Abstract:
:Medicare pays 80% of the cost of dialysis treatment and associated medications. Congress directed the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to develop both a process of regular and more or less "automatic" updates of composite rate setting and "bundling" as much of the laboratory and ancillary medications as possible into the composite rate. In response to this mandate, CMS revised the wage indexing process, added an annual update, and removed the limits on the wage index range. CMS has moved the "margin" from medication acquisition and administration to an annually revised "drug add-on" to the composite rate and fixed reimbursement of separately billed medication (ancillary) to the average sales price +6%. CMS is funding a demonstration project on near 100% bundling to be completed by 2008 that will include metrics for automatically increasing the base composite rate.
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Blood Purifjournal_title
Blood purificationauthors
DeOreo PBdoi
10.1159/000096390subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2007-01-01 00:00:00pages
7-11issue
1eissn
0253-5068issn
1421-9735pii
000096390journal_volume
25pub_type
杂志文章abstract:BACKGROUND:Bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) is a promising technique to evaluate dry weight. We compared the dry weight calculated by the three BIA equations Carlo Basile (CB) , Yanna Dou (YD) and the body composition spectroscopy (BCS) with clinical evaluation in maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients. METHODS...
journal_title:Blood purification
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
doi:10.1159/000362109
更新日期:2014-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::On-line hemodiafiltration (ol-HDF) may improve clinical outcome in ESRD. The supposed mechanism is the improved clearance of uremic toxins by convective transport which is added to the diffusion transport. However, recent marked improvement in the performance of dialyzers has allowed higher removal rate of middle to l...
journal_title:Blood purification
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1159/000346217
更新日期:2013-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Immune deficiency is one of the numerous consequences of chronic renal failure. We can hypothesize that an abnormal natural killer (NK) cell response is present in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). To characterize the immune defect in ESRD patients, we performed a NK cell subset analysis in 66 patients wit...
journal_title:Blood purification
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1159/000350839
更新日期:2013-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Citrate anticoagulation offers several advantages in comparison to conventional anticoagulation. Most algorithms for regional citrate-calcium anticoagulation are based on citrate and calcium chloride infusion coupled in a fixed proportion to the blood flow without considering the hematocrit (Hct)/plasma flow...
journal_title:Blood purification
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1159/000332394
更新日期:2012-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::A group of patients with severe anemia on standard hemodialysis were transferred to polyacrylnitrile hemodiafiltration (HDF), which was arranged in order to obtain an ultrafiltration rate (UF) higher than 100 ml/min. During HDF, despite a significant reduction of the dialysis time, all patients had a significant decre...
journal_title:Blood purification
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1159/000169591
更新日期:1989-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:The mortality rate of peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients is still high and controversies persist regarding the mortality predictor. This study was designed to identify the predictability of the extracellular water/intracellular water ratio (E/I) on mortality in PD patients. METHODS:227 incident PD patients w...
journal_title:Blood purification
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1159/000101699
更新日期:2007-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Reprocessing of used dialyzers with chemical disinfectants is practiced commonly in the United States and in some areas of Western Europe. Concern over residual toxic or allergenic agents has encouraged the search for other practical methods to disinfect or sterilize used hemodialyzers. The use of moist heat has been ...
journal_title:Blood purification
pub_type:
doi:10.1159/000170132
更新日期:1993-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND/AIMS:To determine adsorption and transmembrane clearances (CLTM) of rezafungin, a novel long-acting echinocandin, in continuous venovenous hemofiltration (CVVH). METHODS:A validated ex vivo bovine blood CVVH model using polysulfone and AN69 hemodiafilters was used to evaluate urea and rezafungin CLTM at 3 d...
journal_title:Blood purification
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1159/000489212
更新日期:2018-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND/AIMS:There is a clear association between one allele of the interleukin-1 receptor-antagonist gene (IL-1RN) and inflammatory diseases in which IL-1 is implicated. We evaluated patient survival and technique survival of peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients, while analyzing independent risk factors, in a PD progr...
journal_title:Blood purification
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
doi:10.1159/000088988
更新日期:2005-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND AND AIM:Elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and/or lipoprotein(a) are established risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD). Management of hypercholesterolemia consists of drug therapies, including statins and proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 inhibitors. In patients with familial hy...
journal_title:Blood purification
pub_type: 杂志文章,meta分析,评审
doi:10.1159/000497447
更新日期:2019-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:INTRODUCTION:Plastic cannulas have been used to cannulate arteriovenous fistulas (AVFs) for hemodialysis (HD) in Japan for many years. However, the effect of early cannulation with plastic cannulas on AVF patency is not known. OBJECTIVE:We analyzed the relationship between first cannulation time (FCT) and patency rate...
journal_title:Blood purification
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1159/000503678
更新日期:2020-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::A review is given of the conditions associated with peritoneal membrane failure, and the possible causes. Ultrafiltration failure is the most important manifestation. It is mostly associated with high transport rates of low molecular weight solutes suggesting the presence of a large vascular surface area. Enlargement ...
journal_title:Blood purification
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1159/000065202
更新日期:2002-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Optimal iron level in hemodialysis patients remains a subject of debate. The reticulocyte hemoglobin content (CHr) is believed to reflect the concentration of iron required in the most recent hematopoiesis in the bone marrow. CHr is not influenced by any factors that measure direct hemoglobin (Hb) of reticulocytes and...
journal_title:Blood purification
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1159/000496641
更新日期:2019-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Abnormalities in fluid status in hemodialysis (HD) patients are highly prevalent and are related to adverse outcomes. SUMMARY:The inherent discontinuity of the HD procedure in combination with an often compromised cardiovascular response is a major contributor to this phenomenon. In addition, systemic infla...
