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HDCN News Archive -- Policy |
| A27 |
Webcam doctor visits take off in Hawaii |
| A22 |
Some evidence that Vytorin is, or maybe is not, associated with an increased cancer risk; FDA gets involved. |
| A22 |
Fresenius stays strong in tough economic times. |
| A21 |
DaVita establishes Florida hotline for dialysis patients to be used during hurricanes. |
| A20 |
79 million US adults have problems related to medical care induced debt. |
| A18 |
Wall Street Journal health blog debated ethics of organ donation, focusing on NKF opposition to the concept. |
| A18 |
Medicare finalizes its list of - no pay - preventable conditions in hospitalized patients. |
| A15 |
Infection control requirements from CDC incorporated into CMS conditions for coverage for dialysis units. MMWR, see p. 875. |
| A14 |
CMS issues draft interpretive guidelines for surveyors re new conditions for coverage; requests comments (pdf). |
| A08 |
FDA-mandated new labeling and medication guide for ESAs now activated. |
| A08 |
Dr. Stan Lindenfeld appointed as Chief Medical Officer of U.S. Renal Care |
| A07 |
Proposed legislation would protect physicians who volunteer to treat poor patients from medical liability. |
| A07 |
Some foreign-trained physicians working under the J-1 visa waiver program complain of abusive working conditions. |
| A07 |
U.K. National Health Service decides that 4 new drugs with some activity against kidney cancer are not cost-effective. |
| A05 |
Physician and nurse blogs not uncommonly intrude on patient privacy rights and have undeclared conflicts of interest. |
| A01 |
FDA forces new labeling changes for ESAs under new law. |
| J30 |
A year of quality-adjusted human life is worth 129,000 dollars? |
| J30 |
Incenter 3x/week nocturnal hemodialysis in the news. |
| J29 |
Difficult patient kicked out of local dialysis center forced to dialyze in local hospital emergency room. |
| J28 |
E-prescribers see Medicare bonus, but late adopters will face pay cut |
| J25 |
U.S. House approves delay of Medicare trigger measure. |
| J22 |
As travel costs rise, more meetings go virtual. |
| J22 |
The cold, cruel facts?: Disease prevention programs may not lower costs in the long run? |
| J21 |
Drug industry: No more free pens, pads, or mugs for docs. |
| J21 |
Singapore mulls legal kidney trading. |
| J16 |
Congress overrides Bush veto on Medicare bill that prevents physician payment cuts. |
| J15 |
GAO recommends prior authorization by Medicare of physican office-based diagnostic imaging tests. |
| J15 |
Bush to veto Medicare physician's pay patch bill today; Congress set to override. |
| J14 |
Nurses struggle with implications of new CMS policy re non-reimbursable adverse events. |
| J11 |
Dialysis patients in Scotland can access their lab results on-line. |
| J11 |
U.S. News issues its annual rankings of hospitals by specialty. |
| J11 |
White House threatens to veto bill rescinding physician Medicare payment cuts. Does the Senate have the votes to override? |
| J10 |
U.S. National Public Radio examines health care system in 5 European countries. |
| J09 |
Medicare bill that rescinds physician payment cuts passes in Senate with veto-proof majority. |
| J09 |
ESRD Network 14 (Texas) alert regarding contamination of at least one lot of Morton salt pellets by sodium ferrocyanide. |
| J09 |
Fresenius signs sublicensing agreement with Luitpold to use Venofer in United States patients. |
| J08 |
Transplant tourists running out of destinations. |
| J07 |
Medicare double delay: Senate fails to act and CMS holds physician claims. |
| J07 |
Fresenius Medical buys heparin-maker APP pharmaceuticals. |
| J03 |
Pfizer will no longer work directly with for-profit CME companies. |
| J03 |
CMS releases 2007 ESRD Clinical Performance Measures report (.pdf) |
| J01 |
Medicare proposes changes for dialysis reimbursement. |
| J01 |
More on the physician Medicare payment cut battle in the Congress. |
| J01 |
FDA may start focusing more on software reliability in medical devices. |
| J01 |
Bills pending in Congress would remove Supreme Court shield for medical device manufacturers. |
| J30 |
Doctors get temporary reprieve on Medicare cuts. |
| J30 |
AMA delegates oppose CMS no pay policy for "preventable" conditions that develop during hospital stay. |
