The nephrology interdisciplinary team: an education synergism

Jane S Davis; Kim Zuber

doi:10.1053/j.ackd.2014.03.013

The nephrology interdisciplinary team: an education synergism

Adv Chronic Kidney Dis. 2014 Jul;21(4):338-43. doi: 10.1053/j.ackd.2014.03.013.

Authors

Jane S Davis¹, Kim Zuber²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Nephrology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL; and Metropolitan Nephrology, Alexandria, VA. Electronic address: jsdavis@uab.edu.
² Division of Nephrology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL; and Metropolitan Nephrology, Alexandria, VA.

PMID: 24969384
DOI: 10.1053/j.ackd.2014.03.013

Abstract

Patients with kidney disease often have a poor understanding of their condition. The interdisciplinary team can effectively educate these patients to slow disease progression and enhance self-management. The kidney community needs large, well-designed studies to determine the best way to educate patients and hopefully stem the tide of a rapidly increasing population of kidney patients. Congress authorized payment to eligible providers for kidney disease education for Medicare beneficiaries. However, this benefit is not being optimally used. In addition, reimbursement denials were 14-17% in 2011 and 20-23% in 2012. This is more than 4 times the usual Medicare denial rate for current procedural terminology (CPT) codes.

Keywords: Education; MIPPA; Nurse practitioner; Physician assistant.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Humans
Medicare / economics
Patient Care Team*
Patient Education as Topic / economics
Patient Education as Topic / methods*
Reimbursement Mechanisms / economics
Renal Insufficiency, Chronic / therapy*
Self Care / methods*
United States