End-Stage Kidney Disease
Likelihood of renal recovery after AKI varies based on sex, race
ESRD Treatment Choices model takes high priority in Washington update

HUNTINGTON BEACH, California — The state of health care legislation in Washington and ongoing concerns about the inadequacies of the ESRD Treatment Choices payment model for dialysis care, set to launch in January, were part of a package of discussion points during a session on policy issues and political agendas held during the National Renal Administrators Association’s Annual Conference.
Dialysis at for-profit facilities may mean reduced access to kidney transplant
System-wide approach successfully expands home peritoneal dialysis
CMS releases more details on Kidney Care First, other payment models
CVS Kidney Care model uses nurse practitioners to track patients, takes ‘home first’ approach
First patient begins CVS trial with Dean Kamen-designed home dialysis machine

SEATTLE — After training and 4 days of treatments in a dialysis clinic, the first patient involved in clinical trials for a new CVS-funded home hemodialysis machine is expected to begin treatment at home later this week, according to an update at the Innovations in Dialysis: Expediting Advances Symposium here.