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CMS clarified position on outpatient dialysis for patients with AKI. |
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Nephrology News: The National Renal Administrators Association President Katrina Russell and other kidney care providers participated in a conference call with officials from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to discuss the regulations for treating Medicare beneficiaries with acute kidney injury.
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Univ of Michigan and the Veterans Administration to set up VA kidney disease registry. |
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U of Mich: “The registry will empower the VA to prevent kidney disease among veterans, slow its progression and potentially improve quality of life for veterans,” says U-M nephrologist Rajiv Saran, M.D., MRCP, M.S., associate director of the University of Michigan Kidney Epidemiology and Cost Center and principal investigator of the project. Saran will collaborate with biostatisticians, organ transplant and health policy specialists on the $3.7 million project supported by the Veterans Affairs Innovation Initiative.
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Inadvertent injection of bleach into dialysis system probed by regulators. |
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St. Louis Today: Federal health officials are investigating a kidney dialysis center in Town and Country after eight patients were injected with bleach or other cleanser on Monday.
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FDA issues new labeling requirements for heparin vials. |
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MedWatch: This label change will require manufacturers of Heparin Lock Flush Solution, USP and Heparin Sodium Injection, USP to clearly state the strength of the entire container of the medication followed by how much of the medication is in 1 milliliter (mL). These modifications will eliminate the need for health care professionals to calculate the total amount of heparin medication in a product containing more than 1 mL, thereby reducing the risk of miscalculations that may result in medication errors.
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Microbial stowaways in antiseptic products |
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NEJM Perspective: The reports implicate all commonly used antiseptic categories, including alcohol, iodophors, chlorhexidine gluconate, and quaternary ammonium products. Some potentially pathogenic organisms, such as Bacillus cereus, Burkholderia cepacia, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Serratia marcescens, have been implicated in more than one outbreak.
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