Nephrology News & Issues Current Issue

The following articles appeared in the print edition of Nephrology News & Issues.

Table of Contents

• CVS Health reveals more details about plans for CKD care, home dialysis
• Book details the beginnings of organized kidney care Jennifer Castillo
• Fresenius sells hospital practice business, adjusts 2018 outlook
• United Healthcare and American Renal Associates are in court over out-of-network fees
• Ambulatory BP measurements strong predictors of mortality
• Analysis highlights risks associated with opioid use among patients on hemodialysis
• FDA approves Jynarque for rapidly progressing autosomal dominant PKD
• Multidisciplinary care more cost-effective for patients with chronic kidney disease
• New academic collaboration to investigate effect of Jardiance in relation to progression of CKD
• Phase 3 study demonstrates Entresto treatment helped preserve kidney function
• Study examines provider awareness of national racial disparities in wait-listing patients for kidney transplantation
• Study highlights effects of balanced crystalloids vs saline in critically ill adults
• Withdrawal from dialysis therapy higher in women, older patients, white patients
• What we learned at kidney conferences this year Mark E. Neumann
• Disease management program prior to ESRD transition reduces medical expenditures, admissions
• Fluid resuscitation is critical in initial treatment of septic shock
• Increased awareness of venipuncture best practices helps preserve veins for AV construction
• No significant difference in long-term technique failure found for urgent- vs conventional-start peritoneal dialysis
• Speaker: Chronic kidney disease is ‘perfect’ disease for high-value care
• Study: Continual drop in mortality rate among patients on dialysis levels off
• Study finds potential benefits of probiotics for patients with ESRD
• VIDEO: Consider changing pharmacokinetics in the drug dosing of patients with acute kidney injury
• VIDEO: Similar depression levels seen among home, in-center dialysis patients
• Bill restricting third-party premium payment for patients with ESRD wins California Senate committee approval
• California Medical Association opposes union effort to limit dialysis profits
• Cases of hemolytic uremic syndrome increase in E. coli outbreak; first death reported
• Nurses on the job: Their major concerns
• Safety, staffing issues a concern, but nurses report high job satisfaction in ANNA, NN&I survey
• How to cultivate and lead a high-performing dialysis care team Bryan Becker, MD, MMM, FACP, CPE
• ASN, HHS collaborate to launch KidneyX research effort
• Fresenius Medical Care, ANNA announce scholarship recipients
• Relypsa Inc. announces research grants to improve care of patients with kidney, heart diseases