Nationwide, fewer than 10 percent of people who need kidney dialysis do it at home. But close to 40 percent of patients of a Montana doctor do it at home. Medicare is hoping that becomes a trend.

To meet the need, roughly 7,000 kidney dialysis centers have opened across the country. Patients go several times a week and spend half a day undergoing the life-sustaining procedure.

No matter. Epp has been on home dialysis since 2012, and she knew what to do: Check the machine, then call the 24/7 help line at her dialysis provider in Birmingham, Ala. to talk to a nurse.

No matter. Epp has been on home dialysis since 2012, and she knew what to do: Check the machine, then call the 24/7 help line at her dialysis provider in Birmingham, Ala. to talk to a nurse.

The Digital Dialysis Clinic sends all data to the cloud, he adds, “so the physician or nurse knows exactly what the patient is doing and how much fluid goes in and out. Usually I send the patient home ...

In 2021, 14.8% of new patients starting dialysis at home were white patients; 20.3% were Asian patients; 10.9% were Black patients and 11.9% were Hispanic patients.

Studies show patients and physicians often prefer home dialysis. 7 PD patients experience improved early survival, and higher satisfaction rates and quality-of-life measures. 8,9,10 About Baxter ...

The global healthcare industry has witnessed a paradigm shift toward personalized and home-based care solutions in recent years. Among these advancements, the home dialysis systems market has emerged ...

A new medical pathway for home dialysis has been introduced by a hospital in Co Galway. The new option at Merlin Park University Hospital offers some dialysis patients an alternative to surgery ...

Dialysis At Home, a division of HIC, is the first and largest such treatment group in the nation, with offices in Orlando, Tampa, Fort Lauderdale and 17 other cities, including New York, Los ...