Predictors of Provider-Patient Visit Frequency during Hemodialysis

Association of provider-patient visit frequency and patient outcomes on hemodialysis.

In January of 2004, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services tied provider reimbursement for outpatient hemodialysis services to the number of provider-patient visits per month. We aimed to determine whether greater visit frequency associated with lower mortality and hospitalization rates among incident hemodialysis patients in a large, nationally representative contemporary cohort. Using U...

Hemodialysis Patient Outcomes: Provider Characteristics

Background/Aims: Physician characteristics are associated with differential performance on quality measures and patient outcomes in several medical fields. We aimed to determine whether characteristics of physicians who provide care to dialysis patients were associated with patient outcomes. Methods: This cohort study used United States Renal Data System data for patients who initiated in-cente...

Determinants of physical activity frequency and provider advice during pregnancy

BACKGROUND Our aims were to (1) describe the frequency of physical activity and prenatal healthcare provider advice about physical activity during pregnancy and (2) examine determinants and correlates of 3rd trimester physical activity and receipt of physical activity advice. METHODS We analyzed data from the 2008 Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System. We studied 2669 women from North C...

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Frequency of Ocular Manifestation in Hemodialysis Patients

Introduction: Chronic renal disease compromises of several renal involvements and several causative risk factors such as debates mellitus, hypertension, and old age. Ocular involvement seems to be related to chronic renal failure and hemodialysis as indicated by different studies. The aim of this study was the evaluation of prevalence of ocular manifestation in hemodialysis patients of Hamadan ...