Nephrology News & Issues Current Issue

The following articles appeared in the print edition of Nephrology News & Issues.
Table of Contents
- Improve rates of pre-emptive transplantation with care management Candice Halinski, NP-C; Purva Sharma, MD
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- Ellipsys access device receives Medicare reimbursement code
- FDA issues alert regarding Pharm D Solutions products
- Natera Inc moves closer to Medicare reimbursement with receipt of unique Z code
- RenalytixAI secures funding to complete early detection kidney disease tool
- Autosomal-dominant PKD linked to oxidative stress inflammation
- Electronic alerts result in earlier creatinine monitoring
- Gentamicin for open fracture treatment may increase kidney injury risk
- Many patients with AKI remain unaware of their diagnosis after leaving the hospital
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- Marijuana use in kidney donors may have no effect on renal function in recipients
- Study shows diabetes-linked CKD cases on the rise among young adults
- Women show lower risk for CKD progression vs men
- CKD, transplant missing in integrated care efforts Mark E. Neumann
- Insurance-related disparities in dialysis
- CMS adds transplant waitlist quality measure, drops 4 others from Quality Incentive Program in final rule
- CMS final rule for dialysis clinics includes rate increase, classifying drugs for payment bundle
- NKF raises concern about access to transplant drugs under Medicare Part D with new CMS proposal
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- Tools and resources for supportive nephrology care Dale Lupu, MPH, PhD; Alvin Moss, MD
- Victories on payment issues, focus on innovation give kidney community a good start for 2019
- A national living donor kidney exchange would optimize kidney transplantation Jayme Locke, MD
- A review of presumed consent Miguel Bigotte Vieira, MD