Why is the government withholding data on clinics that perform dialysis treatments? NBC News teamed with the investigative group ProPublica. Below are links related to the report.
The Dialysis Facility Tracker (http://projects.propublica.org/dialysis/)
A 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.
A 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.
ProPublica: Data shines light on dialysis disparities
http://www.propublica.org/article/dialysis-data-once-confidential-shines-light-on-clinic-disparities
http://www.propublica.org/article/dialysis-data-once-confidential-shines-light-on-clinic-disparities
ProPublica: Inspection backlogs weaken dialysis oversight
http://www.propublica.org/article/led-by-california-inspection-backlogs-weaken-dialysis-oversight
http://www.propublica.org/article/led-by-california-inspection-backlogs-weaken-dialysis-oversight
Knowledge is Power: A how-to checklist for choosing the right dialysis facility
http://www.pjwa.com/resources/knowledge_is_power.pdf
http://www.pjwa.com/resources/knowledge_is_power.pdf
National Kidney Foundation
http://www.kidney.org
http://www.kidney.org
