81. End Stage Renal Disease End Stage renal disease. However, if you lose 85 to 90 percent of your kidney function, you enter what is called end stage renal disease (ESRD). http://www.stayinginshape.com/3osfcorp/libv/i44.shtml

HEART CANCER WOMEN MEN ... SEARCH ALL TOPICS End Stage Renal Disease Your kidneys are crucial to your health. They filter out waste products from your blood, remove excess fluids and help balance certain chemicals in your body. (Read about " Kidney Disease ") When they are damaged by disease or injury, they lose the ability to do their job. Unfortunately kidneys can not heal themselves. Any damage is usually irreversible. We are lucky however, because we have more kidney power than we need. Most people are born with two kidneys, but can function easily with just one. However, if you lose 85 to 90 percent of your kidney function, you enter what is called end stage renal disease (ESRD). At that point you need help. There are only two choices according to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), dialysis and transplantation. Causes of chronic kidney failure When the kidneys fail, it can be temporary (acute) or permanent (chronic). The number one cause of chronic kidney failure or end stage renal disease (ESRD), according to NIDDK, is diabetes. (Read about " Diabetes " "

82. End Stage Renal Disease End Stage renal disease. However, if you lose 85 to 90 percent of your kidney function, you enter what is called end stage renal disease (ESRD). http://www.stayinginshape.com/4union/libv/i44.shtml

PlaceMenu("GenInfo") PlaceMenu("Affinity") PlaceMenu("Prog") PlaceMenu("Physician") PlaceMenu("Contact") PlaceMenu("Career") PlaceMenu("Education") PlaceMenu("Newsletter") Search All Health Topics Heart Cancer Women ... En Espanol End Stage Renal Disease Your kidneys are crucial to your health. They filter out waste products from your blood, remove excess fluids and help balance certain chemicals in your body. (Read about " Kidney Disease ") When they are damaged by disease or injury, they lose the ability to do their job. Unfortunately kidneys can not heal themselves. Any damage is usually irreversible. We are lucky however, because we have more kidney power than we need. Most people are born with two kidneys, but can function easily with just one. However, if you lose 85 to 90 percent of your kidney function, you enter what is called end stage renal disease (ESRD). At that point you need help. There are only two choices according to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), dialysis and transplantation. Causes of chronic kidney failure When the kidneys fail, it can be temporary (acute) or permanent (chronic). The number one cause of chronic kidney failure or end stage renal disease (ESRD), according to NIDDK, is diabetes. (Read about "

83. Healthfinder® - End Stage Renal Disease home health library all topics E End Stage renal disease (ESRD). displaying 1–10 of 11 documents next show all see http://www.healthfinder.gov/Scripts/SearchContext.asp?topic=284

84. End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Network 13 - Serving Arkansas, Louisiana And Okla End Stage renal disease (ESRD) Network 13. End Stage renal disease (ESRD) Network 13. Welcome to End Stage renal disease (ESRD) Network 13. http://www.network13.org/

End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Network 13 Serving Arkansas, Louisiana and Oklahoma Renal Communities About Us Grievance Policy Links Privacy Policy ... home page Prepared by ESRD Network 13 Welcome to End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Network 13 The primary focus of this site is to serve the Arkansas, Louisiana and Oklahoma End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) communities. This site will provide useful information on ESRD to the general public as well as professional caregivers and ESRD patients. ESRD Network 13 provides patient services and outreach programs for people with End Stage Renal Disease. Some of the functions of these services include resolving patient grievances and providing educational and informational materials to assist patients in improving their outcomes. Many useful informational documents are being made printer friendly for your convenience. End Stage Renal Disease Network 13 cares about your opinion so, if you would like to see any particular features on this Web site, please contact us with your suggestions. Important Information Dialysis Facility Compare Web Site http://www.medicare.gov/dialysis/home.asp

85. About End Stage Renal Disease About End Stage renal disease. Approximately 225,000 people in Europe, 300,000 people in the United States and one million worldwide http://www.genzyme.co.uk/thera/renal/uk_p_tp_thera-rena.asp

