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Being on dialysis means your body may need extra protein and sometimes more calories to stay strong. But it can be tough to eat well…

Kidney Diet Tips

September 23rd, 2024· By Jackie Termont, RD

Spice Things Up with the New Bold Flavors Cookbook

Following a kidney diet can be challenging, especially when it feels like you are giving up the foods you love. That’s why DaVita dietitians created…

Kidney Diet Tips

August 26th, 2024· By Christa Lenz, RDN

Weight Loss for Transplant (Part 2)

What happens when lifestyle changes like diet and exercise do not lead to significant weight loss? This approach was discussed in our previous “Weight Loss…

Kidney Diet Tips

July 30th, 2024· By Christa Lenz, RDN

Weight Loss for Transplant

As you may know, people living with end stage kidney disease (ESKD) rely on dialysis treatments to live. However, dialysis is just one treatment option….

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January 14th, 2021· By Managing Editor

Study: Use of Predictive Analytics to Inform Integrated Care Programs to Reduce Hospitalizations among Hemodialysis Patients

Integrated care for dialysis patients could benefit from identification of those who are at high risk for poor outcomes in order to efficiently deploy clinical…

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January 7th, 2021· By Managing Editor

Study: Blood Pressure Telemonitoring in a Large US Peritoneal Dialysis (PD) Population

Home remote monitoring (HRM) is a telehealth strategy that utilizes cellular technology to transmit patients’ biometric data collected at home to the electronic health record…

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December 30th, 2020· By Managing Editor

DMI Podcasts: 2020 Year in Review

While the kidney community and the world at large faced the COVID-19 pandemic, DaVita Medical Insights (DMI) continued to publish a number of informative podcasts,…

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Kidney Diet Tips

October 4th, 2024 · By Natalie Sexton, MS, RDN, CSR, LD

Benefits of Oral Nutrition Supplements (ONS)

Being on dialysis means your body may need extra protein and sometimes more calories to stay strong. But it can be tough to eat well…

Kidney Diet Tips

September 23rd, 2024 · By Jackie Termont, RD

Spice Things Up with the New Bold Flavors Cookbook

Following a kidney diet can be challenging, especially when it feels like you are giving up the foods you love. That’s why DaVita dietitians created…

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February 11th, 2021 · By Managing Editor

Study: Strategies to Prevent Infection-Related Losses in US Peritoneal Dialysis Programs by More Actionable Predictive Data Reporting

Peritoneal dialysis (PD)–associated peritonitis (PTN) accounts for a significant percentage of patients who transition to hemodialysis due to infection-related technique failure. Data reporting to individual…

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January 14th, 2021 · By Managing Editor

Study: Use of Predictive Analytics to Inform Integrated Care Programs to Reduce Hospitalizations among Hemodialysis Patients

Integrated care for dialysis patients could benefit from identification of those who are at high risk for poor outcomes in order to efficiently deploy clinical…

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July 9th, 2010 · By Sara Colman, RDN, CDCES

Best cereal choices for the kidney diet

Today I received a question about the best cereals for a person in stage 3 chronic kidney disease (CKD) to eat. Instead of sending my…

Kidney Diet Tips

June 24th, 2014 · By Sara Colman, RDN, CDCES

Hemodialysis and fluid intake: How much to drink?

People on in-center hemodialysis usually have dialysis treatments three times a week. The amount of fluid they can have is limited since the kidneys lose…

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March 21st, 2017 · By Andrea Curtis, LCSW

Recognizing Social Workers on World Social Work Day

Dialysis patients and their families are often unaware of the breadth of support and resources available to them. These include transportation options, support groups, educational…

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February 23rd, 2017 · By Robert Provenzano, MD, FACP, FASN

Acute Kidney Injury Patients Now Receiving Dialysis in an Outpatient Setting

This January, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) gave dialysis centers the ability to provide dialysis services to acute kidney injury (AKI) patients….