Most patients on home dialysis report feeling better than they did when they were on in-center dialysis. Among their reported results are more energy, increased appetite, lower blood pressure, reductions in medication(s), better hemoglobin values and the ability to continue working.

They also experience all the convenience, comfort and freedom that comes with dialyzing at home.

“I have successfully dialyzed patients at home that I previously thought were ‘too sick.’ With the right support system, my ‘too sick’ patients did great,” Dr. Joel Glickman, a nephrologist, said.

To learn more about home dialysis, visit  www.davita.com/home/physicians.

Busy nephrologists often see home dialysis as something that won’t fit into their schedules. This is a common misconception.

“My staff was pleased with how well these patients integrated into our PD program, allowing us to provide more options to patients,” Dr. Robert Provenzano, a nephrologist, said.

DaVita’s home dialysis program provides full services for home patients, including training and monthly care team assessments. Physicians will see their home hemo and/or PD patients on a monthly basis and work seamlessly with the care team on each patient’s progress. In addition, they will receive monthly patient and clinical outcome reports. They will also receive quarterly DaVita Quality Index (”DQI”) reports to help them follow their patients’ progress and to assess and compare outcomes.

Paper reports are supplemented by the Doctors Using Clinical Information (”DUCK”) custom clinical on-line information system. DaVita at Home is committed to supporting physicians, and we respect their busy schedules.

Visit  www.davita.com/home/physicians for more information on home dialysis.

DaVita presonalizes training programs to help patients understand how to perform individual treatments, making it easy for your patients to learn to dialyze at home. During training, your patient will learn all the skills and procedures needed to regularly perform treatments independently at home. Plus, DaVita representatives are around 24/7 for support.

“Many more patients can learn to dialyze than we give them credit for,” Dr. Stephen Fadem, a nephrologist, said. “The training process was easier than we expected.”

Visit  www.davita.com/home/physicians for more information about home dialysis.