Articles Tagged With: dialysis
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International Discharges Create Chaos and Inspire Creativity for Case Managers
Case managers and discharge planners in every state sometimes encounter the most challenging and frustrating of cases: the international discharge. Hospital Case Management asked Judith R. Sands, RN, MSL, BSN, CPHRM, CPHQ, CCM, ARM, a clinical consultant and author of Home Hospice Navigation: The Caregiver’s Guide, to answer a few questions about best practices in handling these unique care transition cases.
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Daprodustat (Jesduvroq)
Daprodustat can be prescribed to treat anemia caused by chronic kidney disease in adults who have been receiving dialysis for at least four months.
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For Most Patients on Dialysis, Religious/Spiritual Beliefs Are Important
Researchers surveyed 937 patients receiving dialysis at 31 facilities in Nashville and Seattle from 2015 to 2018. Those for whom religious or spiritual beliefs were more important were more likely to favor a shared decision-making role, more likely to favor resuscitation and mechanical ventilation, and less likely to have considered stopping dialysis.
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CDC: Vaccinate Dialysis Staff for COVID-19
The CDC is undertaking a major program to immunize staff and patients at dialysis centers against COVID-19. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices considered dialysis healthcare personnel a priority population for vaccination.
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CDC: Vaccinate Dialysis Patients, Staff for SARS-CoV-2
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is undertaking a major emphasis program to immunize patients and staff at dialysis centers nationally against COVID-19.
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CMS Updates COVID-19 Infection Control Survey
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services revised its “COVID-19 Focused Infection Control Survey Tool: Acute and Continuing Care” recently.
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End-Stage Renal Disease, Hyperkalemia, and Dialysis
Evaluation and management of patients with end-stage renal disease and patients on hemodialysis can be challenging because they are at risk for a multitude of complications.
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Full June 25, 2007 Issue in PDF
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States contracting with SNPs for Medicaid benefits
Under terms of the 2003 Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act, Medicare Advantage plans can specialize in serving Medicare beneficiaries who are dually enrolled in state Medicaid programs, are residents of nursing facilities or similar institutions, or who have severe or disabling chronic conditions.