@KidneySW
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UW Nephrology@UWNephrology21 Mar 2025
Hurrah for ASN Hill Day Kidney Advocates! 👏👏👏@UWNephrology faculty were guided through WA DC Hill Day by @ASNKidney Sr Mgr of Policy & Gov't Affairs, Ryan Murray. They met with elected officials advocating for #kidney #research funding and support. #champions @UWMedicine
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Well said. Derek Forfang was a good man and a friend. I am feeling quite sad but his legacy will endure. I miss him already.
Patrick O. Gee, Ph.D. JLC@PGee5121 Oct 2023
Yesterday, we lost a giant amongst men: a true fighter, warrior, kidney advocate, and exceptional human being in @ForfangDerek. On behalf of the @KidneyHealthIn PFPC, we offer our deepest and most sincerest condolences to his family and friends.
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In @ackdonline, we reviewed the implications of value-based payment models for patients with kidney disease. Not only do we discuss the ESRD QIP, ESCOs, ETC, and KCC...we also cover ACOs, HVBP, HRRP, BPCI, and MIPS. Check it out! sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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UW Nephrology@UWNephrology10 Jun 2021
Congratulations to Jonathan Himmelfarb (@XPOTASN) for being this year's ASN Lifetime Achievement Recipient of the Belding H. Scribner Award @ASNKidney @UWMedicine @KidneyResInst @uwmnewsroom
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ASN Advocacy@ASNAdvocacy5 Mar 2021
Great news! The voluntary model KCF/KCC has extended implementation period to 12/31/21 & full program begins 1/1/22. Chance to make improvements and get pass COVID issues. Participants will not have to reapply. TY @CMMI, @HHSGov @WhiteHouse
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Hot off the press, CMMI has delayed the start date of KCC voluntary kidney payment models until January 2022. @RPANephrology
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Okay, took me a long time to make this table (icons and everything) so please appreciate column 6. What protects from severe disease? T-cells! See this lovely article: ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/article… If virus totally toothless, defanged (Twilight references), vaccinated safe.
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Kate Butler@KateButler10 Nov 2019
I think we can definitively say policy is the theme of ASN this year! @KidneySW @nwkidney #KidneyWeek2019
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Dan Weiner@DanTheKidneyMan10 Nov 2019
Tom Duvall ⁦@CMSinnovates⁩ encourages as many nephrology groups to apply to participate in the KCC voluntary kidney models as possible even if you do not fit perfectly into the criteria. #NephrologistAsCaptain
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KidneyX@Kidney_X13 Sep 2019
"Washington must send a clear signal to the investment community that, at long last, it is serious about innovating kidney care" says @TodIbrahim and @CEOatNKF in @thehill - bit.ly/AAKHIHill
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They Decide Who Lives, Who Dies nephjc.com/news/godpanel – at New York, USA

They Decide Who Lives, Who Dies — NephJC

We re-post an article originally published in LIFE magazine in Nov 1962. This does not seem to be easily available online - so we have made it available here. It was written by Shana Alexander, who...

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Rep. Suzan DelBene
@RepDelBene2 Aug 2019
Excited to tour @KidneyResInst with a rep from @NWKidney today! I am always so impressed by the strides #WA is making in medicine with new devices like the AKTIV: a wearable, mini dialysis system that is low-cost & patient friendly. #SuzanShowsUp
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For certain patients, Medicare covers life-saving kidney transplants but cuts off coverage for vital anti-rejection drugs after 36 months. This makes no sense. @SenBillCassidy and I will soon be introducing a bill to fix this. npr.org/sections/health-shot…

Lawmakers, Advocates Push To Extend Medicare's Coverage Of Kidney Transplant Drugs

People under 65 who get kidney transplants can rely on Medicare to cover only three years of post-transplant treatment. There's a new call to extend coverage for meds that keep the organ functioning.

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Congratulations Dr. Michael Shlipak! Join for his talk @SFVAMC Bldg 7, Friday at noon, entitled “Our quest to modernize kidney diagnostics - the gateway to improved kidney health.” @estrella_khrc @Peralta_KHRC @Ndichu_Muiru
Kidney Health Research Collaborative@KHRC_research23 Jul 2019
ANNOUNCEMENT: We are pleased to share that Dr. Michael Shlipak, #KHRC's Co-Founder and Scientific Director, is this year’s recipient of the Veterans Affairs’ prestigious Barnwell Award for his pioneering investigation. Presentation and award ceremony this Friday @SFVAMC
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David Ellison@dhekidney10 Jul 2019
Better than a Stanley Cup says Canadian Sue Quaggin #advancingkidneyhealth
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suzanne watnick@KidneySW25 Oct 2018
Thanks to Dr. Janis Orlowski of AAMC for delivering the Christopher R. Blagg Policy lecture on consolidation, population health, and disruptions in medicine and nephrology.
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