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• 2728 Form
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Quality Improvement

• Bone Disease
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Renal Network 11

Renal Network of the Upper Midwest, Inc. (Renal Network 11) is one of eighteen Networks in the U.S., established by the federal government to improve the quality of dialysis and kidney transplant services for people with end–stage renal disease (ESRD). We serve health care consumers and service providers in MI, MN, ND, SD, WI

What's New

• Renal Network 11 and the Upper Midwest Fistula First Coalition conducted an educational WebEx on Understanding Patient Resistance on June 17, 2009. Recorded WebEx presentations from this session and earlier sessions on cannulation and working with surgeons can be found on our Fistula First Resources page.
• Preparing for emergencies. Our site has a wealth of resources, including emergency phone numbers.
• Important alerts - Check this page for important announcements from CMS, the FDA, and other sources, including
  • Pandemic flu  — Updated
  • Heparin recalls
• CMS has announced a revised implementation plan for CROWN Web (1/19/2009). No Network 11 facilities are included in phase I, which began February 1, 2009. Visit our CROWN Web page for information about this electronic data system.
• The Interpretive Guidelines for the new Conditions for Coverage for End-Stage Renal Disease Facilities have been released by CMS. More information is available on the Network 11 Legislative and Regulatory Updates page.
• Resources and tools for the fourth quarter 2008 lab data collection can be found on our Elab page.
• The Complete Network 11 Provider Directory for 2009 has been posted!
• View the CMS policy on patient information in e-mail.
• The 2007 Annual Report for the Clinical Performance Measures (CPM) Project is available at the CMS CPM Project Web site.
• Revised Recommended Treatment Goals adopted by the Network 11 Medical Review Committee, February 2009.
• New reports available. A report on Preliminary GFR Trends in Wisconsin Laboratories can be found on our CKD Early Referral page. A report of Buttonhole Cannulation Results in Network 11 can be found on our Fistula First Resources page.
• Disaster Preparedness Resources - Resources to assist patients and providers in planning for emergencies
• Resources developed by the Safe and Timely Immunizations Coalition (STIC) have been posted.