A research team has developed a compact peritoneal dialysis device that can be utilized as a portable artificial kidney. This ...

DaVita has dug a narrow moat in dialysis services, operating about 35% of all dialysis clinics in the United States and some clinics globally. We believe the company’s competitive advantages in this ...

To tackle this national challenge, Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (WWL) are prioritising the digitisation of patient flow. In this session, Mark Hutchinson, SVP ...

A growing number of patients, however, are opting to seize control of the process and bring dialysis into their own homes. Home hemodialysis can improve patients’ length and quality of life ...

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“Flow,” a dialogue-free animated Latvian film made with open-source software, is keeping our domesticated friends riveted. By Esther Zuckerman One night shortly before the Oscars ceremony, my ...

Dr. Clay’s role centers on two key areas: improving patient flow — both by reducing length of stay and preventing avoidable extensions — and strategically distributing patient demand across ...

SOCIAL-CARE cuts are leading to dementia sufferers being left in dirty clothes for days, going without food or water and sleeping in soiled sheets, a damning report revealed yesterday. The Alzheimer’s ...

DaVita is a leading provider of kidney care services, focusing on dialysis ... to increasing patient volumes and strategic expansion movements. The company's balance sheet is generally healthy ...

Secondary outcomes included patient experiences of individual aspects of dialysis care. Results 2145 (78.1%) adults responded to the questionnaire. Fewer than half (46.5% (95% CI 44.5% to 48.6%)) ...

Patients will need dialysis and other related services will grow and will need it for longer. When evaluating US healthcare market, reimbursement is often top of mind. On this regard the nature of ...

More than 20% of patients on hemodialysis reported cannabis use, but only 8% had ever been asked about it. Cannabis does not interfere with dialysis but could interact with drugs used by this ...