DENVER, Dec. 29, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- DaVita HealthCare
Partners Inc. (NYSE: DVA), a leading provider of kidney care and
health care services, released a year-end recap of major milestones
and achievements for the company in 2014.
"The strong results DaVita HealthCare Partners achieved in 2014
would not have been possible without the impressive efforts of our
60,000 teammates around the globe," said Kent Thiry, co-chairman and CEO of DaVita
HealthCare Partners Inc. "Excellent clinical results and their
benefit to patients will always be the foundation of our Village,
but we're also proud of the numerous other ways we positively
impact the broader health care community – both domestically and
internationally."
Major initiatives and highlights for 2014 included:
Clinical Excellence:
DaVita Kidney Care Outperforms All Dialysis Providers in
Quality Incentive Program – In June, DaVita Kidney Care
announced its 2014 Quality Incentive Program results from the
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the federal Medicare
oversight agency. DaVita outperformed other kidney care providers
in every category, with 98.4 percent of the company's centers
ranking in the top clinical performance tier. The full report can
be downloaded at CMS.gov.
DaVita Kidney Care Patient Vaccination Program Exceeds
Goals – DaVita Kidney Care once again proved its clinical
leadership through its vaccination program for patients and
teammates. This exceptional effort and consistent follow-through
delivers immense clinical benefits. DaVita exceeded its goal of
vaccinating 90 percent of its dialysis patients for influenza and
pneumonia this flu season. Vaccinations are critical for protection
against viruses in kidney patients and are offered at no cost to
patients.
DaVita Rx Delivers 15 Millionth Prescription
– DaVita Rx again led the kidney care community in the area of
medication management. DaVita Rx is the only significant kidney
care medication management program in existence and it announced
mid-year that it filled its 15 millionth prescription since the
company's inception in 2005. DaVita Rx provides specialized
services that improve access and adherence to prescribed medication
for chronically ill patients, with licensed, specially trained
pharmacists on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week. A study
published in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases in 2013 found
that dialysis patients who use DaVita Rx spend 14 percent fewer
days in the hospital and have a 21 percent lower risk of death
compared to patients not using DaVita Rx.[1]
New Program Drives Outstanding Fluid-Management Results for
Dialysis Patients – DaVita Kidney
Care's FluidWise program focuses on educating physicians,
patients and teammates on the importance of fluid management,
sodium intake and weight management. Since launching FluidWise in
January 2013, the program has led to
a 21 percent decrease in the number of patients with frequent
excessive fluid gain. [2] Most importantly, patients have
experienced improved quality of life through the management of
weight gain and thirst, and reduced rates of hospitalization.
VillageHealth Reaches New Milestones – VillageHealth, the
integrated kidney care division of DaVita HealthCare Partners,
completed a three-year review with the National Committee for
Quality Assurance, earning 99.23 points out of 100 and
reaccreditation. The Kidney Smart kidney disease education
program reached 10 percent of new DaVita patients.
Research and Clinical Innovation:
DaVita Kidney Care Announces Collaboration with Medtronic to
Focus on Cardiovascular Health in ESRD Patients – DaVita
Kidney Care recently collaborated with Medtronic, Inc., to better
understand cardiovascular health in end stage renal disease (ESRD)
patients. The companies will collaboratively focus on developing a
pilot program using Medtronic's Reveal LINQ™ Insertable Cardiac
Monitoring system to identify cardiac arrhythmias in patients
receiving dialysis.
DaVita Labs Uses Roche Technology to Launch Molecular
Diagnostics Testing – DaVita Labs has implemented molecular
diagnostic testing using technology from Roche Diagnostics, which
will make it the first dialysis laboratory in the country to test
for Hepatitis C (HCV) virus levels in the blood (viral load) using
the COBAS Ampliprep/COBAS TaqMan HCV v.2 test. This DNA-based
technology will enable DaVita Kidney
Care to help nephrologists manage patients with chronic HCV
in conjunction with clinical and laboratory markers of
infection.
