On July 26, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released the final rule on its new payment model for dialysis services. The 1,000+ page report details the major changes in how patient care will be reimbursed, starting Jan. 1. In this one-hour webinar, we will help break down the complexity of the new payment bundle and offer commentary from industry representatives on how it will impact the provider community and patients.

Date and Time: Wednesday, August 25, 3 pm EDT

Introduction: Basic tenets of the bundle
Mark E. Neumann, executive editor, Nephrology News & Issues

How will providers respond?
Small- to mid-sized dialysis organizations: Larry Emerson, administrator, Dialysis Centers of Lincoln (Neb.)
Large dialysis organizations: Mahesh Krishnan, MD, MPH, vice president of Clinical Research, DaVita Inc.

Will the bundle stimulate more interest in home therapies?
Joyce Jackson, CEO, Northwest Kidney Centers
James Sloand, MD, Senior Medical Director, North American Renal Division, Baxter Healthcare, Inc.

The QIP: will it pay off with better outcomes?
Jay Wish, MD, University Hospitals of Cleveland

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