NN&I - July 2010
4 Nephrology News & Issues July 2010Subscribe to our free eNewsletter at www.nephronline.comContents Vol. 24, No. 8, July 2010 First Word 8Congress, pay thy physicians Mark E. NeumannNational 10DHHS push on infection to include ESRD \037 In Memoriam \037 - Kidney researcher Saulo Klahr OIG subpoenas DaVita on physician joint ventures \037 Dems pushing to confirm Berwick as CMS administrator \037GAO begins study looking at drug delivery \037Letters \037Health Care Beat 14Health care reform still forming Thomas KeatingBusiness 16Reports show growth of renal market through 2016 \037 Fresenius Medical Care buys Asia Renal Care \037 Mar Cor Purification buys Purity Water Company of \037San AntonioBriefsFDA clears Redsense safety device for home hemodialysis \037DSI Renal names Kaplan new CMO \037 Baxter names new president of renal business \037 FDA fines Genzyme $175M for manufacturing problems \037 US Renal Care completes buyout of Dialysis Corp. \037 Fenton nominated for election to Genzyme's board \037 Abbott firms up grip in India with latest drugmaker \037 acquisition Taking Stock \037Clinical 18Kidney function and damage markers predict overall \037 mortality risk Strategy may help translate research findings about BP \037 treatment into clinical practice Lowering sodium intake might be best way to manage \037 hypertension in dialysis patients 'Cardiac biomarker' indicates fluid overload in dialysis \037 patientsDiabetes Watch 20Post-traumatic stress disorder may raise diabetes risk \037 Cover Story 24\037 e dialysis community is facing the largest payment reform challenge in the last three decades. Who will survive? How will it impact patient care? We share stories from providers and ana- lysts in the renal care \036 eld.The changing tide in ESRD care \037John Sullivan, PhDPreparing for the bundle: One year later \037Premila Bhat, MD, Wojciech Sokolowski, MD, William Cundiff, JD, MBA, J. Ganesh Bhat, MDThe ESRD bundle creates a perfect storm \037Diane CraftonWill the payment bundle signal the end of rural hospital-based \037 dialysis clinics?Laura Beyer, RN, BSNSmall and independent providers brace for impact: An \037 NN&I inter-view with Renal CarePartners CEO Orestes LugoPlus:Our 16th annual survey of the largest dialysis providers in the \037 U.S. NN&I staffProvider rankings see minor adjustments, ready for bundle's arrival \037Mark E. NeumannProvider spotlight: Renal Advantage looks home as part of growth \037Michelle Carver, RN,BSN,CNNHow will the bundleCHANGEthe renal landscape? Contents_NNI0710_2.indd 4 6/17/10 7:51:21 AM
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