We have detected that your browser does not have Javascript turned on. This site is optimized for Javascript. You may experience difficulties browsing certain parts of the site. Genzyme UK Home Genzyme Corporate Home Search Contact Us ... Diagnostic Products About End Stage Renal Disease Approximately 225,000 people in Europe, 300,000 people in the United States and one million worldwide suffer from end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and depend on haemodialysis to replace their kidney function. ESRD occurs when a significant portion of normal kidney function is lost. Healthy kidneys concentrate waste materials in the urine, maintain fluid (water) balance, manufacture vitamin D, stimulate red blood cell production, and maintain good bone and cardiac health by controlling serum phosphorus levels. Physicians use haemodialysis to clear waste materials and excess water from the blood of ESRD patients. Vitamin D supplements and injections of erythropoietin (a red blood cell production agent) can be given when needed. However, serum phosphorus is not easily controlled and is largely a function of diet. Therefore, several therapeutic approaches (haemodialysis, dietary restrictions, and phosphate binders) are usually necessary to adequately control serum phosphorus levels. Haemodialysis alone is not able to effectively clear total body phosphorus since it is mainly found in our cells. Dietary phosphorus restriction reduces vital protein intake and can lead to malnutrition. Phosphate-binding agents may be effective in decreasing intestinal phosphorus absorption but in the longer term some phosphate binders are associated with such problems as aluminium toxicity, hypercalcaemia, extraskeletal calcification with increased risk of cardiac and coronary artery disease.

86. End Stage Renal Disease End stage renal disease (ESRD) is generally characterized by a deterioration in renal (kidney) function over time. The incidence http://www.srhs.org/end_stage_renal_disease.asp

End stage renal disease (ESRD) is generally characterized by a deterioration in renal (kidney) function over time. The incidence rate for those 65 years of age and older exceeds 800 cases per million compared with 300 cases per million in those younger then age 65. Hemodialysis is the most common therapy for individuals with ESRD. In order to perform hemodialysis, a device that provides access to the arterial and venous circulation is required. There are different types of vascular access devices that provide for access to the circulation. Your vascular doctor can discuss these different options with you. For example, a primary or native arteriovenous (AV) fistula directly connects an artery and vein; an AV shunt or bridge fistula connects an artery and vein by using a synthetic tube. These procedures take about one hour and may be performed as an outpatient.Your vascular doctor can discuss all of your options with you. This page was last updated on

87. Chronic Renal Failure Chronic renal Failure End Stage renal disease. CRF. ESRD. Management End Stage renal disease Hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis Absolute Dialysis Indications http://www.fpnotebook.com/REN38.htm

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88. Tufts Health Plan > Members > Health > Renal End Stage renal disease Program Tufts Health Plan wants to improve care for our members with end stage renal disease (ESRD). Our http://www.tufts-health.com/members/members.php?type=mem&sec=health&content=rena

89. Tufts Health Plan > Providers > > H_esrd Health Programs End Stage renal disease Program The goal of our End Stage renal disease (ESRD) Program is to improve care for http://www.tufts-health.com/providers/provider.php?sec=clinical_resources&conten

90. TrailBlazer Part A ESRD End Stage renal disease (ESRD). Published 4/29/2004. Medical Necessity of Levocarnitine for Patients with End Stage renal disease (ESRD). Published 4/29/2004. http://www.trailblazerhealth.com/parta/esrd/esrd.asp

Calendar of Events Contact Us FAQs Notices ... Publications You are not currently signed-in. If you've already registered on this site, sign in . If you are new to this site, you can register Explore Part A Fiscal Intermediary Ambulance Services Appeals Audit Reopening Issues CAH ... Indian Health Service Related Topics Coverage Policies HIPAA Medicare Secondary Payer Tools Crossover Business Edit My Profile IHS Fee Schedule Medicare Fee Schedule ... UPIN Send us your comments, questions, or suggestions about this site. To view some documents, you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0 or higher. Visit the Program Safeguard Contractor for our Medicare Part A and Medicare Part B areas. Home Part A End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) or “chronic kidney failure” is that stage of renal impairment that requires either a regular course of dialysis or kidney transplantation in order to maintain life. The loss of kidney function in ESRD is usually irreversible and permanent. The ESRD Program of Medicare was established by the Social Security Amendments of 1972 (Public Law 92-603). That law extended Medicare coverage to individuals who have permanent kidney failure, require either dialysis or transplantation, and meet certain other eligibility requirements. TrailBlazer has served as a specialized regional intermediary of end stage renal disease services since 1988 to include free-standing and provider based facilities in Arkansas, Colorado, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas, as well as single intermediary for chain providers in 38 other states and Puerto Rico.

