Reference Resources

• ABA Lawyer Referral Services - find a lawyer in your area who specializes in the area you need
• Atlas of Diseases of the Kidney - a five volume series on all aspects of kidney disease written for healthcare professionals
• AMA Doctor Finder - find a doctor in your area who specializes in the area you need
• Combined Health Information Database (CHID) - government database that lists and abstracts education items on diseases, including kidney disease; search by key word in a simple search or use a detailed search to find materials on a specific topic, in a specific format, for a specific audience, in a specific language
• Conditions for Coverage - these rules establish new conditions for coverage that dialysis facilities must meet to be certified under the Medicare program (published April 15, 2008)
• Family Practice Nephrology Notebook - information on diagnosis and management of common problems seen by family practitioners
• Healthy People 2010: Chronic Kidney Disease - trends, disparities in treatment, opportunities, and objectives for the decade of 2000-2010
• Home Dialysis Central - one-stop source of information and support about PD and home hemo; find a clinic that offers home treatments, talk to other professionals, download resources, and more
• Kidney Diseases Dictionary (NIDDK) - defines and illustrates words commonly used by nephrology professionals
• Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative - K/DOQI™ (NKF) - National Kidney Foundation site has calculators and practice guidelines developed by experts to improve the care to people with chronic kidney disease
• Kidney Glossary (Life Options) - defines terms commonly used by nephrology professionals
• Kidney School™ - the Life Options free, interactive, on-line kidney learning center in sixteen 30-minute modules with topics ranging from treatment choices to nutrition to sexuality and fertility
• Medicare Benefit Policy Manual, Chapter 11 - End Stage Renal Disease - general description of coverage policies for the Medicare ESRD benefit
• Medicare Claims Processing Manual, Chapter 8 - Outpatient ESRD Hospital, Independent Facility, and Physician/Supplier Claims - general description for processing Medicare claims for ESRD
• Medicare Dialysis Facility Compare - Medicare database of dialysis facilities and their outcomes related to dialysis adequacy, anemia management, and survival
• Medicare Renal Dialysis Facility Manual - for non-hospital-operated renal dialysis facilities
• MedlinePlus - find information about health topics, treatments, drug information, and more
• National Diabetes Education Program - education for patients and the public on diabetes
• National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse (NKUDIC) - a government service, provides information about kidney and urologic diseases for patients, families, health care professionals, and the public
• National Kidney Disease Education Program - education for patients and the public on kidney disease
• National Kidney Foundation Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative (K/DOQI) - news, meetings, guidelines, GFR calculator, educational materials, action plan
• Nephrology Social Work Archive - search a large database of information and resources for professionals and patients
• PubMed - find abstracts of journal articles through this National Library of Medicine database (also called Medline)
• United States Renal Data System - national data system that collects, analyzes, and distributes information about chronic kidney disease and kidney failure in the United States