May 18,2020
Below are links for information on COVID-19. If you have questions and your facility is owned or managed by DCI, DaVita, or FMC, please reach out to your corporate clinical contact for guidance.
CDC Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Dialysis Information
CDC
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May 7,2020
Click here for a Health Alert message that provides Mississippi Department of Health guidance for the discontinuation of isolation and transmission-based precautions around COVID-19 patients. MSDH recommends a time and symptom-based strategy rather t
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April 22,2020
Following a global increase in malicious cyber activity exploiting fear derived from the COVID-19 pandemic, the FBI was notified of targeted email phishing attempts against US-based medical providers. The alert is classified as Traffic Light Protocol (TLP
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March 31,2020
Click here to view the ESRD-specific fact sheet.
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March 30,2020
Today, at President Trump’s direction, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today is issuing an unprecedented array of temporary regulatory waivers and new rules to equip the American healthcare system with maximum flexibility to respo
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March 25,2020
AST Transplantation Webinar
A number of transplant organizations from around the world partnered to develop this educational webinar for the organ donation and transplantation communities, the goal of which was to share experiences to date and respond to
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March 24,2020
On March 22, CMS announced it is granting exceptions from reporting requirements and extensions for clinicians and providers participating in Medicare quality reporting programs with respect to upcoming measure reporting and data submission for those prog
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March 23,2020
CMS has broadened access to Medicare telehealth services so that beneficiaries can receive a wider range of services from their doctors without having to travel to a healthcare facility. CMS is expanding this benefit on a temporary and emergency basis und
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February 18,2020
The FDA has identified this as a Class I recall, the most serious type of recall. Use of these devices may cause serious injuries or death.
Recalled Product
MiniMed 600 Series Insulin Pumps
Model 630G (MMT-1715) - all lots before October 2019
Model 670G
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August 22,2019
Patients with renal disease are medically complex. Between dialysis treatments, transplant work-ups, access appointments, frequent lab draws, extended care facilities, and managing comorbid conditions—there are many opportunities to miss out on the vita
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April 3,2019
Please join CMS and the National Kidney Foundation on May 22,2019 at 3:00EST for a presentation on Population Health Strategies for Kidney Disease Risk Reduction.
INTENDED AUDIENCE
Nephrologists, dialysis facility medical directors and renal care provid
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