Kidney Resource Services (KRS) provides patients with access to top-performing dialysis centers through OptumHealth's KRS Centers of Excellence network. Receiving services through this program means patients’ dialysis treatment is based on a “best practices” approach from health care professionals with extraordinary expertise.
Kidney Resource Services Provides:
- A Centers of Excellence network for the care of kidney disease
- Ongoing clinical consulting from qualified nurses
KRS Offers a Centers of Excellence Network and Clinical Consulting
Receiving dialysis services at a Centers of Excellence network center can help assure that a patient’s kidney disease, as well as the health conditions that are common in individuals with kidney disease, are being monitored and treated in the best way possible.
Targeted case management interventions by KRS nurse consultants can reduce co-morbidities, costs and improve survival rates.
Clinical consulting includes:
- Hypertension management
- Anemia management
- Nutrition management
- Early placement of permanent vascular access for dialysis
- Early and sufficient dialysis treatment
- Early referral for transplant evaluation
