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The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) extended the deadline for letters of intent and applications for the Comprehensive ESRD Care initiative. Based on the high level of stakeholder interest and feedback from the community on the need for additional time to prepare applications, the deadline for Letters of Intent has been extended from March 15, 2013 to May 15, 2013. The deadline for full Applications has been extended from May 1, 2013 to July 1, 2013.
A recent article in Advance for Nurses focuses on home dialysis and the advantages it provides many patients. ANNA Director Sheila Doss-McQuitty, BSN, RN, CNN, CCRA, was interviewed for the article and shares her insights into the growing popularity of home dialysis as a treatment option. Click here to read the article, “Hemodialysis at Home.”
On February 4, 2013, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a new initiative designed to identify, test, and evaluate new ways to improve care for Medicare beneficiaries with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Through the Comprehensive ESRD Care initiative, CMS will partner with health care providers and suppliers to test the effectiveness of a new payment and service delivery model in providing these beneficiaries with patient-centered, high-quality care.
ANNA has joined the Alliance for Home Dialysis, a group that promotes activities and policies that facilitate treatment choice in dialysis care. This Alliance seeks to identify and address systematic barriers that limit access for patients and their families to the many benefits of home dialysis therapy. The Alliance includes work groups focused on the following four areas: Accessibility, Accountability, Reimbursement, and Innovation.
March 2013
ANNA member Donna Mapes received the Barbara Prowant Lifetime Achievement Award in Nephrology Nursing during the Awards Ceremony at the 2013 Annual Dialysis Conference in Seattle on March 9.