GLP-1s, once seen primarily through the lens of type two diabetes management, are now being recognized for their profound protective benefits for both cardiovascular and kidney health. Now, the...

For the more than half a million Americans receiving dialysis, treatment doesn't end when they leave the center. Many patients manage complex medication regimens at home, often taking more than 10...

In this Q&A, Madhu Narasimhan, chief information officer at DaVita, discusses how DaVita integrates innovation with compassionate care, empowering both patients and caregivers. What do you see as...

Health care conversations have outgrown the concept of transformation; what we need now is a revolution, driven by the capabilities of cutting-edge technology. As DaVita continues to invest in new...

Approximately 129 million Americans are living with at least one chronic condition, and fragmentation of care creates a significant hurdle as these individuals often find themselves navigating a...

DaVita’s work with Kansas City-area transplant centers has helped streamline communication, create solutions to support patients. Kidney transplant is the ideal treatment for those with end...

Last year, DaVita opened the doors to the first net-zero dialysis center in the U.S. Check out this video to learn more about the center, located outside of Atlanta, GA, to discover the features...

Every year, ViVE brings together health care leaders — from executives and policy makers to senior digital health leaders, buyers and solution providers — to weigh in on digital health. This year,

In a recent article from the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) Catalyst,[1] researchers from Stanford University’s Clinical Excellence Research Center and DaVita Kidney Care shared findings...

The transplant community is at a pivotal moment, with more attention on how each entity can innovate and improve outcomes through increased transparency and efficiency. This momentum is aiding in...

Knowledge is power: This is the concept behind Kidney Smart®. The award-winning program seeks to do just that: provide robust education so that people living with kidney disease can better manage...

For nearly two decades, value-based care has been a hot topic in health care. And for good reason. After all, experts agree that the premise of generating a new care environment that prioritizes...

“What we want, more than anything, is to transform from a dialysis company to a kidney care company,” DaVita CEO Javier Rodriguez said during an appearance on the Fortune Leadership Next...

In recent years, the nephrology community has focused on increasing the number of patients listed for kidney transplant and receiving home dialysis therapies, in part, by more aggressively...

For Dr. Mark Kaplan, vice president of medical affairs and clinical IT for DaVita, data is everything. He believes leveraging information technology (IT) offers an enormous opportunity to improve...

For years, DaVita has invested in and built technology that supports better care-delivery—such as OneView’s care documentation and access for nephrologists who round in DaVita® centers and...

“Imagine taking care of a patient and keeping that patient healthy without obstacles of care fragmentation,” Dr. Amy Schuerman-Gen, vice president of clinical operations for DaVita Integrated...

DaVita has completed construction on what is expected to be its first net-zero dialysis center in Conyers, Georgia. Located about 25 minutes outside of the Atlanta metropolitan area, once...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

At the annual Renal Physicians Association (RPA) meeting in Dallas, Texas, March 24-27, DaVita chief transformation officer Misha Palecek spoke candidly about the nephrology community’s...

Of the 37 million Americans who have kidney disease, an estimated 90% don’t know they have it. Often, it can go undetected because patients can present few or no symptoms until they approach or...

New technologies are helping to expand access and increase patient confidence to choose home dialysis more than ever before.