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1. Press Release/Announcements (Last Updated 4/8/2008)

2. Emergency Preparedness (Last Updated 1/10/2008)

3. Magazines/Articles and Newsletters for ESRD Patients and Professionals (Last Updated 6/26/2007)

4. Flu Season/Immunization/Pandamic Flu (Last Updated 4/10/2008)

5. Link to Are you Looking for Dialysis Facility?

6. Link to Educational Resources for Professionals

7. Link to Patient Education Materials

8. Link to FDA - MEDWATCH

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10. OTHER Information (Last Updated 2/4/2008)

11. link to Medicare Part D Web Page Posted 11/12/2007(New)

Press Release / Announcements/

ESRD Conditions for Coverage
We are pleased to announce that The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Conditions for Coverage (CfCs) that will modernize the Medicare conditions for coverage for the nation’s dialysis centers and promote higher quality of care for patients receiving dialysis.
The final regulation will enhance the quality of care available to more than 336,000 Medicare beneficiaries with ESRD who receive dialysis treatment from more than 4,700 Medicare-approved renal dialysis facilities across the U.S.  The regulation reflects important clinical and scientific advances in dialysis technology and standards of care practices.  The regulation also updates the current requirements that were first published in 1976. 
The final regulation went on display April 3, 2008 at the Office of the Federal Register and will be published April 15, 2008.  However, because the regulations are changing from a process-oriented (1976 version of the ESRD CfCs) to patient-centered approach (new ESRD CFCs), CMS believes that ESRD facility providers will need additional time to come into full compliance with the requirements in this final regulation.  Therefore, we are giving dialysis facilities 180 days from the publication date, to comply with the requirements in this regulation. 
The final rule is displayed at:
www.cms.hhs.gov/CFCsAndCoPs/downloads/ESRDdisplayfinalrule.pdf

CMS will provide additional details on its plans to educate and train the ESRD Networks on these new ESRD Conditions for Coverage (CfCs) in the next several weeks. Posted 4/8//2008


CDC MEMO - Allergic-Type Reactions within the Hemodialysis Patient Population Posted 1/15/2008

Just a heads up - A Children's hospital just reported that they have had 3 dialyzer reactions (swelling, hives, vomiting) to brand new dialyzers from a particular lot# of Fresenius F5's.  It is Lot# 7CU417.  They do not do reuse at that facility. The unit has already contacted the manufacturer, saved the dialyzers, and called the FDA. Posted 11/21/2007

FDA - Guidance for Industry - Medical Device Tracking; Guidance for Industry and FDA Staff Posted 11/2/2007

FDA - Public Health Notification from FDA, CDC, EPA and OSHA*: Avoiding Hazards with Using Cleaners and Disinfectants on Electronic Medical Equipment Posted 11/2/2007

CMS - This Link is designed to provide Medicare enrollment information for providers, physicians, non-physician practitioners, and other suppliers.  Please review CMS's downloadable brochures on this link to learn more about Medicare provider and supplier enrollment.
Direct link to Enrollment and NPI Information [PDF.38KB] Posted 10/3/2007

Need more Information?
Not sure what an NPI is and how you can get it, share it and use it?  As always, more information and education on the NPI can be found through the CMS NPI page http://www.cms.hhs.gov/NationalProvIdentStand  on the CMS website.  Providers can apply for an NPI online at https://nppes.cms.hhs.gov  or can call the NPI enumerator to request a paper application at 1-800-465-3203.    Posted 10/3/2007

CMS - Survey & Certification letter 07-34 “Survey Guidance for a New Home Hemodialysis Water Treatment Device, the “NxStage PureFlow™ SL Water Purification System (PureFlow™)”  regarding the use of a new water treatment system called PureFlow with the NxStage dialysis equipment.  

Copy of the recall letter from NxStage sent to their customers about the leaking cartridges  
Posted 9/5/2007, UPDA
TED 9/6/2007

HR. 3162 (version July 25, 2007)
Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007 (Introduced in House)
Posted 8/6/2007

CMS- Decision Memo for Erythropoiesis Stimulating Agents (ESAs) for non-renal disease indications (CAG-00383N) - POSTED 8/1/2007

Modification to the National Monitoring Policy for Erythropoiesis Stimulating Agents (ESAs) for End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Patients Treated in Renal Dialysis Facilities - POSTED 8/1/2007

Monitoring of Erythropoietin Stimulating Agents for Beneficiaries with End Stage Renal Disease January 2008 Posted 7/24/2007

 

Emergency Preparedness

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SHREVEPORT LOUISIANA
DISRUPTION IN WATER SUPPLY

BOIL WATER ALERT Posted 1/10/2008

 

___________ 2007 December ICE/SNOW STORM

Oklahoma Dialysis Current Status (Open/Closed) Updated 12/17/2007
Network 13 Disaster Prepardness Resources Posted 12/14/2007

UPDATE: December 2007 Ice Storm Posted 12/12/2007
December 2007 Ice Storm – Emergency Shelters in Oklahoma Updated 12/13/2007


Network 13 Memo Posted 12/9/2007
Link to Disaster Material for State of Oklahoma
Link to Facility Listings
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Network 13 Disaster Planning Resource,
Boil Water Advisory,
Listings of dialysis facilities within the region can be found in Oklahoma Disaster Handbook,
(Last Updated 8/20/2007)

Emergency Preparedness for Patients on Dialysis
http://www.medicare.gov/Publications/Pubs/pdf/10150.pdf CMS is committed to providing patients and providers with important information. Just as facilities need to be prepared for disasters, it is also important for ESRD patients to know how to help themselves in emergency situations. As a result a companion piece, Preparing for Emergencies: a Guide for People on Dialysis, was revised and updated and is being distributed to new ESRD patients in the revised Medicare ESRD patient orientation package. This booklet provides some helpful ideas on how patients can help themselves to manage during the first few days of a disaster until more normal conditions can be restored. The patient guide provides information, which is consistent with the enclosed manual Emergency Preparedness for Dialysis Facilities.

