The Comagine Health Patient and Family Partnership Hub includes volunteer patients, family caregivers and community members brought together by their desire to partner with Comagine Health staff to help improve health care for all.
The Comagine Health Patient and Family Partnership Hub includes volunteer patients, family caregivers and community members brought together by their desire to partner with Comagine Health staff to help improve health care for all.
Early diagnosis of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in the primary care population allows clinicians to protect kidney health and prevent progression of the illness and the development of comorbid conditions.
Documentation in the medical record is essential.
Chronic kidney disease, which affects up to 37 million Americans each year, is known to be a risk multiplier for other afflictions, especially cardiovascular disease.
Sepsis is a life-threatening medical emergency resulting from the body’s response to infection. Early recognition of symptoms and timely intervention can mean the difference between life and death.
Comagine Health ESRD Network 16 is committed to working with our community partners to advance quality improvement and create a better health care system so that people and communities will flourish. Community coalition members play a vital role in this work.
Are you interested in joining us?
Community coalitions function as bodies of stakeholders who collaborate and share knowledge and resources to drive quality improvement. They:
Community coalitions are made up of diverse and engaged people who represent our local communities and are dedicated agents of change.
If you’re interested in joining a community coalition, please complete our ESRD Coalition Interest Form.
Comagine Health’s ESRD Network strives to promote optimal care for people with end-stage renal disease. Optimal care includes not only safe and quality care, but also improved patient independence and quality of life. Vocational rehabilitation (VR) provides a path to reduce the impact of kidney disease on your lifestyle and income.
These VR resources can assist you in returning to work or school.
*Available in other languages at https://www.ssa.gov.
The Network is here to support your vocational rehabilitation efforts and to help remove any barriers. If you have any suggestions or comments or would like assistance with VR, please call Lisa Hall, patient services director, at 800-262-1514.
While emergency department transfers and hospital admissions/readmissions may be necessary to respond to a LTPAC facility resident’s urgent health crisis, data show that a percentage of these transfers are potentially preventable.
Report to the Network any changes impacting normal facility operations, schedules or access to treatment as a result of power outage, impassable roads or evacuation. Notify the Network as soon as there is a known problem — including outside of business hours.
Guide to Reporting Emergency Events to the Network
CMS requires facilities to contact their local disaster management agency at least annually and as needed for support with restoration of services or to obtain medical resources such as PPE in the event of a disaster or an emergency.
Comagine Health ESRD Network 16 is required by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to conduct emergency preparedness and response activities to assist the renal patient and provider communities in Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington.
In preparation for emergencies, the Network:
During emergency responses, and per HIPAA and CMS policy, the Network:
Phone: 206-923-0714
Patient phone: 800-262-1514
Fax: 206-923-0716
