11/10/2010 - Is it a "Bundle" of Joy?

The dialysis industry will be encountering one of the biggest financial payment changes in decades. The term is called "bundling of care." Medicare pays one lump sum for dialysis services and the dialysis providers need to figure out how to deliver quality care and sustain profit margins to stay in business. Diane Wish, RN, President of the National Renal Administrators Association and CEO of Dialysis Centers of Ohio, explains what the bundle is and the potential impact it may have on patient care and outcomes. Will this new payment system deliver?