February 4, 2008
Home dialysis: You won’t lose control of your patients.
If you’re like most doctors, you may think that offering home hemodialysis as an option to your patients means you could potentially lose control of your patients and put their care in someone else’s hands. However, this is not true.
Home dialysis patients are not required to change nephrologists. DaVita values partnerships with each patient’s personal physician. In fact, DaVita manages every patient’s care as a team effort with the physician.
Your patients will have monthly in-center visits with you, their nurses, their renal dietitians and their social workers to make sure everything is going well. During these monthly check-ups, you will have a chance to modify your patients’ dialysis treatments if needed, prescribe diet regulations and medication and manage their ongoing medical care. If you would like to see your patients more than once a month, you can simply schedule additional appointments with them.
“The risk of patient loss is greater for physicians who choose against offering home hemodialysis as an option for their patients,” Dr. Michael Aragon, a nephrologist, said.
Visit www.davita.com/home/physicians for more information on home dialysis.
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