Is ESCO the Future of Dialysis Care?
ESCOs are accountable for clinical quality outcomes and financial outcomes.
Commentary
Longer Dialysis Time and Patient Suffering
CMS also has upcoming plans to impose fiscal penalties related to dialysis treatment.
Guidelines Disconnect: Patients’ Voice Absent
Patient-centeredness should become a core component of clinical practice guidelines, according to Dr Kalantar-Zadeh.
Nephrology-Urology Teamwork Sensible
A number of patients referred to my faculty ambulatory clinic at the University of California Irvine have urologic disorders, including some who underwent partial or radical nephrectomy. Many patients do not comprehend the distinction between nephrologist and urologist, and refer to both as “kidney doctor.” I often educate these patients, explaining that a urologist is…
Enhanced Cystoscopy Improves the Care of Bladder Cancer Patients
The guidelines state that clinicians should offer blue light cystoscopy, if available, as an adjunct to traditional white light cystoscopy (WLC) to increase tumor detection and decrease recurrence.
New AUA Guidelines Promise Better Care
To avoid CKD, the guidelines now provide detailed review of the risk/benefit profile comparing partial to radical nephrectomy.
What Not to Eat After Nephrectomy
Both urologists and nephrologists provide follow-up and continuity of care to patients after cancer nephrectomy.
MRIs for Patients With Pacemakers
Data from MagnaSafe suggest that MRIs for patients with pacemakers/ICDs can be performed safely.
Nephrology in Crisis: Trainees in Short Supply
Efforts should be directed at making nephrology more appealing to recruit more trainees.
RCC Adjuvant Therapy: Calculating Value
Adjuvant treatments for RCC must be prioritized by physicians because ultimately value is determined by how medicine is practiced.
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