| J28 |
Mortality rates similar at for-profit and not-for-profit dialysis chain patients; former use more EPO and IV iron. |
| J28 |
Senate fails to take up legislation that would delay Medicare physician fee cut. |
| J26 |
Allen Nissenson hired as Chief Medical Officer of DaVita |
| J25 |
House Medicare bill and the politics of competitive bidding for medical equipment |
| J25 |
House votes to block cut in physician Medicare fees. |
| J25 |
Impending Medicare reimbursement cuts may affect delivery of care |
| J24 |
Take your meds and have a chance at winning the lottery. |
| J24 |
House reps Dingell and Barton plan bill pushing nationwide adoption of electronic medical record systems. |
| J23 |
Some academic sites offering on-line second opinion services. |
| J23 |
Brouhaha over inclusion of Social Security numbers on Medicare ID cards: Would take 8 years to change? |
| J19 |
FDA cautions about increased mortality in elderly patients with dementia who had been treated with antipsychotic drugs |
| J19 |
Investigation of deaths at Lufkin dialysis center: How alleged criminal activity was uncovered. |
| J18 |
Computer generated warfarin dosing as effective as dosing by expert prescribers. |
| J16 |
Transportation fees impact some Canadian diaysis patients. |
| J16 |
Patients only rarely use online ratings to pick physicians. |
| J13 |
Senate Republicans block debate on Baucus bill, that would have delayed Medicare payment cuts. |
| J13 |
FDA and EMEA to consider biomarkers of renal injury in animal studies evaluating renal safety of new drugs. |
| J12 |
Baxter avian flu vaccine shows promise in early testing. |
| J12 |
FDA approves generic form of ramipril made by Lupin pharmaceuticals. |
| J11 |
CMS gives researchers access to parts of the Medicare prescription drug benefit database. |
| J11 |
Doctor of nursing practice degree - will this grant clinical privileges similar to that of an MD? |
| J10 |
Would the proposed Baucus bill threaten smaller dialysis providers? |
| J10 |
Baucus unveils Medicare payment reform legislation that would impact on ESRD reimbursement. |
| J09 |
Study suggests benefits of a short nap for night-shift healthcare workers. |
| J05 |
HHS releases comprehensive plan to speed nationwide adoption of health information technology. |
| J05 |
Is your health record already on-line on your health insurer's website? If so, how tightly is this protected? |
| J03 |
Senate Bill would delay Medicare payment cuts to physicians. |
| M27 |
Louisiana Senate passes bill that would shield disaster responders from civil liability lawsuits. |
| M23 |
Automated CPR machine helps save lives. |
| M21 |
CMS launches hospital comparison website. |
| M21 |
President Bush signs genetic anti-discrimination act (GINA) into law. |
| M20 |
NEJM: Palevsky-VA/NIH study shows that daily HD or more intense CRRT of no benefit in acute kidney injury |
| M20 |
Google health now accepting patient information. |
| M17 |
FDA convenes to examine impact of direct-to-consumer pharmaceutical, and now, medical device, advertising. |
| M16 |
Heparin-coated thoracic drainage catheters being recalled because of OSCS contamination. |
| M16 |
MMWR: CDC recommends herpes zoster vaccine for all persons over age 60. |
| M15 |
AFP Pharma raises price of heparin. Cost of a typical dialysis treatment will go up by a half-dollar. |
| M12 |
U.S. Health Secretary: Chinese heparin now should be safe. |
| M08 |
Dr. Marmot honored as recipient of Baxter-funded health services research prize for his work describing links between heart failure and socioeconomic status. |
| M07 |
New hospital superbug to worry about: Stenotrophomonas maltophilia |
| M05 |
ASN Renal Week abstract archives 2003-2006 now available on-line in .pdf format. |
| M05 |
National Physician Identifier number must be used on insurance claim forms to get paid after May 23rd. |
| M04 |
Give young persons 50,000 dollars to donate a kidney? Skeptics fear abuse and exploitation. |
| A29 |
Families, CEOs, to testify before Congress on tainted heparin. |
| A28 |
AAMC taskforce frowns on free pizzas for medical school lunch gatherings, and faculty participation in pharma speaker bureaus. |
| A28 |
Am J Med supplement (May, free full text) focuses on computer-assisted diagnosis and errors in diagnosis by physicians. |
