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Forging the Future of Chronic Care: 3 Ways Tech is Helping Transform the Patient Experience

For decades, the story of kidney care was written in concrete and steel, measured by physical locations for care delivery. That story is being rewritten. Today, the frontier of kidney care focuses on how care providers leverage data, artificial intelligence (AI) and connected technology to meet patients wherever they are. This shift is helping redefine […]

Forging the Future of Healthcare: On-Demand Webinars Highlight Key Innovations

Today, healthcare transformation is driven by new technologies and a renewed focus on proactive, holistic care — with an emphasis on creating access to crucial health resources. To explore these pivotal topics, DaVita joined a series of conversations with leaders from across the health care industry through HLTH webinars. These webinars underscore a collective commitment […]

DaVita’s Investment in AI-Powered Platform Signals a New Era for Chronic Care

As the U.S health care system grapples with a burgeoning chronic disease crisis, a recent webinar hosted by HLTH highlights how major healthcare providers are leveraging strategic investments and artificial intelligence (AI) to forge a new path forward. A leader in comprehensive kidney care, DaVita, is working with others in this movement, using its venture […]

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DaVita Completes Construction on First Planned Net-Zero Dialysis Center, Expected to Offset Energy Consumption with Renewable Energy Production

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DaVita CEO Emphasizes Need for Holistic Health Services During HLTH Panel

Last month, DaVita CEO Javier Rodriguez joined a panel at the annual HLTH conference to discuss the topic, “What’s Plaguing Our Health.” The conversation, moderated by A.G. Breitenstein,…

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DaVita Germany Highlights Findings from Year One Pilot to Reduce Carbon Emissions

The health care sector worldwide is responsible for as much as 4.6% of total greenhouse gas emissions, which includes carbon dioxide, methane, ozone, and others. In an effort to reduce its own…

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

Clinical trials offer the opportunity to test new therapeutic treatments and advance care, but trials often hit logistical barriers. Because trials have typically occurred in a physical research…

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DaVita Clinical Research Finds Racial Disparity in Kidney Transplantation—But Not Transplant Referral

Kidney failure affects Black individuals at four times the rate of white individuals in the U.S.,[1] but fewer Black patients are put on kidney transplant waiting lists and even fewer receive…

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