DaVita Clinical Research Presents 13 Abstracts at American
Society of Nephrology Kidney Week – In November,
representatives and collaborators from DaVita Clinical Research
(DCR) presented 13 abstracts at American Society of Nephrology's
(ASN) Kidney Week. ASN's Kidney Week is the world's premier annual
nephrology meeting, bringing together more than 13,000 kidney care
professionals from around the world to share and discuss new
developments related to all aspects of nephrology.
DaVita Clinical Research Boosts Clinical Trials by Nearly 25
Percent – In 2014 DaVita Clinical Research (DCR) worked to
advance the practice of medicine with clinical papers published in
39 publications. DCR pursues life-enhancing discoveries and creates
predictive models that allow early intervention in patient care to
improve outcomes and mortality.
DaVita Clinical Research and Pyxant Labs to Collaborate on
Clinical Trials – DCR announced an agreement through which
Pyxant Labs Inc. will provide bioanalytical laboratory services for
DCR's early clinical trials. Pyxant Labs is a contract research
laboratory specializing in good laboratory practice bioanalytical
chemistry support for life science clients. As part of the
relationship, Pyxant will provide bioanalytical method development,
sample analysis and formulation development for early clinical
trials conducted at DCR's clinical research units.
DaVita Rx Opens State-of-the-Art Orlando Pharmacy – In
late October, DaVita Rx announced the grand opening of its new
Orlando, Florida, pharmacy. The
new facility adds customer service and clinical operations to the
existing dispensing operations, and increases capacity from 35 to
225 teammates. DaVita Rx's Orlando
pharmacy uses the latest technology from recognized leaders in
pharmacy design to increase operational efficiency, allowing
pharmacists more time to focus on providing exceptional patient
care.
DaVita Labs Expands Footprint in DeLand – In early 2014, DaVita Labs
announced an expansion of its laboratory operations in DeLand, Florida, to accommodate future
teammate growth. DaVita Labs
performs more than 47 million laboratory tests each year and
employs more than 500 teammates between Ft. Lauderdale and DeLand – a number that has grown by nearly 15
percent since the beginning of 2012.
Patient Service:
Lifeline Continues to Set Standard for Vascular Access –
Lifeline Vascular Access was created to improve the delivery of
vascular access care to patients by coordinating care among
nephrologists, dialysis units and surgeons. Lifeline had a
year filled with successes. Its clinicians completed 130,000
procedures with an overall 98.6 percent success rate. Lifeline also
earned system-wide accreditation by The Joint Commission for the
12th continuous year.
DaVita.com Redesigned and Now Mobile Friendly –
DaVita.com, the award-winning flagship site for kidney disease
information, received a makeover to enhance user-friendliness and
the overall site experience. Highlights include new interfaces and
updated tools that simplify and expedite finding a kidney doctor or
a DaVita Kidney Care center. Whether on a laptop, cell phone or a
tablet, the new site will adjust to any device's screen size.
DaVita Offers Innovative Tool for Those at Risk for Kidney
Disease – One in 10 adults age 20 or older in the U.S. has
kidney disease, but many don't know it because the disease is often
symptomless in its early stages. To address this issue, DaVita
developed an interactive quiz at DaVita.com/LearnYourRisk for those
interested in learning if they are at risk for kidney disease. In
2014 more than 9,500 people took the quiz, and more than 1,800
quiz-takers pledged to get their kidneys screened because they
learned they were at risk.
Unique Training Program Prepares Patients for Starting
Dialysis – Kidney Smart offers instructor-led kidney disease
education classes in neighborhoods across the country. In 2014,
more than 18,000 patients attended a Kidney Smart class and over 10
percent of new patients received Kidney Smart education prior to
their first dialysis treatment.
DaVita Celebrates Social Workers and Dietitians
– DaVita Kidney Care celebrated its more than 3,000 social
worker and dietitian teammates during the entire month of
March. March is National Kidney Month and also marks both
National Social Work Month and National Nutrition Month,
recognizing the important roles of dietitians and social workers in
kidney care. These teammates provide specialized services to
patients undergoing dialysis.