| A25 |
Lancet Inf Dis: Five percent of health care workers have MRSA. |
| A22 |
CMS releases standards for e-prescribing of drugs. |
| A21 |
Massachusetts Senate unanimously passes a law banning all pharma gifts to doctors. |
| A17 |
NEJM sounding board article considers impact of patient controlled health records on medical research. |
| A16 |
Advanced practice nurses seek wider scope in 24 states. |
| A15 |
CMS adopts 26 new CPMs effective April 1, 2008 |
| A12 |
Admissions clerk at New York hospital charged with identity theft; sold data on 50,000 patients. |
| A12 |
Cited Arizona dialysis clinic institutes corrective measures. |
| A12 |
Fourteen physicians not involved in Britney Spears' case peeked at her records. |
| A11 |
Drug companies and device makers to voluntarily reveal CME grants to physicians. |
| A10 |
Fresenius in talks to buy Italian group Sorin's renal care business. |
| A03 |
New conditions for CMS coverage (.pdf file) |
| A03 |
CMS releases new conditions for coverage of ESRD care. |
| A02 |
DaVita CMO Charles McAllister, MD, to retire. |
| M13 |
CMS: Medicare will continue to pay for CT cardiac scans for coronary artery calcification detection. |
| M12 |
Planned U.S. events for World Kidney Day, March 13th. |
| M11 |
FDA releases briefing document for Oncologic Drug Advisory Committee on ESAs in cancer. |
| M10 |
Hepatitis cluster prompts Nevada-wide inspection of outpatient surgery units. |
| M07 |
Bill to encourage e-prescribing for Medicare-reimbursed encounters likely to pass this year. |
| M06 |
Kidney Community Emergency Response Coalition website |
| M06 |
Massachusetts Blues health plan concludes that EMRs for physician offices may not be cost-effective. |
| M05 |
Las Vegas endoscopy clinic responsible for spreading hepatitis C after reusing syringes, allegedly to cut costs. |
| M05 |
Supreme court votes 4 vs. 4 regarding pharma immunity from product liability for FDA-approved prescription drugs. |
| M01 |
Screening test for CKD (SCORED) developed by Cornell and UNC Chapel Hill outperforms NKF KEEP approach. |
| F28 |
Google. reveals plans for its health database. |
| F26 |
Dr. Jones of Kidney Care Partners issues response to CMS proposal to bundle ESRD payments. |
| F23 |
Are medical records stored by Google or Microsoft subject to HIPAA? |
| F21 |
Commonwealth Fund prepares report detailing extent of e-health activities across the U.S. |
| F21 |
Google partners with the Cleveland Clinic to store patient health records on-line. |
| F20 |
Fresenius reports Q4 and 2007 financial results. Revenues grow for both products and services. |
| F20 |
Full CMS report to Congress on proposed bundled ESRD payment system (.pdf) |
| F20 |
CMS reports to Congress on a fully bundled payment system for ESRD. |
| F19 |
Baxter rival APP steps in quicklyl to supply heparin to dialysis clinics. |
| F14 |
Three Cornell NY dialysis units show markedly lower mortality after adopting MIQS electronic medical record system (.pdf) |
| F13 |
UK's National Health Service approves pancreatic islet cell transplants for type 1 DM. |
| F11 |
New website gives comparative prices of various care packages available in Minnesota |
| F09 |
Death of waitress after acute asthmatic attack on entering workplace full of cigarette smoke. |
| J29 |
Study suggests that overbooking is a good solution to patient no shows for office practice. |
| J28 |
Problem of lifetime health insurance caps (1 or 2 million dollars) in the news, because they now are being exceeded. |
| J28 |
Vytorin lowers cholesterol, but does not impact on endpoints; House asks FDA to reconsidering hard vs. soft endpoints in proving drug value. |
| J28 |
Overzealous Canadian nuclear regulator gets fired for shutting down reactor producing isotopes needed for medical practice. |
| J28 |
Need a kidney? Don't become a politician, or you'll run afoul with ethics rules about accepting donations. |
| J28 |
Indiana legislature to consider bill affecting insurance company payment for out-of-plan dialysis services. |
| J24 |
U.S. News and World Report ranks best hospitals for kidney care. |
| J19 |
Study finds significant differences among hospital protocols to determine brain death. |
| J16 |
National Renal Alliance files lawsuit against Blue Cross of Georgia |
| J15 |
