Mortality, hospitalization cut for kidney patients
Coordinate care among providers, patients
A unique program to manage the care of patients with chronic kidney disease and end-stage renal disease has a mortality rate that is 20% lower than the national average and a hospitalization rate that is 35% lower than national benchmarks.
The program, administered by RMS Disease Management Inc. (RMS) of McGraw Park, IL, uses health service coordinators (HSCs) who manage patients care throughout the entire continuum and function as part of the treatment team, bridging the communications gap among the various providers, the family, and community services.
RMS, a division of Baxter Health Care Corporation, contracts …
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