HealthCare Partners California and HealthCare Partners Nevada
on Becker's 100 ACOs to Know in 2014 – HealthCare
Partners was included in the list of "100 Accountable Care
Organizations (ACOs) to Know" published by Becker's Hospital
Review. The list includes 100 of the 625 Medicare and
commercial ACOs in the U.S.
DaVita Response Team Prepares Patients for Emergencies –
The DaVita Village Emergency Response Team (DaVERT) had another
eventful year in 2014. DaVERT minimized the impact on patient care
in the face of a wide variety of natural and manmade challenges,
including earthquakes, hurricanes, water contamination, civil
disturbance and historic snowfall levels in Buffalo, New York.
Business Growth and Thought Leadership:
DaVita HealthCare Partners enjoyed a robust year of growth on
both the HealthCare Partners (HCP) and DaVita Kidney Care sides of the business. By
year's end, HCP was treating nearly 850,000 patients in six states
and DaVita Kidney Care had 170,000
patients in more than 2,100 centers across the U.S. and in 10
countries around the globe. DaVita HealthCare Partners as a whole
is now 60,000 teammates strong.
DaVita HealthCare Partners announced the following new business
relationships in 2014:
- DaVita HealthCare Partners Acquires Colorado Springs Health
Partners – In late October, DaVita HealthCare Partners
announced that HealthCare Partners has entered into an agreement to
acquire Colorado Springs Health Partners, a multi-specialty medical
group with more than 100 physicians at 11 locations throughout the
Pikes Peak region.
- Centura Health and DaVita HealthCare Partners Form New Joint
Venture in Colorado and
Kansas – In early November,
Centura Health and DaVita HealthCare Partners announced a new joint
venture that will offer a differentiated health care delivery model
to help optimize health care value and lower costs for consumers in
Colorado and Kansas.
- Independence Blue Cross and DaVita HealthCare Partners
Announce Joint Venture – In early 2014, Independence Blue
Cross and DaVita HealthCare Partners announced the
creation of Tandigm Health, uniting a major health insurer and a
recognized leader in physician-led integrated care.
- DaVita HealthCare Partners and SCAN Health Plan Announce
Expansion of VillageHealth C-SNP into Los
Angeles and Orange
Counties – Beginning Jan. 1,
2014, DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc. and SCAN Health Plan
expanded their chronic condition special needs plan (C-SNP) for
individuals with ESRD into Los
Angeles and Orange
Counties.
Commitment to International Patients:
DaVita Kidney Care to Treat
Thousands in Saudi Arabia – In
February, DaVita Kidney Care announced it signed a major
tender from the Kingdom of Saudi
Arabia's Ministry of Health to treat half of the
approximately 10,000 dialysis patients at as many as 80
centers currently operated by the Ministry.
DaVita Expands Kidney Care Services in Malaysia – In April, DaVita Kidney Care announced it acquired three
hemodialysis centers from Malaysian dialysis provider Sinar
Indentiti Sbn Bhd, further expanding its care of kidney patients in
Malaysia.
DaVita Kidney Care Partners with Leading Physicians in
Germany – Praxis mit Nahe
joined DaVita Kidney Care in Germany with its world-class
physicians, including Prof. Werner
Kleophas, Dr. Andreas
Westhoff, Prof. Gerd Hetzel
and Prof. Frank Dellanna. Its clinics located in Dusseldorf specialize in dialysis, nephrology
and diabetology, and are some of the largest privately held groups
in Germany.
DaVita Kidney Care India Honored as Dialysis Service Provider
Company of the Year – DaVita Kidney Care India received
recognition from India Healthcare Excellence Awards as the Dialysis
Service Provider Company of the Year in the specialty chain
category by Frost and Sullivan.
DaVita Kidney Care Center Becomes First Accredited
Stand-Alone Dialysis Clinic in Malaysia – In May, DaVita Kidney Care's Jalan Tun Razak dialysis center in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia became the first
stand-alone dialysis center in the country to receive a four-year
accreditation in chronic dialysis treatment from the Malaysian
Society for Quality in Health.
