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TO HEALTH, AND NATIONAL EDITORS:
Nation's Largest Kidney Coalition to Host Webinar to Discuss the
Release of the Comprehensive 'Strategic Blueprint' for Improving
Kidney Care Quality
RSVP: Kristen Burke, kburke@schmidtpa.com, 703-548-0019
WASHINGTON, March 10, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On Thursday,
March 13 at 1 p.m. ET, Kidney Care Partners (KCP) will host a Webinar
to discuss the release of the Strategic Blueprint for Advancing Kidney
Care Quality. The strategic blueprint was the result of a
community-wide initiative launched at a national KCP-sponsored quality
summit in March 2013, supported by 33 organizational leaders in kidney
care.
The document identifies four key patient-centric goals:
-- Improved patient survival;
-- Reduced hospitalizations;
-- Improved health-related quality of life; and,
-- Improved patient experience with care.
The Quality Blueprint also recommends focusing on 32 "strategic
opportunities" to achieve these goals.
"Chronic kidney disease (CKD) and end-stage renal disease (ESRD or
kidney failure) have reached epidemic levels due to the rising
incidence of diabetes, high blood pressure, and obesity," said
Dr. Edward Jones, Chairman of KCP and a practicing nephrologist.
"As the incidence of these conditions increases, so too does the
incidence of kidney failure. The Blueprint becomes very important as
we prepare to care for a larger patient population, one that is more
complex than ever before."
Gail S. Wick, Chair-Elect of the American Kidney Fund, Dr. Allen
Nissenson, KCP Blueprint Steering Committee member and Chief Medical
Officer at DaVita, and Dr. Jones will describe the strategic blueprint
and the impact it could have on improving kidney care in America.
SPEAKERS: Gail S. Wick, Chair-Elect, American Kidney Fund Dr. Allen
Nissenson, Chief Medical Officer, DaVita Dr. Edward Jones, Chairman,
Kidney Care Partners
WHEN: Thursday, March 13, 2014 1 - 1:30 p.m. ET
WHERE: www.kidneycarepartners.com/webex Audio: 1-415-655-0001
(meeting number: 198 343 923)
SOURCE Kidney Care Partners
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