New technique for reducing postoperative pain in children Children who have had major urological procedures benefited postoperatively from locally infused anesthetics delivered using the ON-Q pain … [Read more...]
Weekly Nephrology/Health IT News Roundup: December 13, 2013
CMS extends deadline for EHR Stage 2 meaningful use requirements The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has extended the deadline for health care providers to meet Stage 2 meaningful use … [Read more...]
Weekly Nephrology/Health IT News Roundup: December 6, 2013
CMS responds to queries about new measures in ESRD QIP rule While there were very few changes from the proposed rule to the final rule of the 2014 edition of the End Stage Renal Disease Quality … [Read more...]
Weekly Nephrology/Health IT News Roundup: November 29, 2013
Minimally invasive surgical techniques increasing for pediatric kidney patients More children, like adults, are undergoing minimally invasive surgery for diseased kidneys, with most of the procedures … [Read more...]
Weekly Nephrology/Health IT News Roundup: November 21, 2013
Chelation therapy reduces cardiovascular events for older patients with diabetes Chelation treatments reduced cardiovascular events, such as heart attacks, and death, in patients with diabetes but … [Read more...]
Weekly Nephrology/Health IT News Roundup: November 15, 2013
FDA requests label change to antiseptics after outbreaks The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it is requesting that manufacturers package antiseptics indicated for preoperative or preinjection … [Read more...]
Weekly Nephrology/Health IT News Roundup: November 8, 2013
Consuming more vegetable protein may help kidney disease patients live longer Increased consumption of vegetable protein was linked with prolonged survival among kidney disease patients in a new a … [Read more...]
Weekly Nephrology/Health IT News Roundup: November 1, 2013
GAO report looks at characteristics of health care providers awarded EHR incentive payments from 2011–2012 More than 52% of eligible nephrology professionals were awarded an electronic health record … [Read more...]