Corporate Citizenship, Education, Empowerment:
DaVita Village Trust Breaks Surgery Record During Mission to
Jamaica – In late November,
the DaVita Village Trust (DVT) completed a weeklong surgical
mission in Jamaica that included
one record-breaking day of surgeries. Four vascular surgeons and an
ultrasound technician performed 63 fistula-placement surgeries at
three hospitals through the DVT Bridge of Life program. Surgeons
completed 27 arteriovenous fistula (AVF) surgeries in one day at
Mandeville Regional Hospital in Mandeville – a record-breaking
number of surgeries within one day for the hospital.
DaVita Kidney Care Reports on Corporate Social Responsibility
Progress – DaVita Kidney Care
announced the release of its 2013 Community Care report, which
highlights progress on key initiatives supporting the company's
vision for corporate social responsibility (CSR). The report is
available at DaVita.com/CommunityCare, This approach drives
industry-leading clinical outcomes, multiple goodwill initiatives
and a robust environmental commitment.
DaVita HealthCare Partners Gives $1.5
Million to Nonprofits Across the U.S. – In early
December, DaVita HealthCare Partners teammates directed
$1.5 million of company donations to
charities across the United States
as part of the "DaVita Way of Giving" program. Clinical teammates
from DaVita Kidney Care and
HealthCare Partners were encouraged to democratically choose
charities in their communities to receive contributions.
500 Cyclists Rode in Eighth Annual Tour DaVita in
Oregon – The eighth
annual Tour DaVita® – a three-day, 250-mile bike ride to raise
awareness of kidney disease and funds for medical missions in the
U.S. and abroad – kicked off on Sept.
14 at the Waterloo County Park in Lebanon, Oregon. To date, Tour DaVita has
helped raise more than $6 million for
nonprofits and participants have collectively ridden more than
550,000 miles over the course of eight years. For every mile on
this year's route, 33 patient lives will be impacted by the DaVita
Village Trust.
DaVita Kidney Care Continues Focus on Reducing Environmental
Impact – In 2014, DaVita Kidney
Care supported its environmental sustainability efforts
through a number of strategic projects. Highlights include the
following:
- In support of the company's efforts to achieve the 15 percent
energy-reduction goal by year-end 2015, DaVita Kidney Care's environmentally focused
team, Village Green, launched a Building Management System pilot to
over 130 clinics in the Northwest to increase comfort and reduce
energy use.
- Through strategic water efficiency efforts, the average
DaVita Kidney Care dialysis center
is now using 20 percent fewer gallons in 2014 compared to
2013.
DaVita HealthCare Partners Honors and Supports Service
Members – DaVita HealthCare Partners is active with the
"100,000 Jobs Mission," one of the largest private sector
coalitions dedicated to veteran employment. Once hired, DaVita
HealthCare Partners' Village Veterans program allows new teammates
to receive mentorship from company leaders as they transition to
new roles within the company. And on Veterans Day, DaVita HealthCare Partners honored
the men and women of the armed forces by building a "Wall of Honor
for Veterans" to display at its World Headquarters in Denver.
DaVita HealthCare Partners Celebrates New Teammate Training
and Leadership Milestone – In October, DaVita HealthCare
Partners hosted the 150th DaVita University Academy – the company's
award-winning, leadership development and cultural orientation
program for new teammates. Nearly 2,000 DaVita teammates from
around the globe attended the event.
DaVita University Witnesses Record-Breaking Year in Teammate
Development – Through DaVita's School of Leadership, School of
Clinical Education and Village Gatherings, the company directly
touched over 19,500 teammates in 2014, all at average service
excellence rating of 4.5 (out of 5). DaVita University also
launched a dozen new and innovative leadership and educational
programs, streamlined the onboarding process for its educational
offerings, expanded the availability of distance learning and
rolled out leadership and development programs to international
teammates in multiple countries – all while improving training
quality.
DaVita Raises Awareness About the Importance of Organ
Donation – On Feb. 14,
DaVita Kidney Care recognized
National Donor Day, with the goal of raising awareness for the tens
of thousands of individuals awaiting a kidney transplant. According
to the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN), there
are nearly 100,000 candidates waiting for a kidney, which makes
kidneys the most in-demand organ.
