Stem disease progression with a comprehensive kidney solution
Optum® Kidney Solutions (OKS) enables patients with Stage 3b through ESRD to live their best life by providing personalized, 1:1 support from a renal nurse. Nephrologist engagement delivers best-outcome, value-based care arrangements.
Solutions
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CKD/ESRD
A pre-dialysis program focusing on delaying disease progression and preparing individuals for renal replacement therapy.
Dialysis network access
A program to manage the population on dialysis, which is characterized by frequent hospitalizations and multiple comorbidities.
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Footnotes
- Bannister W and Plosser K. Optum Healthcare Analytics white paper: How specialized kidney care programs yield cost savings and better outcomes. 2021.
- UHG Health Economics study completed in 2018 compared matched ESRD patients in Medicare Advantage policies with and without CKD management. Results are year Difference in Difference measures.
- Optum Healthcare Analytics. Assessing the impact of Kidney Resource Services on disease progression. 2021.
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