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Monthly Archives: August 2014
Dialysis and Acceptance
I Originally published this in October, 2012 but it’s an important issue and I wanted to bring it up again… I recently read some posts on the Davita Forums about people’s experience getting started on dialysis and how they seriously … Continue reading
Posted in depression, dialysis, patient care, Patient-Centered Care, personal, thankful
Tagged CKD, depression, dialysis, ESRD, patient-centered care, success
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Dialysis and Rationing
I originally published this post in January, 2013 but I had occasion to review it recently and decided to re-publish it. There’s a great article in the Seattle Times that covers the history of dialysis. The title is: “The … Continue reading
Posted in dialysis, Medicare, Obamacare, patient care, Patient-Centered Care, Transplant
Tagged dialysis, education, ESRD, hemodialysis, kidney, patient, patient care, patient-centered care, treatment
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Dialysis and a New APP
The AAKP came up with this helpful bit of Andriod technology… THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF KIDNEY PATIENTS LAUNCHES NEW APP TO HELP PATIENTS WITH NUTRITIONAL NEEDS “On July 24, the American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP) launched the AAKP Nutrition … Continue reading
Dialysis and Your Access
Here’s a GREAT brochure from AAKP (The American Association of Kidney Patients) about your dialysis access, the varieties, the pluses and minuses of each, etc. It’s one of those “everything you wanted to know” types of publications. I’m so thankful … Continue reading
Posted in A/V Fistula, A/V Graft, AAKP, Access, dialysis, dialysis equipment, ESRD, Home dialysis, New Patient
Tagged dialysis, ESRD, hemodialysis, kidney, patient, patient care, treatment
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Medicare Beneficiaries with Kidney Failure Have the Highest Out-of-Pocket Spending
Originally posted on Advocacy in Action:
On July 21, 2014 the Kaiser Family Foundation released a report on out-of-pocket expenses paid by Medicare beneficiaries. Not surprisingly, the report identified that individuals with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) have the highest out…
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Keep Your Veggies Raw
Originally posted on The Pressure Point:
Your parents always told you to eat your vegetables, but new research adds a caveat—those veggies should be raw. A study of more than 2,200 individuals from around the world has shown that those…
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Dialysis and Self-cannulation
I got this wonderful couple of questions recently in a comment on the blog. Rather than answer them there, I will create this blog post so everyone can read it. Here are the questions: I am about to start the needles in the … Continue reading
Posted in Catheter, CKD, dialysis, Dialysis Center, ESRD, lidocaine, New Patient, ointment, prilocaine, Self-Cannulation
Tagged dialysis, ESRD, hemodialysis, kidney, patient care, Self-cannulation
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Kidney Donor Funding
I came across this and figured it would be helpful for those having potential live donors. This fund will pay up to $6,000 for travel and lodging expenses. If you know of someone donating a kidney, please pass this along. … Continue reading
Posted in kidney, kidney donation, thankful, Transplant, travel
Tagged ESRD, kidney, patient care, social work, success
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Defining Quality Care: Is There A Disconnect Between Patients and Medicare?
Originally posted on Advocacy in Action:
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) has implemented many initiatives to ensure that dialysis facilities provide high quality care to Medicare beneficiaries. These include a pay for performance program and a website where…
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