ESRD Related Links
- End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Networks
- Government Resources
- National Dialysis Facility Companies
- ESRD Products and Services
- Journals
- Kidney Organizations and Information for Patients
- Kidney Organizations and Information for Professionals
Forum of End-Stage Renal Disease Networks (ESRD)
ESRD Federal & Texas Government Resources
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
- CDC National Surveillance of Dialysis-Associated Diseases in the United States, 2002
- Recommendations for Preventing Transmission of Infections Among Chronic Hemodialysis Patients, 2001
- Prevention & Control of Dialysis-Associated Infections, 2001
- Revised CDC Guidance on ESRD Single-Use Vials
- CDC Campaign to Prevent Antimicrobial Resistance in Dialysis Setting
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
- CMS ESRD Information and Resources Web Page
- ESRD Clinical Measures Project (CPM) Information and Results
- Coverage of Kidney Dialysis and Kidney Transplant Service
- Dialysis Facility Compare Web Site
- Health Information Publication - Dialysis and Kidneys
- Medicare Conditions of Participation for ESRD Facilities
- ESRD Program Forms
- ESRD Network Organization Manual and Current Statement of Work
- Part D - Prescription Drug Coverage
- Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH)
- Combined Health Information Database (CHID)
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
HIPPA Resources
- Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
- Questions and Answers - Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
- Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC)
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
- National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse (NKUDIC)
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS)
- Health Facility Licensing and Compliance Division
- ESRD Facilities Health & Safety Code
- ESRD Facility Report to the Director
- Texas Department of Health ESRD Facility Rules
- TDH Administrative Code
- How to Become a Licensed ESRD Facility
- How to file a complaint with DSHS
Texas Department of State Health Services - Bureau of Texas Kidney Health
Trailblazers Health Enterprises Home Page
Medicare Intermediary for ESRD services in Texas
- Trailblazer's
End Stage Renal Disease Payment Resources
(ESRD payment manual, composite rates, fee schedule and other ESRD resources)
Texas Rehabilitation Commission
U.S. Federal Government
National Dialysis Companies
- American Renal Associates (ARA)
- DaVita
- Dialysis Clinics Inc. (DCI)
- Diversified Specialty Institutes (DSI)
- FMC Dialysis Services (FMC)
- U.S. Renal Care
ESRD Products & Services Company Listings
- Dialysis & Transplant Magazine (Buyers Guide)
- Nephrology News & Issues (Buyers Guide)
- RenalWEB (Yellow Pages)
Journals
- Advances in Chronic Kidney Disease
- American Journal of Kidney Diseases
- American Journal of Nephrology
- Blood Purification
- Dialysis & Transplantation
- Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
- Journal of Renal Nutrition
- Kidney International
- Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation
- Nephrology Nursing Journal
- Nephron
- Peritoneal Dialysis International
- Seminars in Dialysis
Kidney Organizations and Information for Patients
- American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP)
- American Kidney Fund (AKF)
- Combined Health Information Database (CHID)
- Dialysis Ethics
- Dialysisfinder™
- Dialysis Units in the USA™ from Nephron Information Center
- Health Information Publication - Dialysis and Kidneys from Medicare
- K/DOQI™ Educational Materials
- Kidney End of Life Coalition
- Kidney Helpers (Food Guides and Cookbook)
- Kidney Patient's Guide
- Kidney School (Life Options)
- Life Options Rehabilitation Program (LORAC)
- Kidney School (LORAC)
- Living Day-to-Day with Kidney Dialysis from the FDA Consumer magazine
- Medicare Publications Catalog
- Medicina de trasplantes de primer nivel en el Methodist Dallas from the Methodist Health System web site
- National Kidney Foundation (NKF)
- National Kidney Foundation Texas Chapters
- Peritoneal Dialysis International
- Polycystic Kidney Disease Foundation (PKDF)
- Quality of Care Information for ESRD from CMS
- Renal Diet Cookbooks from the Cleveland Clinic Foundation
- The Renal Family Cookbook
- RenalWEB
- Texas Health and Human Services System - How to FILE A COMPLAINT
- Texas Kidney Health
- Texas Rehabilitation Commission
- Transplant Life.com
- TransWeb
- United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS)
Kidney Organizations and Information for Professionals
- American Nephrology Nurses' Association (ANNA)
- American Society for Artificial Internal Organs (ASAIO)
- American Society of Nephrology (ASN)
- American Society of Pediatric Nephrology (ASPN)
- Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI)
- Combined Health Information Database (CHID)
- Council on Renal Nutrition from NKF
- Dialysisfinder™
- Dialysis Outcomes Quality Initiatives K/DOQI™ from NKF
- Dialysis Units in the USA™ from Nephron Information Center
- ECRI - (Emergency Care Research Institute)
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- International Health Care Worker Safety Center (EPINet™)
- International Society of Nephrology (ISN)
- International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis (ISPD)
- K/DOQI™ The Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative
- Kidney End of Life Coalition
- Kidney Helpers (Food Guides and Cookbook)
- Kidney School (Life Options)
- Life Options Rehabilitation Program
- Medicare Publications Catalog
- National Association for Nephrology Technicians/Technologists (NANT)
- National Guideline Clearinghouse
- National Kidney Foundation (NKF)
- National Kidney Foundation Texas Chapters
- National Renal Administrators Association (NRAA)
- Renal Diet Cookbooks from the Cleveland Clinic Foundation
- The Renal Family Cookbook
- Renal Physicians Association (RPA)
- RenalWEB
- United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS)
Related Information
Learn more about the ESRD Network system and the other ESRD Networks in the United States.