Intro: Blog #1
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There I was, minding my own business and raiding the supply train to dialysis land. When out of nowhere a vision came unto me! (don't trust people who see things that aren't there) A vision of Hell!!! Actually the basement of Hell!! (I hear things are a bit cooler there than the main floor) It was Hell for a couple of gentlemen I've heard of. And what did I see in that basement of Hell! I saw a window! And above that window what did I see! I saw a sign! And what did that sign say! "Customer Complaints"
And as I left Hell's basement what else did I see? I saw quite a few people lining up. The first person in line was a former kidney dialysis patient. I didn't catch the whole of the conversation, but I did hear: "And then I died!" and "what are you going to do about it!!!".
Huh, maybe when people are buying things they should look under the hood?
***Standards of Care***
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We are Dialysis Advocates who are keeping this site alive as a reminder of the history of the kidney dialysis field of medicine. Many of us have spent over two decades advocating for rights of dialysis patients. If you want to know more about us click the "About Us" link above and you could take a look at this introduction (also below).
And we've put together a list of the kinds of things we would like to see in dialysis:
***Introduction***
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Hi, my name is Chris and I've been a member of DialysisEthics since 2000 and I helped coordinate the activities of this patient advocacy organization. This site is being kept up as a reminder of the history of this field of medicine. For dialysis patients currently with issues and problems, is recommended people contact the folks at Dialysis Advocates.
***Get the lowdown on your clinic!***
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Dialysis Facility Tracker
Updated Dec. 22, 2010
By Robin Fields, Al Shaw, and Jennifer LaFleur, ProPublica, Dec. 22, 2010
This site is for dialysis patients and others who want to learn about the quality of care at individual dialysis clinics. Among other things, you can learn how often patients treated at a facility have been hospitalized, report certain types of infections or are placed on the transplant list. The information is submitted by facilities and collected by contractors of the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services, the federal agency that oversees most dialysis care.
Related story: Dialysis Data, Once Confidential, Shines Light on Clinic Disparities »
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