dialysis.
Will my PD be paid for if I travel?
Click here to learn the answers to this & other questions about Medicare payment for PD and home hemo.
Read all about it!
Review home dialysis-related news, courtesy of Nephrology News & Issues. This week's stories include:
- Portable NxStage System Offers Dialysis Patients 'Liberating' Changes
- New Medicare Demo Project Focuses on Chronic Health Care
- Physician Shortage? Push is on for More Medical Students
- Kidney Disease Prevention Heading to West Virginia Capitol
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