End-Stage Kidney Disease

NEW ORLEANS — The Renal Physicians Association presented awards at its annual meeting here in recognition of expertise in nephrology practice and service to the organization.

Interwell Health has launched a value-based care initiative with Providence Health Plan that will provide earlier identification, education and support to members with late-stage chronic kidney disease and end-stage kidney disease.

Patient mortality correlated with end-stage kidney disease quality incentive program facility payment reductions in “dose-response” and temporal patterns, according to a retrospective study.

Adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities and end-stage kidney disease are less likely to be evaluated to kidney transplantation compared to peers without disabilities, according to data published in JAMA Surgery.

The Kidney Failure Risk Equation showed poor calibration when predicting end-stage kidney disease in children with chronic kidney disease, according to data published in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases.

Among Medicare beneficiaries with end-stage kidney disease, a longer interval between last dialysis session and a surgical procedure significantly correlates with an increased risk of 90-day postoperative mortality, results showed.

The FDA granted fast track designation for Tecarfarin, a novel cardiorenal therapy by Cadrenal Therapeutics, to prevent systemic thromboembolism of cardiac origin in patients with end-stage renal disease and atrial fibrillation.

Each year increase in retinal age gap independently correlated with a 10% increase in the risk of end-stage kidney disease, according to data published in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases.

Veterans with end-stage kidney disease receiving hospice financed by the Veterans Health Administration were more likely to receive concurrent treatments than those receiving Medicare-financed hospice, according to recently published data.

Providers will receive $265.57 per treatment for patients on dialysis in outpatient facilities starting in January, according to CMS.