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Kidney Patients With Diabetes: Managing Their Medication

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PATIENT EDUCATION
There is a correlation between patients who participate in kidney disease education programs and a decrease in the progression of kidney disease (see “Case Study: The Recalcitrant Patient With Diabetes"). These classes can be taught by a physician, physician assistant, nurse practitioner, or clinical nurse specialist. To alleviate the burden of end-stage kidney disease in the US, Medicare Part B pays for six outpatient kidney disease patient education classes per lifetime of the beneficiary.30

Since 2010, when kidney disease education programs were rolled out, over 10,000 classes have been taught.31 Many practitioners report that patients are more compliant and understand their disease better when they attend classes.32 Data are being gathered to determine the effectiveness of the classes on patient outcomes.

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