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Heart, Kidney & Metabolic Care: A Strategic Imperative for Health Systems

Heart, Kidney & Metabolic Care: A Strategic Imperative for Health Systems

For U.S. healthcare systems, clinical and financial stability can be achieved when we look beyond treatment options for individual disease states and instead take a more holistic approach that also addresses the pathological mechanisms that extend across multiple disease states. The American Heart Association definition of the cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome (CKM syndrome), a systemic overlap of […]

SGLT2 Inhibitors Could Play Role in Slowing Kidney Disease Progression

SGLT2 Inhibitors Could Play Role in Slowing Kidney Disease Progression

For years, kidney care has primarily focused on managing kidney failure. Now, new data is empowering a crucial clinical focus: preserving kidney function before kidney disease advances. A recent study published in JAMA Internal Medicine provides a compelling signal for care providers: When it comes to slowing chronic kidney disease (CKD) progression for people with […]

The Doctor Will See You Now: The Value of Human Connection in AI-Supported Medicine

The Doctor Will See You Now: The Value of Human Connection in AI-Supported Medicine

As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to take hold across all industries, Adam Weinstein, MD, chief medical information officer for DaVita, highlights how new technological capabilities also help make the human connection more central to healthcare. Recently, a New York Times article explored the question of whether advancements to AI in medicine could reduce the value […]

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Corporate Responsibility

Denver Kidney Walk Raises $155,000 for Kidney Disease Resources

On Sunday, October 2, people gathered at City Park in Denver, Colorado, for the National Kidney Foundation’s (NKF) Denver Kidney Walk. This marked the first time in more than two years that the…

October 5, 2022
Corporate Responsibility Leadership

Nurse Residency Program Spotlights Community as the Key to Nurse Retention and Career Success

In the challenging post-pandemic healthcare landscape, building a pipeline of qualified, trained nurses is a national priority. But even as nursing schools are filling to capacity, far too many…

September 29, 2022
Corporate Responsibility Leadership

MLT’s Black Equity At Work Certification Helps Provide Structure and Rigor to DaVita’s Diversity & Belonging Efforts

On September 21, DaVita announced that it is among the first employers to earn Management Leadership for Tomorrow’s (MLT) Black Equity at Work Certification. Launched in 2020, the certification…

September 21, 2022
Clinical Excellence

Year Two of NKF’s The Big Ask: The Big Give, Patient Navigator Program to Help Patients Share Their Stories for Living Kidney Donation

More than 500,000 people in the United States currently live with kidney failure. The only treatment option that allows them to live without dialysis is to receive a transplant. However, nearly…

September 19, 2022
Clinical Excellence Leadership

Nephrology Care Is the Ideal Nursing Career Launchpad — And One DaVita Leader Is Determined to Prove It

For DaVita National Director of Nursing Services, Kristi Ricord, the commitment to care extends beyond patients. Ever since she became immersed in the field decades ago, she’s felt a personal…

September 15, 2022

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