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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 […]

A Digital Guardian: AI-Powered Insights Bring Patients and Clinicians Closer

For approximately 80,000 Americans, home dialysis offers a sense of normalcy and stability amid many changes that inevitably come with a diagnosis of kidney failure. Home dialysis includes both peritoneal dialysis (PD) and home hemodialysis (HHD), differentiated options that allow patients to complete treatments with greater schedule flexibility. This not only provides a greater sense […]

Integrating Kidney Care: A Nephrology‑Led Model for Coordination, Transplant and Outcomes

Ann Moore, MD, didn’t picture herself in nephrology. In medical school, she thought kidney care wasn’t her calling — until an attending nephrologist changed her perspective. “I really liked how he interacted with patients, how he knew them,” Dr. Moore recalls. “They knew each other for many years, and I liked that longitudinal experience.” Building the foundationKidney care brings together specialists […]

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Evolving Clinical Research: CKD & Rare Disease Network Creates Opportunities for Greater Diversity, Participation

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

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

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