Growing kidney patient population creates opportunity for more control and better care
By
Michael Aragon
Nov 30, 2023
Skilled nursing facilities play a vital throughput role in our nation’s healthcare system, but that role is increasingly tested by their ability to support a rapidly growing population of dialysis patients....
Antibody response to SARS-CoV-2 wanes among dialysis patients
Dec 15, 2021
Prebreakthrough index RBD values of <10 and 10 to <23 associated with increased odds of breakthrough infection versus value of ≥23
For dialysis recipients, antibody response lowest with Ad26.COV2.S
Oct 27, 2021
Patients receiving attenuated adenovirus vaccine more likely to have no seroconversion, no detectable or diminished IgG response
Changing the paradigm of dialysis in nursing homes
By
Brian Wallace
Aug 31, 2021
Dialysis can no longer be business as usual. While many may feel that we live in a post-pandemic society, we have data to suggest otherwise, as there have been spikes across the nation, mostly from a...
Clinical Briefs for Tuesday, June 11
By
Alicia Lasek
Jun 10, 2019
One-third of nursing homes cannot meet behavioral health needs … Beta-blockers reduce anger-related Afib episodes … Fast fluid removal in dialysis tied to higher death risk
Ambulance cuts pave way for new ride providers in skilled nursing
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 19, 2018
With mounting financial pressure driving some private ambulance companies out of business, more ride-hailing operators are stepping into the vacuum and providing non-emergency transportation to and from...
NxStage Medical celebrates decade of System One
Jun 30, 2015
NxStage Medical Inc., which makes dialysis products, is heralding the 10th year anniversary of the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) clearance of its System One™ product.
Dear Diary, Last week I attended my first AHCA convention …
By
Eleanor Feldman Barbera, Ph.D.
Oct 16, 2014
There’s nothing like the first time you get to meet people, attend education sessions and see the exhibit hall at the American Health Care Association, as I found out last week. If you weren’t...
No more Rehab Medium RUG defaults
By
Shelly Mesure, MS, OTR/L
Oct 08, 2013
Well, Oct. 1 has passed, and we’re all still hanging in. The biggest changes we saw to rehab were the addition of reporting co-treatment minutes on our billing logs and Section O on the MDS. And,...
C. diff especially deadly for those with kidney disease, researchers find
By
McKnight's Staff
Apr 08, 2013
People with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) have a significantly elevated risk of dying from Clostridium difficile infection, according to a recent study.