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DOPPS Annual Report
The most recent DOPPS Annual Report has been added to the DOPPS website. This report is a comprehensive collection of descriptive statistics spanning more than a decade of longitudinal DOPPS data collection. Please click here to view the DOPPS Annual Report. |
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Charitable Giving
On Saturday, October 12, 2013, members of the Arbor Research staff volunteered for a building project with Habitat for Humanity in Ypsilanti, Michigan. We were happy to participate in creating a home for a family in our community.
For more information about the Arbor Research charitable giving program, please click here. |
We're Hiring!
Arbor Research is growing. We currently offer excellent opportunities for candidates with skills in biostatistics, health economics, health services research, and project support. Please click here to view a full list of current openings. |
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We Want to Hear From You!
If you have a question or a comment, please send it to Communications@ArborResearch.org
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Greetings!
Welcome to the October issue of the Arbor Research newsletter. In this issue, we offer a glimpse of our presentations at ASN Kidney Week, project news, and recent publications. |
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The DOPPS will present a symposium titled "The Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (DOPPS) Projects: Novel Findings for International Hemodialysis Practice and New Directions" at the American Society of Nephrology's (ASN)Kidney Week, on November 8th at 2:00 - 4:00 PM in the Thomas Murphy Ballroom 1. Talks include:
- Extending the Scope and Reach of the DOPPS Projects, by Bruce M. Robinson, MD, FASN
- Trends in US Dialysis: DOPPS Practice Monitor Findings and a Look Ahead, by Barry M. Straube, MD
- Identifying Optimal Practice in Advanced CKD: Rationale and Early Findings from CKDopps, by Ziad Massy, MD, PhD
- PDOPPS: Unifying Efforts to Improve Outcomes in Peritoneal Dialysis, by Simon J. Davies, MD
- Improving Patient-Centered Outcomes in Hemodialysis: What Are the Next Steps? by Francesca Tentori, MD
- Treatment of Mineral and Bone Disorder: Recent Trends and Outcomes, by David C. Mendelssohn, MD
For more information about this symposium, and other Arbor Research presentations at Kidney Week, please click here. |
New Findings on Hemodialysis Treatment Time to be Presented at ASN Kidney Week 
Longer dialysis treatment time and lower ultrafiltration rates are associated with lower mortality in hemodialysis patients. However, shorter treatment is still common in the US. Researchers from Arbor Research and the University of Michigan examined US dialysis practices with respect to treatment time and ultrafiltration rates, characterizing patients receiving longer treatment. These findings will be presented at ASN Kidney Week.
This talk, titled "Hemodialysis Facility and Patient Level Treatment Time and Ultrafiltration Rate Practices in the United States," will be part of the CKD Health Services Research session on Saturday, November 9th at 4:30 p.m. For a full schedule of Arbor Research presentations at Kidney Week, please click here. |
 DOPPS to Present Data on Anemia Management Practices at ASN Kidney Week
In 2011, hemodialysis policies in the United States changed in two important ways: a bundled payment system for hemodialysis was implemented and modified dosing standards for erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESA) were introduced. At ASN Kidney Week, the DOPPS will give a presentation on analyses comparing anemia practices in the US, since these policy changes, to data from Europe and Japan during the same time period.
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CMS Awards Contracts to Arbor Research
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) awarded Arbor Research a 5-year Measure and Instrument Development and Support (MIDS) umbrella contract. This contract allows Arbor Research to bid on projects to support the development and implementation of measures of quality of care for CMS programs. For more information about this umbrella contract, please click here.
In addition, CMS extended its current contract with Arbor Research to support implementation of the payment year (PY) 2015 ESRD Quality Incentive Program (QIP). To learn more about our work on the QIP, please click here. |
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