What to do when your municipal water supplier issues a "boil water advisory"
Informational document by Matt Arduino and Glenda Payne, RN, MS, CNN, Nurse Consultant, ESRD Lead Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. You may also find additional information on CDC web site with additional guidance for use of tanker water. CDC Website http://www.cdc.gov/
POSTED 9/17/2004

Magazines/Articles and Newsletters for ESRD Patients and Professionals

AAKP DEVELOPS HOME DIALYSIS MAGAZINE - Posted 6/26/2007
Network 13 - Kidney Koncerns - Patients Newsletter
Network 13 - News You Can Use - Professional Newsletter

Flu Season/Immunization/Pandamic Flu

Click here for additional information about Pandemic Flu

CME - Guidelines Updated for Influenza Immunization in Children
The American Academy of Pediatrics has issued its 2007-2008 recommendations for influenza immunization in children. (Pediatrics. April 2008;121:e1016-e1031.)
Medscape Medical News Posted 4/10/2008

What GAO Found
United States Government Accountability Office Why GAO Did This Study Highlights Accountability IntegrityReliability September 26, 2007 INFLUENZA PANDEMIC Opportunities Exist to Clarify Federal Leadership Roles and Improve Pandemic Planning Highlights of GAO-07-1257T, a testimony to the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology, Committee on Homeland Security, House of Representatives An influenza pandemic is a real and significant potential threat facing the United States and the world. Pandemics are unlike other emergencies because they are not a singular event nor discretely bounded in space and time.
Full Report can be found here: http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d071257t.pdf
Posted 10/2/2007

University of Minnesota - Pandamic Prepardness Tools Posted 9/26/2007

Pandamic Flu: NEWS RELEASE - Peer-Reviewed, Online Database
Showcases Local, County and State Pandemic Planning Downloadable Tools Can Help Communities Protect Citizens by Enhancing Their Own Plans.
Washington, D.C.— Public health planners have a new tool to help them prepare for one of the most daunting public health emergencies:
Click here for complete Report
Posted 9/26/2007

Additional Immunization information can be found under Facility Resource Materials(Section 6)

CDC launches a new influenza website for health professionals and the public: http://www.cdc.gov/flu/

Spanish-language version/ English Version of VIS for inactivated influenza vaccine available on IAC website. For information about the use of VISs, and for VISs in more than 30 languages, visit IAC's VIS web section at http://www.immunize.org/vis

Additional CDC highlights resources for influenza season

* The National Influenza Vaccine Summit---has a website with additional influenza resources:
http://www.preventinfluenza.org

* the American Medical Association (AMA) hosts the Influenza Vaccine Availability Tracking System (IVATS) on its website. IVATS, a tool to assist healthcare professionals in finding vaccine to purchase, can be found at http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/16919.html Posted 9/26/2007

HHS Convenes America's Leaders to Help Americans Prepare for Pandemic Flu
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has launched the Pandemic Flu Leadership Blog, a five-week-long blog about pandemic preparedness. Participant bloggers include some of the nation’s most influential business, health care, faith-based and community leaders. This online event is part of a new campaign to help Americans prepare for a potential influenza pandemic and engage U.S. leaders in the challenge to help others prepare. 
Posted 5/30/2007

Flu Pandemic (Avian Flu - Bird Flu) Links:
Oklahoma
http://www.health.state.ok.us/program/cdd/flu/Oklahoma%20PIM%20Plan%20Final%20WEB%20DRAFT.pdf

Arkansas
Fequently Ask Question Regarding Pandemic Influenza Updated 5/3/2006

Louisiana
None- They reference the CDC website

CDC
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/pandemic/

National
http://www.pandemicflu.gov/
POSTED 12/15/2005

New CDC Guideline for Environmental Infection Control in HeathCare Facilities
may be found at: http://www.renalweb.com/ubb/Forum15/HTML/000423.html

POSTED 12/11/2003

OTHER Information

CDC - Vaccines & Immunizations Posted 8/20/2007

MMWR released: Invasive Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infections Among Dialysis Patients --- United States, 2005
CDC.  Invasive MRSA infections among dialysis patients--United States, 2005.  MMWR 2007; 56(09);197-199
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5609a3.htm?s_cid=mm5609a3_e
Posted 3/8/2007

 


on the CMS website. Providers can apply for an NPI online at https://nppes.cms.hhs.gov or can call the NPI enumerator to request a paper application at 1-800-465-3203.
Getting an NPI is free - not having one can be costly POSTED 9/5/2006