91. North Dakota End Stage Renal Disease (Kidney Dialysis) North Dakota. End Stage renal disease (kidney Dialysis). List of End Stage renal disease Facilities in North Dakota (Adobe PDF format). http://www.health.state.nd.us/hf/North_Dakota_kidney_dialysis.htm

NORTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT of HEALTH DIVISION of HEALTH FACILITIES 600 E. Boulevard Ave., Dept 301 Bismarck, N.D. 58505-0200 Phone: 701. 328.2352 Fax: 701.328.1890 North Dakota End Stage Renal Disease (kidney Dialysis) North Dakota has 14 Medicare/Medicaid certified end stage renal dialysis facilities. These kidney dialysis units are scattered throughout the state and provide renal dialysis services necessary for residents of the state with kidney impairment to live normal lives. North Dakota has 2 renal transplantation centers. List of End Stage Renal Disease Facilities in North Dakota (Adobe PDF format) Dialysis Facility Compare Website Medicare official website (Dialysis Facility Compare Home) 1-800-633-4227 Find the Spring edition of Dialysis Dialogue below! Dialysis Dialogue Newsletter Select Issue spring 2004 (pdf) Winter 2004 (pdf) Fall 2003 (pdf) ... Fall 2001 (pdf) For More information contact Bridget Weidner (Program Manager) BWeidner@state.nd.us

92. Health Care Programs: End Stage Renal Disease Facilities Click Here to find an End Stage renal disease Facility in Georgia. End Stage renal disease Facilities SelfReport Form and Instructions. http://www2.state.ga.us/Departments/DHR/ORS/hcses.htm

Health Care Programs: End Stage Renal Disease Facilities Health Care Section Suite 33.250 Voice: (404) 657-5550 Fax: (404)657-5708 FAQ Frequently Asked Questions END STAGE RENAL DISEASE (ESRD) FACILITIES The Facility Location and Information Guide includes lists and more detailed information on health care related facilities in Georgia. Click Here to find an End Stage Renal Disease Facility in Georgia. Definition: A facility which furnishes at least one specific ESRD service (i.e. transplantation services, dialysis services, and self-dialysis and home dialysis training). Rules: Federal CFR Title 42, Chapter IV, Part 405, Federal Health Insurance for the Aged and Disabled State Chapter 290-9-9, Rules and Regulations for End Stage Renal Disease Facilities Medicare Eligibility: To find out about Medicare-certified end stage renal disease facilities, click here End Stage Renal Disease Facilities Self-Report Form and Instructions Return to ORS Home Page Department of Human Resources Home Page Email ORS

93. Introducing “End Stage Renal Disease Quality Improvement Act” To Improve Treat Introducing End Stage renal disease Quality Improvement Act to Improve Treatment Provided Under Medicare. July 16, 2002. WASHINGTON, DC Today Rep. http://www.house.gov/stark/documents/107th/esrdpress.html

Introducing "End Stage Renal Disease Quality Improvement Act" to Improve Treatment Provided Under Medicare July 16, 2002 WASHINGTON, DC - Today Rep. Pete Stark introduced the End Stage Renal Disease Quality Improvement Act (ESRD). This legislation addresses deficiencies in the delivery of dialysis treatment for those suffering from End Stage Renal Disease, a chronic kidney disorder suffered by a growing number of Americans. Those suffering with End Stage Renal Disease have lost full kidney function and must undergo a transplant or weekly dialysis to survive. 340,000 Americans suffering from ESRD receive dialysis. For the past 30 years, Medicare has funded dialysis therapy for a majority of ESRD patients due to the high cost of treatment. There is alarming evidence that substandard care is being delivered at some Medicare funded sites. In 2000, the Inspector General noted numerous instances of substandard care and a fragmented oversight system that lacks adequate accountability. The GAO reported that only 1 in 9 dialysis facilities underwent an unannounced inspection in 1999. In 1998, the GAO found that almost 1 in 2 dialysis facilities had not been inspected within three years.

