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• Dialysis & CKD Blog Report 11/9

  
  Dialysis from the sharp end of the needle — Authority: 121
  By Miriam Lippel Blum There are 38 days left to make your comments to CMS regarding the proposed payment rules.  Make your voice heard!  It matters. Here arethe CKDrelated blogs updated since my last report on 11/6 . If you have or know of a blogthat should be on the list let Bill know. Comments in parentheses ...
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• Tribune-Review investigates kidney treatments; finds that transplant is the best option

  
  HealthPoint PA — Authority: 439
  Reports the Tribune-Review: Amy Waterman figures she saves federal taxpayers about $1 million for every five Medicare patients she persuades to switch from dialysis to a kidney transplant. That’s a conservative estimate for how much money Medicare saves when patients undergo kidney transplant surgeries, an ...
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• The Neediest Cases: After a Boss’s Fraud, Training for a New Job and Holding on to Hope

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 913
  Carlton Palmer, 46, lost his job at a Park Avenue law firm. Now he spends a lot of time on his computer looking for work.
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• Dialysis & CKD Blog Report 11/6

  
  Dialysis from the sharp end of the needle — Authority: 121
  By Miriam Lippel Blum There are 41 days left to make your comments to CMS regarding the proposed payment rules.  Make your voice heard!  It matters. Here arethe CKDrelated blogs updated since my last report on 11/3 . If you have or know of a blogthat should be on the list let Bill know. Comments in parentheses ...
  5 days ago

• Medicares proposed reimbursement rule matters; your input is needed

  
  Dialysis from the sharp end of the needle — Authority: 121
  By Bill Peckham There are now over 300 comments to the proposed rule to implement a new prospective payment system for facilities that provide dialysis services to Medicare beneficiaries ( PDF link (183 pages). There have not been very many comments by dialyzors, only about half a dozen commenters have identified ...
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• Dialysis & CKD Blog Report 11/3

  
  Dialysis from the sharp end of the needle — Authority: 121
  By Miriam Lippel Blum CMS announced a 30 day extension of the comment period for the new proposed rule for dialysis payment. Comments on the Proposed Rule are now due by 5:00 pm on December 16. Submit them here . If you dont understand how this rule might impact your dialysis care then go to the Renal Support ...
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• Cirrhosis And The Banana Man

  
  The Blog Street Journal — Authority: 147
  Effects of Alcoholism The Banana Man I’ve seen Cirrhosis firsthand and it’s not a pretty sight. One of my lifelong friends and my former business partner is an alcoholic. His name is John and he promised to stay on the wagon to entice me to work with him, and it proved to be the biggest [...]
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• Very Low Body Fat Linked To Increased Risk Of Death For Dialysis Patients

  
  emedist.com — Authority: 160
  Main Category: Urology / Nephrology Also Included In: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness Article Date: 02 Nov 2009 Dialysis patients with low body fat are at increased risk of [...]
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• ESRD PPS Comments available as excel file

  
  Dialysis from the sharp end of the needle — Authority: 121
  By Bill Peckham So far nearly 300 comments have been made in response to the ESRD Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule . The comment period goes through November 16th. If you are ready to comment submit them here . If you dont understand how this rule might impact dialysis then go to the Renal Support ...
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• Comedians rally for new dialysis centre

  
  Niagara Falls Blog — Authority: 141
  From Niagara This Week : Komedy for Kidneys, a fundraising event to benefit the construction of a kidney dialysis centre in Niagara Falls, returns for a second year to the Greg Frewin Theatre. The charity event was recently renamed in memory of comedian Rodney Pentland, who passed away earlier this year due to ...
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• Northwest Kidney Centers dialysis payment forums this week

  
  Dialysis from the sharp end of the needle — Authority: 121
  By Bill Peckham The Northwest kidney centers has an excellent bundling resource page on their website as part of their effort to engage patients and the rest of the community in the dialysis payment rule making process. In addition  NKC is putting on three forums: NKC will hold forums for patients about ...
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• For People on Dialysis, Too Thin Can Be Risky

  
  EmpowHer.com - Site Activity Feed — Authority: 545
  SUNDAY, Nov. 1 (HealthDay News) -- Dialysis patients with very low body fat are much more likely to die than other people on dialysis, even those with the highest levels of body fat, a new study has found. read more
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• Being skinny is dangerous for dialysis patients

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 708
  Washington, Nov 1 (ANI): A new study has shown that dialysis patients with low body fat are at increased risk of death.“Our study indicates that body fat may be protective in dialysis patients. The results add to the increasing number of reports about the ‘obesity paradox’ or ‘reverse epidemiology’ in ...
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• Kidney transplants not dangerous for lupus patients

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 708
  Washington, Nov 1 (ANI): Lupus patients undergoing kidney transplant rarely develop serious inflammatory condition lupus nephritis in their new organ, reveals a new study.The findings indicate that having lupus should not keep individuals from seeking a kidney transplant if they need one.Lead researcher Dr Gabriel ...
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• The cost of improving dialysis care

  
  Science Blog - Science news straight from the source — Authority: 621
  Improving survival among dialysis patients may increase treatment costs significantly, according to a paper being presented at the American Society of Nephrologys 42nd Annual Meeting and Scientifi
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• Dialysis & CKD Blog Report 10/31

  
  Dialysis from the sharp end of the needle — Authority: 118
  By Miriam Lippel Blum There are only 17 days left to get your voice heard by CMS in regard to the new proposed rule for dialysis payment. Comments on the Proposed Rule are due to CMS by end of business on November 16. Submit them here . If you dont understand how this rule might impact your dialysis care then go ...
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• Women with chronic kidney disease more likely than men to go undiagnosed

  
  Science Blog - Science news straight from the source — Authority: 621
  Woman are at particular risk of their primary care physicians delaying diagnosis of chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a paper being presented at the American Society of Nephrologys 42nd A
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• For dialysis patients, skinny is dangerous

  
  Science Blog - Science news straight from the source — Authority: 621
  Dialysis patients with low body fat are at increased risk of death -- even compared to patients at the highest level of body fat percentage, according to research being presented at the American So
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• Kidney transplants generally safe for lupus patients

  
  Science Blog - Science news straight from the source — Authority: 621
  Individuals with a history of lupus who receive a kidney transplant rarely develop the serious inflammatory condition lupus nephritis in their new organ, according to a paper being presented at the
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• RENAP Update: Peritoneal Dialysis with Return Demo

  
  NURSES' PAD: Online Training and Seminar Updates for Filipino Nurses — Authority: 98
  Renal Nurses Association of the Philippines (RENAP) Cebu Chapter in cooperation with Fresenius Medical Care - Philippines invites all Registered Nurses to attend the training on "Peritoneal Dialysis with Return Demo" on November 14-15, 2009 (Saturday-Sunday) 8:00 - 5:00 PM at Function Hall, Mango Park Hotel, ...
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