Wisdom Team Deepens Reach of DaVita HealthCare Partners'
Culture – DaVita's Wisdom department coordinated the makeover
of patient waiting rooms in 1,164 DaVita dialysis centers
nationwide through the DaVita Experience program.
DaVita Educational Programs, Award Winning Cultural
Displays – In 2014, DaVita's Wisdom department won numerous
awards for its representation of the DaVita culture, including
Platinum and Gold Hermes Creative Awards as well as Platinum and
Gold Marcom Awards.
Village-wide Awards:
In 2014, DaVita won nearly 40 awards, including the
following:
Business Excellence
- Harvard Business Review Reputation Institute Award –
DaVita placed 37th overall in company reputation and
Kent Thiry also placed
37th on the list of 100 Best Performing CEOs in the
World. Harvard Business Review's analysis was performed by
the Reputation Institute and measured more than 2,000 companies
from 25 industries across 40 countries.
- World's Most Admired Companies – DaVita was named the
most innovative company on FORTUNE® Magazine's World's Most
Admired Companies' 2014 ranking of health care facilities. This
marked the fifth consecutive year DaVita has been ranked No. 1 in
innovation and the ninth consecutive year DaVita has been
recognized on the World's Most Admired Companies industry
list.
- 100 Most Influential People in Health Care – We believe
this should be called the "most influential companies" list because
this recognition is both a testament to our teammates' hard work
and commitment to patients, and an indication of growing
acknowledgement of the contributions DaVita HealthCare Partners
makes to the health care industry and to the world at large.
However, Kent Thiry was
ranked number 10 among the most influential people in
U.S. health care by Modern Healthcare.
Caring for Our Patients
- National Adult and Influenza Summit Immunization Excellence
Award – DaVita was named the 2014 national champion in the
HealthCare Personnel category. In 2013, DaVita became the first
large dialysis provider to require all teammates who work in, or
whose jobs require frequent visits to, DaVita dialysis clinics to
either be vaccinated against influenza or wear surgical masks in
patient care areas. By March 2014,
the company achieved 100 percent compliance with the vaccination or
mask mandate.
- Case in Point Platinum Award – DaVita was honored with
two platinum awards in 2014: Patient Pathways' Pathways Care
Management was named the winner in the Best Case Management in
Acute Settings, Provider Program category, and VillageHealth
Integrated Care Management was named the winner in the Best Disease
Management/Population Health category.
- National Health Information Awards – DaVita took home
two awards, a bronze for the Patient Pathways Navigator book and a
merit for the Kidney Disease Awareness article "A Simple Blood Test
Can Detect Early Kidney Disease."
Caring for Each Other
- Top Workplaces – DaVita was named to the Colorado list for the third consecutive year
and to the Bay Area list for the
second consecutive year.
- 2014 Training Top 125 – For the tenth consecutive year,
Training Magazine named DaVita a leading organization that
excels at employee development.
- Aon Hewitt Top Company for Leaders-Special Recognition
award – DaVita was honored in the Special Recognition category
by overcoming challenges and demonstrating enormous progress toward
becoming one of the best companies for leaders in North America. This is the second year DaVita
has achieved recognition from Aon
Hewitt's Top Company for Leaders.
- Most Democratic Workplaces – For the seventh straight
year DaVita was ranked among the world's most democratically
operated workplaces by WorldBlu.
- Becker's Hospital Review 150 Great Places to Work in
Healthcare – 2014 was the first year that DaVita was named to
this list, and DaVita remains the only Fortune 500 company to be
named to this list.
- LearningElite – DaVita was named a Silver LearningElite
organization in 2014 by Chief Learning Officer magazine.
Lauded for creating and implementing exemplary teammate development
practices that deliver measurable business value, DaVita HealthCare
Partners ranked 29th in a record-breaking field of more than 200
companies that applied.
Caring for Our World
- Newsweek Green Rankings – DaVita has been recognized
every year the program has run since 2009, which ranks the world's
largest companies on corporate sustainability and environmental
impact.
