Scams and Shams in the Dialysis Industry
There are close to half a million people in the USA on dialysis today. The majority visit a nearby kidney center 2-3 times a week for dialysis. And this procedure is not cheap.
Scams and Shams in the Dialysis Industry
There are close to half a million people in the USA on dialysis today. The majority visit a nearby kidney center 2-3 times a week for dialysis. And this procedure is not cheap.
Experts are warning doctors of the pitfalls of bias in artificial intelligence algorithms when determining elements of treatment plans for patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). CKD is a condition where one or both kidneys function at reduced capacity or
New research is showing the influence a neighborhood can have on the health of a person’s kidneys. Research specifically looked at the neighborhood’s socioeconomic status, including the education level of the population, walk-ability, violent crime rate and availability of healthy
A growing number of both health systems and private physicians in the United States are opting to remove the African American-specific “modifier” in records relating to eGFR (estimated glomerular filtration rate), a stat used to measure one’s degree of kidney
The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced the settlement of a lawsuit with Fresenius Medical Care North America Inc. (a dialysis provider) for $5.2 million. The settlement came as a result of a whistle blower case brought to the U.S.
Medications commonly prescribed for acid reflux disease may be responsible for causing chronic kidney disease in some people. Known as proton pump inhibitors (PPI) these drugs include
Prilosec, Nexium and Prevacid and are used by approximately 10 percent of the
Hundreds of patients in Britain, all on waiting lists for transplants for organs such as kidneys are turning abroad, purchasing them from human traffickers. Many of them suffer from chronic kidney
disease and have turned either grown tired of
A recent investigation found the American Kidney Fund has been holding back on giving funding to patients at clinic who do not donate. The American Kidney Fund is one of the nation’s largest charities and has a budget
Californians are at a bit of an impasse concerning Proposition 8, a ballot initiative which has pit people on all ends of the dialysis spectrum, recipients and caregivers at odds with each other. Essentially, the proposition would put a cap
DaVita, the kidney care and dialysis providing company that’s formerly been in hot water in the form of a wrongful deaths lawsuit, once again finds itself in the center of a legal maelstrom. This time, in direct connection to illicit