journal_title:Blood purification
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1159/000494583
更新日期:2019-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND/AIMS:We derived a novel equation for calculating weekly urea standard Kt/V (stdKt/V) during hemodialysis (HD) based on urea mass removed, comparable to the approach during peritoneal dialysis. METHODS:Theoretical consideration of urea mass balance during HD led to the following equation for stdKt/V, namely,...
journal_title:Blood purification
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1159/000493178
更新日期:2019-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND/AIMS:Anticoagulation in hemodialysis (HD) patients at high risk of bleeding remains an intractable problem. Simulating endothelial cells by releasing anticoagulant on the membrane may be a promising alternative. METHODS:We modified a polyacrylonitrile (PAN) dialyzer by loading argatroban into its membrane a...
journal_title:Blood purification
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1159/000336094
更新日期:2012-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Dialysis patients have higher cardiovascular events rate than patients with normal renal function. Hyperhomocysteinemia, a risk factor for cardiovascular disease, is frequently detected in dialysis patients. Vitamin B supplementation lowers hyperhomocysteinemia, but it is unknown whether it reduces cardiovas...
journal_title:Blood purification
pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.1159/000093680
更新日期:2006-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Along with the numerous technological improvements in molecular biology, polymerase chain reaction, which permits analysis of sequences of a very small amount of biological material, enables evaluation of hemodialysis-induced gene transcription of inflammatory cytokines. Blood samples drawn from 22 hemodialysis patien...
journal_title:Blood purification
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1159/000014310
更新日期:1998-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:The number of patients receiving renal replacement therapy (RRT) increases annually and worldwide. Differences in the RRT incidence, prevalence, and modality vary between regions and countries for reasons yet to be clarified. AIMS:Gain a better understanding of the association between hemodialysis (HD)-rela...
journal_title:Blood purification
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1159/000368980
更新日期:2015-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Continuous arteriovenous hemofiltration requires continuous anticoagulation to prevent early hemofilter clotting. We used heparin given continuously in the arterial line of the extracorporeal circuit as anticoagulant in children with initially normal coagulation status, and heparin and/or prostacyclin in high-risk ble...
journal_title:Blood purification
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1159/000169489
更新日期:1988-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Effective dialysis therapy is now understood to encompass both small and large solute removal, using approaches that minimize intradialytic symptoms and maximize patient safety. Achieving the goal of providing effective dialysis for an expanding population of patients with increasingly complex medical problems at a ti...
journal_title:Blood purification
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1159/000167001
更新日期:2009-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::We have investigated the effect of the direction of the dialysate flow during continuous arteriovenous haemodialysis. Under similar conditions countercurrent flow was more efficient than concurrent flow in terms of both urea clearance (mean +/- SEM), 23.5 +/- 0.5 compared to 18.4 +/- 0.4 ml/min (p less than 0.001) and...
journal_title:Blood purification
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1159/000169987
更新日期:1990-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Hyporesponsiveness to erythropoietin stimulating agents (ESAs) is a condition associated with increased mortality. Even after identifying the condition, the causes are difficult to treat and only partially reversible in end-stage renal disease patients. Thus, the role of more recent hemodialysis (HD) techniques in imp...
journal_title:Blood purification
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1159/000485314
更新日期:2018-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:AIMS:This study was aimed at comparing the incidence of arterial hypertension and blood pressure (BP) variance in hospital and out-of-hospital hemodialysis (HD) patients during HD sessions. METHODS:A cross-sectional study was conducted for 1 week at all the HD centers in Dalmatia, Croatia. The pre-, intra-, and post-d...
journal_title:Blood purification
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1159/000474931
更新日期:2017-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Hemodiafiltration (HDF) is effective in delaying the surgical need for carpal tunnel syndrome in chronic hemodialysis patients, however, predialysis beta(2)-microglobulin levels were not reduced in most short-term studies. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of long-term and differing frequencies ...
journal_title:Blood purification
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.1159/000046958
更新日期:2001-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::The administration of intravenous fluids is perhaps the most common treatment given in the intensive care unit. According to biologic rationale, ongoing fluid losses should be replaced to maintain fluid homeostasis and relative or absolute deficiencies in circulating blood volume should be prevented or rapidly correct...
journal_title:Blood purification
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1159/000047015
更新日期:2002-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND/AIMS:Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a common clinical presentation of dialysis-related amyloidosis. It was determined whether β(2)-microglobulin (β2M) and advanced glycation end products in serum are predictors of CTS in dialysis patients. METHODS:A total of 385 hemodialysis patients were screened for CTS....
journal_title:Blood purification
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1159/000338923
更新日期:2012-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:We estimated the flow of endotoxins (ET) from dialysates into the blood of patients on hemodialysis (HD) using limulus amebocyte lysate (LAL) assays and endotoxin activity (EA) determined by neutrophil respiratory burst activity. METHODS:A cross-sectional study compared groups given ultrapure bicarbonate (n...
journal_title:Blood purification
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1159/000322622
更新日期:2011-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Numerous experimental and clinical studies suggest that uric acid might have pathobiologic implications in the development and progression of hypertension, kidney disease, and coronary heart disease, among others, resulting in renewed interest in uric acid as a potential pathogenic mediator in these clinical condition...
journal_title:Blood purification
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1159/000360520
更新日期:2014-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::For human beings trace elements are essential nutrients with a gamut of functions. They are for instance indispensable components of many enzymes, so they have some regulatory functions and they may affect immune reactions and free radical generation. Altered blood levels of different trace elements have been describe...
journal_title:Blood purification
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1159/000014394
更新日期:1999-01-01 00:00:00