- Congressional Black Caucus Fall Health Braintrust Corporate
Leadership Award – The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation
recognized DaVita HealthCare Partners for its "visionary leadership
and commitment to helping improve the health, health care and thus
life opportunities for millions of our nation's most medically and
financially vulnerable residents."
Military Awards
- Best for Vets – DaVita was recognized by Military
Times Edge as a "Best for Vets" employer for the fifth
consecutive year.
- Top Military Spouse Friendly Employers – DaVita was
recognized as a top employer for military spouses by Military
Spouse Magazine for the second consecutive year.
- Top Veteran-Friendly Companies – DaVita was named a
top veteran-friendly company by U.S. Veterans Magazine.
- Most Valuable Employer for Military – CivilianJobs.com
named DaVita to this list for the fourth consecutive year in
2014.
Community Capitalism:
In 2014, DaVita HealthCare Partners remained steadfastly
committed to sharing its lessons learned and best demonstrated
cultural practices with the broader business community, as well as
the next generation of business leaders. Examples of the company's
commitment to building its capital in the community include the
following:
- Stanford Business School Case Study on Values-Based
Culture – In December, Stanford
released a case study focused on DaVita HealthCare Partners and the
importance of a values-based culture.
- Harvard Business School (HBS)
Case Study on Unique Public-Private Partnerships – In late
2014, HBS published a case study detailing the partnership between
DaVita Kidney Care and Denver Public Schools. The focus of the study
is on the value of a for-profit corporation sharing its
values-based culture with the employees of a public education
system.
- Harvard Business School (HBS)
Case Study on Cultural Differences Within Various Business Units of
a Major Enterprise – At the end of 2014, HBS was in the process
of creating a case study that focuses on how smaller business units
within a larger enterprise incorporate the parent company's
values-rich corporate culture into their teams. This study will
spotlight the efforts of Josh
Golomb, who serves as president of both Paladina Health and
DaVita Rx.
- Dynamic Volunteerism Launches in Denver – Through Dynamic Volunteerism,
DaVita HealthCare Partners is leveraging the unique capabilities of
its village citizens, both individually and collectively, to help
non-profit organizations perform at a higher level. This effort
multiplies the impact the company has on the community and enhances
the satisfaction its teammates gain through their efforts.
- Executives Speak on Values-Rich Culture – Throughout
2014, DaVita HealthCare Partners executives were asked to speak to
numerous groups, including undergraduate and graduate students,
chambers of commerce, and women's organizations about how DaVita
creates a community of culture for its teammates and the true value
of a values-based culture and how it can drive change in an
organization.
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About DaVita HealthCare Partners
DaVita
HealthCare Partners Inc., a Fortune 500® company, is the parent
company of DaVita Kidney Care and
HealthCare Partners. DaVita Kidney
Care is a leading provider of kidney care in the United States, delivering dialysis
services to patients with chronic kidney failure and end stage
renal disease. As of Sept. 30, 2014,
DaVita Kidney Care operated or
provided administrative services at 2,152 outpatient dialysis
centers located in the United
States serving approximately 170,000 patients. The company
also operated 87 outpatient dialysis centers located in 10
countries outside the United
States. HealthCare Partners manages and operates medical
groups and affiliated physician networks in Arizona, California, Nevada, New
Mexico and Florida in its
pursuit to deliver excellent-quality health care in a dignified and
compassionate manner. As of Sept. 30,
2014, HealthCare Partners provided integrated care
management for approximately 836,000 patients. For more
information, please visit DaVitaHealthCarePartners.com.
Contact Information
Media:
Vince Hancock
(303)
876-6618
vince.hancock@davita.com
[1] Weinhandl ED, Arneson TJ, St. Peter WL. Clinical Outcomes
Associated with Receipt of Integrated Pharmacy Services: Potential
Quality Improvement in Hemodialysis Patient Care. Am J of Kidney
Dis. 2013.
[2] "Frequent" is defined as >10% of treatments over the
trailing three calendar months. "Excessive" is defined as >5%
weight gain (as a % of target weight) between treatments.
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