Dialysis Facilities in West Columbia, South Carolina
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 Fresenius Medical Care West Columbia Chain: Fresenius Medical Care Location: 105 Sum-mor Drive, West Columbia, South Carolina, 29169 Rating: Phone: (803) 733-1764 |
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Accelerated Access Review makes clear recommendations on reforms to speed up patients' access to innovative technologies
A national report launched today, the Accelerated Access Review (AAR), has recognised the important role of Academic Health Science Networks as innovation exchanges, that create opportunities to ensure digital product development meets NHS needs.
Sanofi-aventis and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals discontinue Phase 3 trial of aflibercept
Sanofi-aventis and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced the discontinuation of the Phase 3 trial that evaluated aflibercept (VEGF Trap) plus gemcitabine versus placebo plus gemcitabine for the first-line treatment of metastatic pancreatic cancer (VANILLA), based on the recommendations by an Independent Data Monitoring Committee (IDMC).
New version of troponin test can detect heart attack within one hour
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Robert Zucker to receive RSA Distinguished Researcher Award
Robert Zucker, Ph.D., director of the University of Michigan Addiction Research Center, and the Substance Abuse Section in the Department of Psychiatry, has been named recipient of the 31st annual Research Society on Alcoholism Distinguished Researcher Award. The award is given to an individual whose research has made significant contributions to the understanding of alcohol abuse and alcoholism, and whose body of work demonstrates leadership in the field.
U.S. Patent Office issues Notice of Allowance to Biomoda's CyPath assay for cancer detection
Cancer diagnostics company Biomoda, Inc. received Notice of Allowance for a U.S. Patent application on a quantitative method for scoring cells labeled with the CyPath assay to determine whether cells are dysplastic or carcinomic by measuring the photon emission rate.
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Dialysis Facility
Dialysis is used as a temporary measure in either acute kidney injury or in those awaiting kidney transplant and as a permanent measure in those for whom a transplant is not indicated or not possible. Dialysis facility in medicare covers outpatient maintenance dialysis treatments, training for self-dialysis, self-dialysis support services and self-dialysis equipment and supplies. In some cases, Medicare may cover ambulance transportation when the patient has End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), need dialysis, and need ambulance transportation to or from a dialysis facility.
Medicare Star Ratings
The star rating shows how well a dialysis center delivers care compared to the national average, based on Medicare data. Each dialysis center receives a rating between 1 and 5 stars, with 3 stars representing the national average. A five-star rating means a center has quality of care that is considered 'much above average' compared to other dialysis facilities. A one or two-star rating means that measured health outcomes for that center were below average. The star rating is part of Medicare's work to make data on the quality of patient care easier to understand and use. Patient survey results aren't included in the star rating.