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Welcome to our New Monthly Provider Staff Newsletter |
Welcome to the first edition of The Provider Insider. We are looking forward to providing you with Network updates, project tools and resources, as well as information on National and State stakeholder events. We value your feedback. Please let us know how we are doing by answering this brief questionnaire. |
The ICD-9 code sets used to report medical diagnoses and inpatient procedures will be replaced by ICD-10 code sets on October 1, 2015. The transition to ICD-10 (Road to 10) is required for everyone covered by the Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act (HIPAA). Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has developed several resources to assist with this transition.
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Help us Prevent PHI/PII Security Incidents |
 You may see this warning on the bottom of e-mail messages from Network staff. This warning is to remind provider staff that if any patient information is sent via e-mail to either the Network or the Help Desk, a security incident must be reported to CMS, the e-mail must be deleted and any persons involved in sending or receiving the e-mail will be contacted to file a certificate of destruction and be counselled in protecting PHI/PII. For more information, please see http://esrdny.ipro.org/data-management/overview/piiphi-and-hippa/ |
Take appropriate steps now to prepare and stay safe in the event of an emergency.
- Help your patients prepare for their dialysis treatments-If an emergency happens, dialysis facility staff have a key role in educating patients. Take steps such as providing a copy of the treatment prescription, emergency diet guidelines or other resources. Each dialysis facility is required to have an emergency plan; as a staff member talk with your team about what to do if there is an emergency.
Resources
ESRD Network of New York Emergency Preparedness webpage
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Preventing HAI:
New Toolkit Helps Keep Dialysis Patients Safer |
To help prevent infection in people with end-stage renal disease, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has developed a new resource called the AHRQ Safety Program for End-Stage Renal Disease Facilities Toolkit. Dialysis clinics can use this toolkit to help prevent healthcare-associated infections in their patients.
Available at no charge, the toolkit helps clinicians and other health care workers follow clinical best practices, create a culture of safety, use checklists and other audit tools, and engage patients and their families in infection prevention practices. This new resource has science-based, practical information-including educational videos-that reflects the experiences of the frontline providers who helped develop the toolkit.
Click here for more information on Healthcare Associated Infections. |
October 1st and 2nd
3rd Annual ASPN Multidisciplinary Symposium
Kidney & Urology Foundation of America (KUFA) is proud to be an educational partner with the American Society of Pediatric Nephrology (ASPN) for the 3rd Annual ASPN Multidisciplinary Symposium, on October 1/2 in New York City at the LaGuardia Airport Marriott. This is a national symposium for the multidisciplinary team of healthcare providers who are instrumental in educating their patients, improving health literacy and communications with patients and families, and are dedicated to achieving the highest standards in caring for their patients with kidney disease. We are proud to showcase NYC in October!
Attendees are invited to a lecture and networking dinner (no additional fee) on Thursday evening, October 1 and a full-day of presentations on Friday, October 2. The audience will consist of nurse practitioners, nephrology nurses, registered dieticians, social workers, child life specialists, and other members of pediatric nephrology, transplant, and urology teams. Up to 8 CEUs are being offered for RNs, RDs, SWs (acceptance varies by state). Details can be found at https://www.aspneph.com/symposium/
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