Industry Bulletins | April 8, 2018
CVS Health To Target Chronic Kidney Disease
CVS Health recently announced it will begin targeting chronic kidney disease through a new initiative designed to improve health outcomes and lower costly health implications for people with the condition. In particular, the initiative will focus on early diagnosis and expanded home dialysis.
Additionally, CVS Health plans to work toward creating a new hemodialysis device that can be used in the homes of consumers. Currently, a low number of opportunities to detect chronic kidney disease early on has prevented many people from avoiding serious health complications down the line, such as kidney failure and cardiovascular issues. An estimated 700,000 . . .