AAKP awards its Medal of Excellence for 2008 to nephrologist Dr. Todd Ing. |
| J14 |
Kidney Care Partners lobbying Congress to raise payments for dialysis. |
| J13 |
UK considers proposal to remove organs from patients after death without their explicit consent. |
| J04 |
DaVita and Phoenix-based Southwest Kidney Institute form broad partnership |
| J04 |
U.S doctors prescribe placebos on occasion - now this is in the news. |
| J02 |
Doctors express empathy in only 15% of visits where empathy would be expected. |
| J02 |
Labeling on adrenaline vials in terms of concentration are confusing, lead to errors. |
| D28 |
Widow sues Air France, claiming that bumping led to death of her husband, who was on dialysis. |
| D18 |
California House passes bill that would cover 70% of uninsured. |
| D15 |
U.S. dialysis center revenue grows by 11%, in 2006 vs. 2005, from 11.63 to 12.95 billion dollars per year. |
| D15 |
Dialysis patient dies after being denied boarding on flight from Paris to San Francisco due to overbooking. |
| D14 |
Medical transport driver named in lawsuit in dialysis patient death due to fall from wheelchair. |
| D12 |
New NIDDK director Rogers shares vision for kidney research. |
| D11 |
MedPac debate pay changes for doctors, dialysis, home health care. |
| D05 |
Dennis Quaid sues Baxter over label similarities between low- and high-dose heparin vials. |
| N29 |
CMS publishes final Medicare physician fee schedule changes for 2008. |
| N29 |
Fresenius Medical Care acquires Renal Solutions for up to 190 million dollars. |
| N26 |
CMS asks for feedback on its (non)payment policy on hospital-acquired conditions. |
| N26 |
Illinois judge voids legislative cap on medical liability awards for pain and suffering. |
| N16 |
CMS pushing e-prescribing for Medicare beneficiaries. |
| N15 |
FDA approves Roche ESA anemia drug Mircera |
| N12 |
Baxter receives 510k clearance for FDA to test a silver-coated IV line luer-lock connector. |
| N08 |
Link to new FDA boxed labels for ESAs. Their target Hb range is 10-12 g/dL. |
| N08 |
FDA modified boxed warnings, indications, for ESA drugs. |
| N07 |
Survival doubles with adoption of new AHA resuscitation guidelines. |
| N01 |
Legislation introduced in the House to fight spread of drug-resistant bacteria. |
| O31 |
Fresenius Medical 3rd quarter profits up 30% |
| O31 |
AAKP helps defeat legislation to extend period of Medicare Secondary Payer coverage for ESRD |
| O26 |
Legislation aims to require disclosure of implantable medical device prices paid by hospitals. |
| O25 |
AAMI to issue TIR34 - a new guidance document for water quality for reprocessed devices. |
| O23 |
AJKD article, editorial, question relevance of Dialysis Compare quality measurements. |
| O19 |
Baxter reports strong 3rd quarter sales and earnings |
| O19 |
For cancer patients, Aetna will no longer reimburse for epogen unless Hb falls below 10 unless patient is symptomatic. |
| O17 |
MRSA-infected high school student dies. Twenty-one schools closed for cleaning. |
| O10 |
FDA seeks nominations for new foundation to focus on unmet needs in innovation. |
| O10 |
National Provider Identifier must be on Medicare claims as of Jan 1, 2008. |
| O04 |
Battle erupts over Medicare coverage of dialysis |
| S25 |
Benefits of influenza vaccination in older adults questioned. |
| S18 |
New CMS rules changes constraints on dialysis unit medical director salaries. |
| S18 |
Representative Pete Stark writes about Epogen reimbursement policy on his blog. |
| S18 |
Medicare starting to reject claims with NPI number discrepancies. |
| S17 |
Brits will be mandating that doctors wear short-sleeved shirts/coats only, to help reduce spread of infection. |
| S12 |
FDA advisory panel rejects idea of setting 11 g/dL as the upper limit of target Hb with ESAs. |
| S11 |
FDA advisory panel meeting today in the news |
| S03 |
Sheet Metal Workers health plan sues DaVita, Amgen, and Fresenius in a civil action claiming overuse of EPO. |
| A31 |
RPA letter to CMS regarding lack of an increase in work value units for dialysis. |
| A27 |
Economic issues relating to EPO usage - 5 full text articles from AJKD, September, 2007 |
| A22 |
59% of DaVita patients have fistulas (52% national average), and 4 have their fistula for 35 years. |
| A17 |
