Below is a list of the latest mailings the Network has sent to facilities
with any action/response required. Please check with your internal mailing
departments before calling the Network if you have not received these.
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July 29, 2011 |
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Network Mailing |
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Clinic Manager |
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This mailing included the following information:
 Network Mailing Memo
News From the Network Newsletter Vol. 6
Champion Vascular Access Facilities
Summary of Best Practices: <55% AV Fistula Project
Shining Stars: April-June 2011
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July 22, 2011 |
Mailing Subject |
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Semi-Annual Facility Mailing |
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Facility Administrators |
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This mailing included the following information:
 Semi-Annual Facility Mailing Memo
2011 Semi-Annual Accuracy & Compliance Memo
Corrections to Patient Events Form
Patient Events Definitions and Business Rules for PAR
PAR Submission Calendar
CMS 2728/2746 Forms Submission Calendarsr (Jul) (Aug) (Sep)
Improving Timeliness & Accuracy of 2728/2746 Forms
Security Flyer
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June 30, 2011 |
Mailing Subject |
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Vocational Rehabilitation Educational Materials |
Addressed To |
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Social Workers |
Contents |
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This mailing included the following information:
Southern California Renal Disease Council, Inc.
 Vocational Rehabilitation Memo
Guidelines for Assessment and Referral to Vocational Rehab
Vocational Rehabilitation Best Practices Checklist
Work Incentives Planning and Assistance (WIPA) Program
Vocational Rehabilitation Website Resources
Ticket to Work Program Information
Guide to Working with Your Local Vocational Rehabilitation
....Office
California Department of Rehabilitation South Region Offices
... (By County) Listing
Life Options
Building Quality of Life: A Practical Guide to Renal Rehabilitation
Employment: A Kidney Patient's Guide to Working
... and Paying for Treatment
Life Options - Catalog of Materials
Medical Education Institute (MEI)
MEI - Keeping Your Job When You Need Dialysis Information
Social Security Administration
Fact Sheet 2011 (English) (Spanish)
Understanding the Benefits 2011
Working While Disabled - A Guide to Plans for Achieving
... Self-Support (English) (Spanish)
Working While Disabled - How Can We Help (English) (Spanish)
Your Ticket to Work (English) (Spanish)
State of Calif. Dept. of Vocational Rehabilitation
Vocational Rehabilitation Services Application (English) (Spanish)
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May 13, 2011 |
Mailing Subject |
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Quality of Life Materials |
Addressed To |
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Social Workers |
Contents |
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This mailing included the following information:
General
Quality of Life Memo
Chapter 8 Improving Quality of Care
Body
Know Your Number: Are you Getting Adequate Hemodialysis
Body: Diet
Cookbook All Receipts (English) (Spanish)
Eat Right to feel Right Hemodialysis (English) (Spanish)
Fruits and Vegetables Serving Size (English) (Spanish)
Fruits and Vegetables for Your Health, Your Neighborhood
.. and Your Life (English) (Spanish)
Living Well on Dialysis: A Cookbook for Patients and
.. Their Families
Nutrition and Transplantation
Body: Exercise
Exercise: A Guide for the People on Dialysis
Physical Activity for Your Health, Your Neighborhood
.. and Your Life (English) (Spanish)
Staying Fit With Kidney Disease Article
What You Should Know About Exercise Article
Mind
211 Information and Resources
AKF Programs and Services Brochure (English) (Spanish)
Coping Effectively: A Guide to Living Well with Kidney Failure
Encouragement: Renal Rehabilitation Bridging the Barriers
...for Patients and their Families
Home Dialysis Central Postcard
Kidney Beginnings: A Patient's Guide to Living with
.. Reduced Kidney Function
Mental Health Resources for Facilities
Mental Health Resources for Patients
Patient Interest Checklist 1
Patient Interest Checklist 4
Quality of Life with Diabetes and CKD
Understanding Depression in Kidney Disease
Soul
Spirituality and Religion: Resources for Healing Article
Yoga Pose: Bound Angle
Yoga Pose: Half Lord of the Fishes
Yoga Pose: Self Inquiry Meditation
Yoga Pose: Upward Facing Dog
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Mailing Date |
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April 29, 2011 |
Mailing Subject |
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Network Mailing |
Addressed To |
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Clinic Managers |
Contents |
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This mailing included the following information:
Network Mailing Memo
News From the Network Newsletter, Volume 5
Champion Vascular Access Facilities
Shining Stars: January - March 2011
2011 Facility Clinical Profile Tools
... - Hemodialysis Tool
... - PD Tool
... - Lab Data Collection Reference Guide
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March 25, 2011 |
Mailing Subject |
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End of Life Educational Material |
Addressed To |
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Social Workers |
Contents |
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This mailing included the following information:
Southern California Renal Disease Council, Inc.
End of Life Memo
Services for Patients Flyer (English / Spanish)
ESRD Additional Resource List
End-of-Life Attitudes in California Facts (English / Spanish)
End-of-Life Care for Renal Patients Questions & Answers
.. (English / Spanish)
Advanced Directives & End-of-Life Care Online Resources
.. (English / Spanish)
Plan Ahead: Advance Care Planning (English / Spanish)
Advanced Health Care Directive Act - Also known as the
... Health Care Decisions Law Fact Sheet (English / Spanish)
Renal Physicians Association
Share Decision-Making in the Appropriate Initiation of
.. and Withdrawal from Dialysis - Clinical Practice Guideline
National Kidney Foundation
When Stopping Dialysis Treatment is Your Choice - A Guide for Patients and their Families
Center to Advance Palliative Care
What Should You Know About Palliative Care? Document
Renal Support Network
Hopeline Postcard
Coalition for Compassionate Care of California
Advance Health Care Directive Fact Sheet for Consumers
POLST: Frequently Asked Questions for Consumers
Facing Serious Illness: Making Your Wishes Known
.. (English / Spanish)
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Medicare Hospice Benefits
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Mailing Date |
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February 18, 2011 |
Mailing Subject |
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ESRD Annual Facility Survey |
Addressed To |
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Clinic Managers |
Contents |
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This mailing included the following information:
2010 ESRD Annual Facility Survey Memo
Confirmation Receipt
Vocational Rehabilitation & Staffing Count Instructions
Corrections to Patient Census Form
No Error Receipt
Security Awareness Notice
Accuracy & Compliance Report Memo
CROWNWeb Participants:
QIPS Account Form Memo
QIPS Account Form
This mailing included the following facility-specific reports:
ESRD Facility Annual Survey (CMS-2744)
2010 Facility Patient Census
Missing Forms Report
2010 Accuracy & Compliance Report
Forms Compliance Award
Forms Compliance Action Plan |
Response/Action |
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Annual Facility Survey due to Network 18 by March 16, 2011 |
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January 31, 2011 |
Mailing Subject |
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Network Mailing |
Addressed To |
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Clinic Manager |
Contents |
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This mailing included the following information:
Network Mailing Memo
News From the Network Newsletter: Volume 4
Champion Vascular Access Facilities
Detection of Access Dysfunction in Permanent Vascular Access
Assessing & Monitoring of the Newly Placed AV Fistula for
....Maturation
Monitoring the Newly Placed AV Fistula for Maturation Algorithm
Dialysis Facility Disaster - Severe Weather Response Form
Shining Stars: October - December 2010
Involuntary Discharge Checklist for Dialysis Facilities
How We Can Help
Who To Ask For At Network 18
This mailing included the following facility-specific reports:
ESRD Network 18 Summary - FF 2010 Quarter 3
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