tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2004 Issue 18

Dialysis: For Dialysis Patients, Choose 'Fistula First'

New CMS program sings the praises of a safer, more cost-effective kind of access.Providers placing fistulas for dialysis will now have more opportunities to conduct that procedure, thanks to an initiative launched by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services April 14. Through a contract with the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, CMS hopes that "Fistula First" will significantly increase the use of fistulas in hemodialysis for Medicare beneficiaries with end stage renal disease, and take a bite out of the burgeoning costs and health risks associated with more commonly used grafts and catheters."Fistulas are the 'gold...

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