What is it about?
Integrated care models present new opportunities for dialysis facility medical directors to affect changes in care that result in improved patient outcomes. We present three practical examples of patient-centered, quality-focused programs developed and implemented by dialysis unit medical directors and their practice partners that targeted dialysis access, modality choice, and fluid volume management. We encourage Medical Directors to move beyond traditional roles and embrace responsibilities associated with integrated care.
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Why is it important?
We propose six broad areas where dialysis unit medical directors can have the greatest effect on shifting the quality-care paradigm where integrated care models are used.
Perspectives
We predicted that dialysis providers, the hospitals in which the medical director and staff physicians practice, and the payers with which they contract are going to insist that, as care becomes more integrated, dialysis facility medical directors participate in new ways to improve quality and decrease the costs of care.
Dr. George R Aronoff
University of Louisville
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This page is a summary of: The Medical Director in Integrated Clinical Care Models, Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, October 2014, American Society of Nephrology,
DOI: 10.2215/cjn.05120514.
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