Dietitian Jessica Strawn shares suggestions for helping patients on dialysis choose protein supplement sources. Under a new agreement with Akebia, US Renal Care will be able to prescribe Vafseo to dialysis patients with anemia of CKD. Researchers examined rates of incident dialysis and acute kidney injury among patients after heart failure hospitalization. A bipartisan bill was introduced in the US Senate to ensure ESRD patients can access kidney care through private insurance. A dietitian studied the effects of education and protein bar consumption on albumin levels in dialysis patients. Researchers examined how work system design might contribute to infection prevention efforts in outpatient dialysis centers. The ISN and Centre for Sustainable Healthcare have partnered to promote environmentally sustainable kidney care practices. Are kidneys from donors who had dialysis more likely to result in adverse outcomes for transplant recipients? Researchers examined how cardiovascular health status differs between men and women with kidney failure. Ardelyx is suing the HHS and CMS over their addition of oral phosphate-lowering drugs to a bundled payment system. DaVita has agreed to pay $34,487,390 to resolve allegations that it paid illegal kickbacks. Kidney care services provider Fresenius Medical Care has entered into five wind and solar power purchase agreements. The co-directors of Stanford's NephroNICU Program spoke about their unique program. Dietitian Jessica Strawn shared her ideas on how to educate patients about changing from heart catheters to AVF for dialysis. It is essential for nephrology practices and dialysis centers to have backup methods for processing claims. The ETC payment model gave lower performance scores to dialysis facilities serving more patients at higher social risk. More than two-thirds of young patients receiving CKRT experienced major adverse kidney events 90 days after CKRT initiation. Accreditation Commission for Health Care, Inc. (ACHC) will offer a new Long-Term Care Dialysis Certification. The FDA granted 510(k) clearance to TabloCart with prefiltration, an accessory for the Tablo Hemodialysis System. DaVita honored 54 of its nephrology nurses with the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses during National Nurses Week.