Tanya S. Johns|Jerry Yee|Terrian Smith-Jules|Ruth Campbell|Carolyn Bauer
Interdisciplinary care clinics in chronic kidney disease
Montefiore Medical Center|Albert Einstein College of Medicine|Henry Ford Hospital|Montefiore Medical Center|Medical University of South Carolina|Montefiore Medical Center|Albert Einstein College of Medicine
burden chronic kidney disease ckd substantial associated high hospitalization rates premature deaths considerable health care costs factors provide strong rationale quality improvement initiatives ckd care interdisciplinary care clinic idc emerged one solution improving ckd care idc team may include physicians advanced practice providers nurses dietitians pharmacists social workersall working together provide effective care patients chronic kidney disease studies suggest idcs may improve patient education preparedness prior kidney failure associated improved health outcomes interdisciplinary care may also delay progression endstage renal disease reduce mortality studies suggest idc services likely costeffective financing idcs challenging many insurance providers pay services also robust longterm studies demonstrating costeffectiveness idcs review discusses idc models potential impact ckd care well challenges may associated implementing clinics