Patients who develop kidney failure after use of phosphate-based laxatives initiate lawsuits. |
| A09 |
2006 ESRD CPM (Clinical Performance Measures) report now available on CMS website. |
| A07 |
ASN: August issue of Renal Policy Express |
| J25 |
Genzyme doing well - raises 2007 outlook |
| J20 |
CMS: Line item billing requirement for ESAs in program manual update. |
| J19 |
FDA meeting planned in September to scrutinize ESA use in ESRD patients. |
| J19 |
Kidney patients more likely to reach - doughnut hole gap - in Medicare Part D coverage. |
| J18 |
Dutch organ donor numbers soar after - win a kidney - show hoax |
| J18 |
Renal Care Group faces lawsuit for false medical care billing. |
| J16 |
Older, cheaper pills just fine to treat diabetes. |
| J14 |
Robot telerounds reduce length of stay after bariatric surgery. |
| J09 |
MMWR: Prevention and Control of Influenza: 2007 update |
| J07 |
Waging war on C. difficile - the deadliest superbug. |
| J06 |
Medical tourism a growing industry. |
| J29 |
Fresenius presents new award for excellence in nephrology nursing. |
| J29 |
New ideas re ESRD funding presented at House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee hearing. |
| J28 |
Robot fleet for high-tech hospital. |
| J22 |
Hospital Compare website link - see where your hospital ranks on the list. |
| J22 |
Federal government gets back into rating hospitals - this time lists those where patients most likely to die after heart surgery. |
| J20 |
For profit dialysis center proposal in state of New York draws opposition |
| J05 |
NxStage announces agreement to acquire Medisystems |
| M23 |
Medicare issues proposed coverage decision to limit payment for ESAs in patients with cancer. |
| M23 |
FDA orders black box warnings for gadolinium-based MRI contrast agents regarding NSF. |
| M21 |
VA rolls out MRSA control strategy to all of it medical centers |
| M11 |
Report on FDA panel meeting looking into safety of ESA drugs in cancer treatment. |
| M07 |
Bridgepoint to buy Gambro Healthcare. |
| M03 |
NEJM: Drug risks and free speech - can Congress ban direct-to-consumer ads? |
| M02 |
Early start? How about very late start in patients over 70 with very low protein diet? |
| A20 |
Baxter doing well, 1st quarter profits up. |
| A20 |
Congressman Stark favoring new ESA reimbursement policy in letter to colleagues. |
| A20 |
Wall Street Journal video interview with Fresenius CEO Ben Lipps about ESAs. |
| A19 |
Fewer heart patients need antibiotics prior to dental procedures. |
| A18 |
Wallenberg family may sell Gambro Health Care. |
| A18 |
JAMA: EPO utilization higher in certain for-profit dialysis chains. |
| A12 |
NKF releases preliminary anemia guideline update |
| M20 |
Medicare contractors owe huge amount of taxes, GAO says. |
| M20 |
Lawsuit forces state of Arizona to pay for dialysis for legal and illegal immigrants. |
| M16 |
Medicare to review payment policies for ESAs in view of FDA black box warning |
| M16 |
Debate about proposed new rules for organ allocation in the news. |
| M13 |
Copper in doorhandles and hospital fixtures may fight MRSA |
| M09 |
Fresenius gets license to use HITS medical software for its nephrology patients |
| M09 |
FDA to require black box warnings on ESAs regarding complications associated with higher Hbs. |
| M08 |
UK National Health Service launches tool to help prevent infections in dialysis units. |
| M02 |
FDA warns about potential impact of change in calendar onset of daylight savings time on medical devices. |
| M02 |
ASN Renal Policy Express. February, 2007. |
| M01 |
Medicare financing for dialysis vs. transplant in the news: One patient's story |
| F27 |
BBC documentary highlights dangers to hospital and dialysis staff from violence-prone patients |
| F20 |
Sick teens in crisis: Organ transplant patients may die when insurance for medicine runs out. |
| F14 |
Robot-assisted telemedicine rounds growing in popularity |
| F08 |
Stricter standards for dialysis workers proposed by Georgia State Senate. |
| F06 |
Allied against kidney disease on World Kidney Day |
| F04 |
Annual Dialysis Conference 2007 abstracts (Denver, Feb 18-20, 2007) |
| F04 |
International Center / Website for nephrogenic fibrosing dermopathy. |
| F04 |
Limit Hb to 12 g/dL in dialysis patients? Not so fast! (New study from Europe suggest that 13-15 g/dL may be OK if not better) |
