Davita Kidney Care

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A decreasing number of deaths due to COVID-19 among patients on dialysis and stabilizing labor costs have given executives at DaVita Inc. some optimism for the upcoming year, according to a press release.

CMS has approved 50 new kidney contracting entities to participate in the second year of the Kidney Care Choices demonstration, which focuses on providing care for patients with advanced chronic kidney disease, according to a press release.

Adults who drink large amounts of coffee are less at risk for incident AKI compared with those who never drink coffee.

ORLANDO — In this video from ASN Kidney Week, Mihran Naljayan, MD, chief medical officer for home modalities and pediatrics at DaVita Kidney Care, talks about the dialysis provider’s focus on clinical outcomes and safety initiatives.

California voters turned down a union-backed ballot initiative by more than a 2-1 margin on election night that would have created stricter rules for dialysis clinic operations.

The price of DaVita stock plunged last week after the company reported a major drop in revenue in the third quarter and downgraded its outlook for the rest of the year.

The DaVita Giving Foundation awarded a $1.4 million grant to The Food Is Medicine Coalition, an association of 25 nonprofit organizations, according to a press release.

For the second time in 2 years, Californians will be asked in November to decide whether new regulations are needed for dialysis companies operating in the state.

U.S. Supreme Court justices made a “narrow” interpretation of Medicare’s Secondary Payer provision when ruling against DaVita Inc. in a case about how group health plans pay for dialysis care, the company CEO told investors.