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Does an Evil Cabal Exist at Fresenius?

Dialysis Patient Survival Is Better at Fresenius Medical Care Clinics Because… (Part 1) Cardiac arrest is a devastating complication of hemodialysis treatments. RenalWEB obtained a copy of an internal memo from Fresenius Medical Care North America (FMC) dated Nov. 4, 2011 that indicates that FMC had knowledge that there was a significant increased risk of [...]

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Teddy Wants a Chair — DaVita Says “No”

by Rich Berkowitz… Teddy is doing home hemodialysis.  He would like a dialysis chair to do his dialysis in.  He asked his DaVita nurse and social worker to get him one.  They refused.   According to the nurse, DaVita’s hands are tied by Medicare.  But the story gets even crazier. The nurse said that DaVita’s guidelines [...]

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HDU Webinar on May 24th at 8:00pm EDT

NxStage Connected Health When: Thursday, May 24th at 8:00pm EDT To pre-register: Click HERE Home Dialyzors United is excited to be hosting our first webinar on May 24th at 8:00pm EDT.  NxStage Medical will be providing a view into their Connected Health solution.  Joe Turk, President – North America and John Tremblay, Director – Product [...]

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Patients can learn to do life changing dialysis at home

Dialysis can be a hassle, albeit a lifesaving one for people with chronic kidney failure. So it beats the mortal alternative. Just ask Eugene Carrieri, who resumed dialysis treatments in September after the transplanted kidney he had for three years ceased to function adequately. But dialysis now can be less of a hassle with a [...]

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US spends far more for health care than 12 industrialized nations, but quality varies

US spending linked to higher prices and greater use of medical technology, not more doctor visits or hospital stays May 3, 2012, New York, NY—The United States spends more on health care than 12 other industrialized countries yet does not provide “notably superior” care, according to a new study from The Commonwealth Fund. The U.S. [...]

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Stunning Consequences of Thrice-Weekly In-center Dialysis

by Joel Glickman…. Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in patients receiving dialysis, accounting for 40% of all deaths. The usual risk factors of hypertension, sex, smoking, diabetes, and lipid levels do not account for these extraordinarily high cardiovascular death rates, which are scores, if not hundreds, of times higher than those of [...]

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Does an Evil Cabal Exist at Fresenius?

May 18, 2012 | Discuss

Dialysis Patient Survival Is Better at Fresenius Medical Care Clinics Because… (Part 1) Cardia…

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Comment to CMS on End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Network Organization 2012 Contract Award Solicitation

Feb 20, 2012 | 1 Comment

Home Dialyzors United (formerly NxStageUsers) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization whose mission i…

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Sharon’s Symptoms and Therapy Options

May 06, 2012 | Discuss

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HDU Webinar on May 24th at 8:00pm EDT

May 09, 2012 | Discuss

NxStage Connected Health When: Thursday, May 24th at 8:00pm EDT To pre-register: Click HERE Home Dia…

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Teddy Wants a Chair — DaVita Says “No”

May 18, 2012 | Discuss

by Rich Berkowitz… Teddy is doing home hemodialysis.  He would like a dialysis chair to do hi…

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