94. Carnitor Approved In US For End Stage Renal Disease Carnitor Approved In US For End Stage renal disease GAITHERSBURG, MD December 22, 1999 SigmaTau Pharmaceuticals, Inc., the only supplier of prescription http://www.pslgroup.com/dg/152bea.htm

95. Hypertension Online Slides - End Stage Renal Disease, RENAAL, ARB, Mortality SLIDE LIBRARY. Search end stage renal disease Results 34. End stage renal disease was defined by the need for longterm dialysis or renal transplantation. http://www.hypertensiononline.org/slides2/slide01.cfm?q=end stage renal disease

96. End Stage Renal Dialysis - Wisconsin Memos 00030. 3/15/00. End Stage renal disease Services Update. 00-026. 3/10/00. Updated Plan Approval Applications for Plans Submitted to Health Services Section. 00-017. http://dhfs.wisconsin.gov/rl_DSL/ESRD/ESRDnodMemo.htm

Topics A-Z Reference Center Search If You Have Complaints about Wisconsin Health Care ... Wisconsin Medicaid Provider Information End Stage Renal Dialysis (ESRD) BQA Numbered Memos Introduction Providers Contacts Publications ... Related Sites Bureau of Quality Assurance (BQA) Numbered Memos for end stage renal dialysis are documents issued by the Bureau that deal with policies, information and interpretation of federal and state regulations and guidelines of the programs under the jurisdiction of BQA. Questions about the content of ESRD memos, E-mail the Bureau of Quality Assurance BQA Quarterly Information Updates - Recently published BQA memos, CMS program letters, provider training, rules development, other items of interest To obtain a paper (official) copy of any numbered memo, write to the Director's Office, Bureau of Quality Assurance, P.O. Box 2969, Madison, WI 53701-2969, or E-mail: Bureau of Quality Assurance BQA Numbered Memos for all provider types Please also check BQA/BQC Memos 1983-1997 for earlier documents applicable for your provider type Memo# Date Issued Subject Medication Administration by Unlicensed Assistive Personnel (UAPs) BQA Post Survey Questionnaire Facilities Performing Tests on Human Specimens: CLIA Requirements CMS Adopts Life Safety Code ... Patients with Antibiotic Resistant Organisms in a Variety of Health Care Settings Last Revised:

97. Concerns Regarding Inclusion Of End Stage Renal Disease Patients In Managed Care Concerns Regarding Inclusion of End Stage renal disease Patients in Managed Care Plans. Individuals who develop End Stage renal disease http://www.annanurse.org/pos_stat/mngdcare.htm

Concerns Regarding Inclusion of End Stage Renal Disease Patients in Managed Care Plans Individuals who develop End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) are currently unable to enroll in a Medicare+Choice managed care plan. This exception occurred because members of Congress were concerned about the intensive health care needs of ESRD patients. Historically ANNA and other members of the renal community have supported the continuance of this exception. ANNA recognizes that Medicare has implemented strategies to shift some of the financial burden of ESRD care to private insurers such as the extension of the secondary payer status from 18 to 30 months and the HCFA ESRD Demonstration Project. Recent initiatives in Congress and by private corporations demonstrate that the trend toward shifting financial responsibility to the commercial sector may well continue. The lifting of the prohibition of ESRD patients entering managed care plans could occur. To prepare for this possibility ANNA believes the following conditions or strategies must be in place " to promote the highest standards of patient care" as defined in our mission statement: No Managed Care Organization (MCO) may discriminate in any way against any member on the basis of the diagnosis of ESRD.

