CMS Releases Final ESRD Prospective Payment System Rule for Dialysis Facilities

• CMS Bundled Payment Press Release and Fact Sheet (pdf - 6 pgs)
• CMS Website with Overview of Final Rule
• Full Text of Final Rule (CMS-1418-F) (pdf - 186 pages) - Large File - may be slow to download

CMS Releases Final Rule on Quality Incentive Program for ESRD Services

• Full text of Final QIP Rule - (pdf - 20 pgs)

Publications

• Renal Roundup Winter 2011 Edition - (PDF - 6 pgs) Also availalbe En Español - The 2011 edition of our Patient newsletter.

Archived newsletters are available on the Resource Materials page.

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Events

March 18, National Kidney Foundation Annual Patient Education Seminar, Double Tree by Hilton Campbell Center, Dallas, TX - meeting page (pdf), (877) 543-6397, fax (214) 351-3797, e-mail

April 29-May 2, ANNA 43nd National Symposium, Walt Disney World Dolphin, Orlando, FL - ANNA website, (888) 600-2662, fax (856) 589-7463, e-mail

May 9-13, National Kidney Foundation (NKF) 2012 Spring Clinical Nephrology Meetings, Gaylord National, Washington, DC - meeting page, NKF web site, (800) 622-9010, fax (212) 889-2210, e-mail

May 9-11, Vascular Access for Hemodialysis XIII Symposium, The Ritz Carlton Grande Lakes, Orlando, FL - symposium page, Vascular Access Society of Americas website

August 9-11, American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP) 2012 Annual Patient Meeting: Kidney Care - Innovations in a Changing Enviroment, Grand Hyatt Atlanta, Atlanta, GA – meeting page, AAKP website, (800) 749-2257, fax (813) 636-8122, e-mail

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Alerts

For a complete list of updated medical/drug alerts we recommend you visit the MedWatch Web site which is maintained by the FDA.

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