Our experience can
help you institute best practices
With
more than 50 years of renal therapy innovations, Baxter is the leader in home
dialysis. In fact, Baxter supports more patients dialyzing at home than any other company. Whether your dialysis facility or
nephrology practice is just beginning to send patients home or is working to
enhance existing home protocols, consider these best practices guidelines a
starting point.
For new home programs
For practices or facilities interested in starting a new home program, here are some best practice guidelines to help you get started. Learn more.
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For existing home programs
For practices or facilities interested in enhancing their current home program to care for more patients, here are some best practice guidelines. Learn more.
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Preparing your program
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Preparing
your home care team, including an in-depth look at care team roles
- Nurse
staffing, including suggested ratios
- Space
and supplies
- Charting
- Learn more
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Preparing your program
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Reaching
out for growth with suggested strategies
- Nurse
staffing, including suggested ratios for handling growth
- Space
and supplies
- Charting
- Learn more
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Preparing patients
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Timing
for Peritoneal Dialysis (PD) patient education and training
- Prescription guideline resources
- Catheter placement guidelines, including video of a laparoscopic catheter
placement procedure
- Learn more
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Preparing patients
- Timing
for PD patient education and training
- Prescription guideline resources
- Catheter placement guidelines, including video of a laparoscopic catheter
placement procedure
- Learn more
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Ongoing efforts
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Patient
monitoring during first four months
- Infection protocols
- Potential trouble spots to monitor in a new program and how to overcome them
- Learn more
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Ongoing efforts
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Patient monitoring during first four months
- Infection protocols
- Learn more
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