98. End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Network Organizations Topics. ESRD Program Home CROWN Demos Forms Networks Portal Projects Publications PUFs. End Stage renal disease (ESRD) Program. ESRD Network Organizations. http://63.241.27.79/esrd/2.asp

Search Frequenty Asked Questions Programs Medicare Medicaid SCHIP HIPAA ... CLIA Topics Advisory Committees Coverage Manuals Medicare Modernization Act ... State Waivers Resources Acronyms Contacts Events Forms ... Search Topics ESRD Program Home CROWN Demos Forms ... PUFs End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Program ESRD Network Organizations (For more information, contact Ida Sarsitis Quality improvement in the ESRD Program is the primary responsibility of the ESRD Network Organizations. To find out more about the Networks, click on the links below: Annual Reports (PDF, 1.1 mb) (PDF, 413 kb) (PDF, 694 kb) (PDF, 392 kb) Background Contact Information Forum Manuals ESRD Network Organization Internet Manual (ZIP, 276 kb) ESRD Draft Manual Chapters (ZIP, 237 kb) Network Project Officers (PDF, 19 kb) Statement of Work (July 1, 2003 - June 30, 2006 Contract Cycle) Base Year (PDF, 169 kb) Note: This page includes links to specialized data and multimedia files. Viewing these files requires the use of a third-party plug-in or viewer. For more information or to test whether your computer can read these files, visit our File Formats and Plug-Ins page.

99. Coping With End Stage Renal Disease Coping with End Stage renal disease by tikeshatay@EMAIL PROTECTED (TikeshaTay) Sep 15, 2003 at 0154 PM Coping with End Stage renal disease. http://www.talkaboutsupport.com/group/alt.support.kidney-failure/messages/21639.

Other Recommended Forums: Recovery Health Recovery Romance ... Kidney - Failure Coping with End... Post 1 of 21 Topic 240 of 431 Coping with End Stage Renal Disease by tikeshatay@[EMAIL PROTECTED] (TikeshaTay) Sep 15, 2003 at 01:54 PM I am a 25 year old woman who has had Kidney Disease for the last seven years. Last year I developed high blood pressure and everything has been going down hill since then. I am presently taking 120 mg of Prednisone every other day along with other drugs for blood pressure, calcuim and cholesterol. The doctors have told me that the Prednisone may not work at this point and that I may have to start dialysis soon. I am very nervous about going on Dialysis and I am doing my best to stay positive but is sometimes hard. I have being doing some research on Dialysis and have decided that PD might be best for me. Does anyone have any words of advise for a person who is trying to take all of this in? any help would be great. Thanks, Kesha Post 1 of 21 Topic 240 of 431 21 Posts in Topic: Coping with End Stage Renal Disease tikeshatay@[EMAIL PROTECT Re: Coping with End Stage Renal Disease "Pierre L" <

100. End Stage Renal Disease Program End Stage renal disease Program. PROGRAM MISSION. To provide assistance to those below the 300% poverty level. END STAGE renal disease. http://www.dphhs.state.mt.us/hpsd/pubheal/disease/esrd/

HPSD Home Public Health Disease Prevention ESRD End Stage Renal Disease Program PROGRAM MISSION To provide assistance to those individuals suffering from chronic renal disease who are at or below the 300% poverty level. END STAGE RENAL DISEASE That stage of renal impairment that appears irreversible and permanent, and requires a regular course of dialysis or kidney transplantation to maintain life. Main causes of ESRD are diabetes, high blood pressure, other, glomerulonephritis, polycystic kidney disease and interstitial nephritis. LEGISLATIVE INTENT: It is the intent of the legislature to insure the establishment of a program for the care and treatment of persons suffering from chronic renal diseases who require lifesaving care and treatment for such renal diseases but who are unable to pay for the services on a continuing basis. PRESENT PROGRAM The ESRD program is a $100,000 per biennium funding to the citizens of Montana suffering from failed kidneys. The enabling legislation and the present law require the program to assist individuals financially, who suffer chronic renal disease, who are at or below the 300% poverty level. ESRD-Related Administrative Rules of Montana Forms ESRD Program Application (Size: 412KB) This document requires Acrobat Reader

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