Practice Management News

Nephrology pharmacists have proposed education standards based on six main topics for pharmacists caring for kidney patients.

During 2020, emissions from a single hemodialysis treatment were 58.9 kg carbon dioxide equivalents, according to data published in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.

Researchers identified five common themes among Indigenous patients with chronic kidney disease when exploring their relationship with health care, according to data published in Kidney International.

Now that the Federal Reserve has raised interest rates for the first time since 2018, many in the financial media are revisiting the subject of inverted yield curves.

Racial inequities in health care have fluctuated in severity for decades but data show that one constant remains: the disparities persist.

Researchers tested a web-based communication platform between a hospital and dialysis facilities to reduce 30-day hospital readmissions but found no statistical significance between readmission rates before and after implementation.

In the United States, Indigenous people have the highest risks from natural hazards, according to this year’s Healthiest Communities Rankings report.

Physicians-in-training have few affordable, accessible options for child care and a lack of paid parental leave, according to the AMA.

A workshop of health professionals, patients and caregivers recommended that a core outcome measure for peritoneal dialysis-related peritonitis should include symptom-based and laboratory-based criteria.

Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, the world has hoped for an end to the public health emergency — but that distinction could also mean millions losing their insurance coverage.