CHICAGO, June 6, 2018 /PRNewswire/
-- DaVita Kidney Care, a
division of DaVita Inc. (NYSE: DVA), a leading provider of kidney
care services in the United
States, and the University of
Chicago Medicine today announced the successful
implementation of the Transplant Waitlist Support Program, which
was created to help keep waitlisted patients transplant-ready by
proactively and electronically exchanging patient information
between DaVita and the transplant center.
"We were able to customize DaVita's program to fit our center
and help us deliver an even better experience for our patients,"
said Yolanda Becker, M.D., professor
of surgery and director of kidney and pancreas transplantation at
the University of Chicago Medicine.
"Helping our shared patients by keeping their information secure
and current ensures they will be ready and reachable when a kidney
becomes available."
Outdated information can cause a patient to be passed over on
the waitlist when a transplant opportunity arises. If a patient
forgets to share their updated contact information, for example, it
can result in missing a kidney transplant opportunity because they
can't be reached. Transplant centers usually rely on phone and fax
communications to collect and update patient information, which can
be time consuming and inefficient. With steadily growing waitlists
to manage, this process has become even more challenging.
"DaVita and UChicago Medicine both want to improve patients'
chance for success on their transplant journey," said Allen Nissenson, M.D., FACP, chief medical
officer for DaVita Kidney Care.
"Since we see our patients frequently, we have the data transplant
centers need for our shared patients on the waitlist, and it
benefits everyone now that we can proactively and efficiently
exchange information."
The Transplant Waitlist Support Program will be available for
customization by other transplant centers across the country in the
near future, allowing more patients and transplant center staff the
opportunity to benefit from its seamless information updates.
"We celebrate every patient who leaves our care because they've
found a kidney," said Julie Tegni,
LCSW, a lead social worker for DaVita. "Seeing this program grow in
Chicago and beyond is going to
benefit so many patients."
The Transplant Waitlist Support Program is one of many ways
DaVita assists its patients awaiting a kidney transplant. The
company has achieved industry-leading clinical outcomes that
support patients and helps them to be more clinically prepared for
transplantation. DaVita also offers a variety of in-depth
transplant education materials to help inform and empower
patients.
To learn more about kidney transplants with DaVita, visit
DaVita.com/Transplants.
About DaVita Kidney
Care
DaVita Kidney
Care is a division of DaVita Inc., a Fortune 500® company,
that through its operating divisions provides a variety of health
care services to patient populations throughout the United States and abroad. A leading
provider of dialysis services in the
United States, DaVita Kidney
Care treats patients with chronic kidney failure and end
stage renal disease. DaVita Kidney
Care strives to improve patients' quality of life by
innovating clinical care, and by offering integrated treatment
plans, personalized care teams and convenient health-management
services. As of March 31, 2018,
DaVita Kidney Care operated or
provided administrative services at 2,539 outpatient dialysis
centers located in the United
States serving approximately 198,000 patients. The company
also operated 241 outpatient dialysis centers located in 10
countries outside the United
States. DaVita Kidney Care
supports numerous programs dedicated to creating positive,
sustainable change in communities around the world. The company's
leadership development initiatives and social responsibility
efforts have been recognized by Fortune, Modern Healthcare,
Newsweek and WorldBlu. For more information, please
visit DaVita.com.
About the University of Chicago
Medicine
The University of
Chicago Medicine & Biological Sciences is one of the
nation's leading academic medical institutions. It comprises the
Pritzker School of Medicine; the University of
Chicago Biological Sciences Division; and the University of Chicago Medical Center. Twelve Nobel
Prize winners in physiology or medicine have been affiliated with
the University of Chicago Medicine.
News: uchicagomedicine.org
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