| F02 |
National Renal Alliance expands into Indiana |
| F02 |
The politics and cost issues relating to EPO in the news |
| F01 |
Biotrends report of Dec 2006 survey on use of ESAs and phosphate binders. |
| J30 |
DaVita says that government has closed the investigation into its business practices. |
| J28 |
New necrotizing toxin identified in dangerous, community acquired strain of multidrug-resistant Staph. aureus |
| J16 |
Doctor's sloppy handwriting alleged to kill 7,000 people annually. |
| J15 |
House passes Medicare drug bill. |
| J09 |
Fresenius buys 51% stake in major dialysis service provider in Taiwan. |
| J08 |
California considers widespread changes in its healthcare delivery system |
| J03 |
Renal Advantage completes acquisition of Renalab. |
| D28 |
NY Times article questions whether blocking for-profit dialysis chains in New York is a good idea. |
| D27 |
FDA: Dr. Kessler to Chair Global Task Force for Harmonization of Medical Device Practices |
| D21 |
President Bush signs bill that stops reimbursement rate reduction for docs and that ups dialysis payment amount by 1.6%. |
| D21 |
Patient sent home from ER complaining of bleeding from access site dies; family files and wins lawsuit. |
| D19 |
Last minute Medicare pay package freezes rates, postpones 5% pay cut. |
| D14 |
AJKD: Some chains adjust EPO doses more diligently than others when Hb values are high. |
| D13 |
Budget increase for VA health care unlikely for 2007. |
| D13 |
Kidney Care Partners applauds U.S. Congress legislation incorporating inflation adjustment for dialysis services. |
| D12 |
FDA campaigns against use of quinine for conditions other than malaria; cautions against use of quinine for leg cramps. |
| D12 |
CMS policy update: Implementation of changes in ESRD payment for calendar year 2007. |
| D11 |
FDA proposes rules overhaul to expand access to experimental drugs. |
| D11 |
Congress votes to increases the dialysate composite rate by 1.6%. |
| D10 |
Three cases of vCJD (mad cow) disease transmitted by blood transfusion in the UK. |
| D06 |
GAO report on bundling Medicare's payment for drugs with all ESRD services (pdf). |
| D04 |
NIH researcher who received money from pharma and failed to disclose it facing criminal chargers. |
| N30 |
MRSA infection becomes the basis for malpractice suits against hospitals in Britain. |
| N30 |
House Ways and Means committee schedules hearing (viewable on the internet) on anemia drug safety for December 6th. |
| N26 |
HDCN: Search index updated for audiofiles, slide/audio talks, articles, and abstracts |
| N22 |
Tail coverage a problem for docs wanting to move to another state, |
| N10 |
ASN Renal Policy Express; November, 2006. |
| N09 |
US FDA will be strenghtening its postmarket program to monitor medical device safety. |
| N01 |
Flat computer keyboard could reduce risk of MRSA spread in hospitals |
| O30 |
CMS to fine tune its policy on covering costs of procedures performed in the course of clinical trials |
| O30 |
Pharma supported patient education sites under the microscope. |
| O24 |
CMS proposes limits on billing for diagnostic tests orders through self-referral. |
| S29 |
Utah offers Fresenius tax rebates to expand its operations in state. |
| S29 |
US OIG (Office of the Inspector General) upcoming audits to focus on EPO (p. 26, PDF) |
| S27 |
U.S. House and Senate pass bill allowing purchase of drugs from Canada |
| S14 |
Multidrug-resistant TB spreading in South Africa. |
| S11 |
Canadian home dialysis patients seek rebate for water, electricity costs. |
| S03 |
Medicare chief McClellan is resigning. |
| A31 |
Security, privacy risk from information retrievable from discarded cell phones |
| A28 |
DaVita amends supply agreement with Gambro because of import ban. |
| A10 |
CMS proposes payment changes for docs and drug add-on adjustment for dialysis centers in 2007. |
| A10 |
Record fine expected against Kaiser Permanente for transplant debacle. |
| A05 |
Rapist jailed for attacks on dialysis unit staff |
| J31 |
Primary care doctors failing to diagnose and refer chronic kidney disease |
| J15 |
NEJM: Transmission of tuberculosis from health care workers. |
| J15 |
Does the electronic medical record threaten patient confidentiality? |
| J11 |
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