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Journal Article Offers Advice to Improve Quality of Life in Aging Adults - Physical Therapy Products PDF Print
Physical Therapy Products
An article published online ahead of print in the Journal of Nephrology examines the rehabilitative programs that most benefit older adults as they face functional limitation and residual abilities. Led by D. Intiso, MD, from the rehabilitation

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US telemedicine efforts lacking - FierceHealthIT PDF Print

Patient outcomes would improve--and at a much lower cost--if only the United States would embrace telemedicine, says Vijay Govindarajan, Professor of International Business at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College.

Govindarajan, writing in a recent Harvard Business Review blog post, points to a recent study of telemedicine at Lazarus Hospital in India that adopted telemedicine to treat patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD). For their rural patients, the hospital opted to use peritoneal dialysis (PD), which is performed in patients' homes, rather than the more expensive hemodialysis (HD), which is provided at the hospital and which requires the patients to travel for treatment.

Using telemedicine tools such as cameras, remote monitoring and online reporting, the PD patients had better survival rates than their urban counterparts. The hospital also cut the costs of treatment 90 percent, from $170,000 to about $12,000 per patient. 

Govindarajan recommended that U.S. providers use PD with remote telemonitoring as it is less cumbersome, less expensive and improves quality of life. But he noted that more than 90 percent of patients receive HD despite the higher cost and inefficiency, and blamed it on the American approach to healthcare. 

The blame, he says, is on the American approach to care: physicians get better reimbursement for HD than PD, for example. 

It has been established that the cost of healthcare in the United States is lower than in other countries, in large part due to the reimbursement structure, which shapes decision-making. That may be one reason why telemedicine, which can keep costs down, but is largely not reimbursable in the United States, is arguably making better headway in other countries.    

To learn more:
- read the blog post
- access the Indian study
- learn more about medical tourism
- check out this British study

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Study: Telehealth cuts patient deaths by 45%
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Affymax (AFFY) Continues Higher on OMONTYS Approval - StreetInsider.com (subscription) (blog) PDF Print
Affymax, Inc. (Nasdaq: AFFY) is showing continued strength Tuesday, following OMONTYS news issued earlier

According to a release Tuesday morning, Affymax and Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited, announced that OMONTYS (peginesatide) Injection is now available only for use in treating anemia due to chronic kidney disease (CKD) in adult patients on dialysis.

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Medical clinic reopens after Irene flood damage - somervilletoday PDF Print

The Renal Center of Somerville has reopened in the Medical Arts building on Rt. 206.

Renal Ventures Management LLC, a leading provider of dialysis services for patients suffering from chronic kidney failure, announced today that it has reopened its state-of-the-art outpatient dialysis facility located in Somerville, N.J. The Renal Center of Somerville LLC, which was damaged due to flooding from Hurricane Irene in August 2011, officially began treating patients on March 30, 2012.

“With the help of a dedicated construction team and cooperation from local government officials, the $1 million renovation was completed in just six months for a project that would typically take nearly a year,” said Karen Marcus, Divisional Director of Operations East. The renovation cost approximately $1 million.

“The re-opening of the Somerville clinic is a momentous occasion for our community. The new clinic represents the pinnacle of renal care in a warm and inviting environment; it is something we are truly proud of. We look forward to welcoming back our patients,” said Dr. Eric Manning, Joint Venture Partner and Medical Director.

Renal Ventures Management said over 45 patients have resumed their weekly dialysis treatments. That represents an increase from the number of patients receiving treatment at the clinic prior to the storm. The company credits the strong show of patient support to its qualified staff and history of quality care.

“Undergoing dialysis is a life-long commitment for me to maintain my health and well-being,” said Joanne Servino, Renal Center of Somerville LLC patient since 2009. “It can also be physically and emotionally challenging. The people at the Somerville clinic have always eased the burden of dialysis by taking the time to get to know me as a person and not just treating me as another patient. I look forward to getting back to the familiar and friendly faces.”

Renal Ventures Management operates 10 outpatient dialysis facilities in New Jersey. The company has developed a reputation as a first choice provider of dialysis services in the area as a result of its industry leading clinical care outcomes and proactive collaboration with its hospital and physician partners.

The Renal Center of Somerville LLC provides in-center hemodialysis and home peritoneal dialysis services to its patients. Currently, the facility operates Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. To schedule an appointment or facility tour, contact Digna Gutierrez, the facility’s clinic coordinator, at 908-450-0396.

Source: The Renal Center of Somerville

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Weaving Tissue-Engineered Blood Vessels Together May Make Them Less Costly to ... - Medgadget.com PDF Print
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Their company, Cytograft Tissue Engineering Inc. (Novato, CA), announced in June of last year that it had succeeded in implanting lab-grown blood vessels made from skin cells from donors into three dialysis patients. At present, the company has ...
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