DaVita celebrates kidney care community achievements in year one of largest-ever value-based care program
Nephrologists drive transformative outcomes through government's coordinated care program serving high-need patients
These efforts have helped lead the kidney care community through scaled participation and investment in these programs, which are part of the
"This program relies on the understanding that kidney care in the
Together with participating nephrologists, DaVita launched 11 value-based care arrangements in 2022 and has since doubled that footprint to 22 Kidney Contracting Entities (KCEs). An evaluation now available for the first performance year (PY1) demonstrates that these value-based care arrangements result in better patient outcomes, which, over time, should lead to decreasing cost expenditures. This includes engaging patients in their care earlier and supporting access to kidney transplants for patients managing their kidney health.
Physicians and providers in the CKCC program improved outcomes for patients through collective quality metrics, with a 16% industry increase in optimal start rates for kidney patients transitioning to dialysis. Reducing unplanned starts leads to more optimal outcomes for patients, with care teams better coordinating their kidney and non-kidney care needs as well as improving interventions to help keep them healthy and out of the hospital, while also reducing high health care costs.
"Our focus at the launch of the program was to provide robust support for our nephrology partners, and we're encouraged by the current momentum. Though scaled transformation takes time, we continue to trend positively into the third year of the program," said Dr.
DaVita and its nephrologist partners have already seen significant progress over the course of the CKCC program and expect the impact on outcomes and cost savings will continue to improve. Achievements include:
- Embedding care team members in 68% of nephrology practices, providing care to shared patients directly at the site of care.
- Overseeing approximately 31,000 patients across dialysis centers of multiple providers, remotely, and in nephrologist offices.
- Enabling 2.4x more DaVita patients to have a planned start on home treatment through patient education, care management and transition support.
- Screening 67% of patients for depression remission with a baseline PHQ-9 across 11 KCEs, supporting holistic care of both physical and mental health.
- Increasing patient activation by 13%, indicating higher patient engagement across patient populations — inclusive of people with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and people with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) who do not treat at DaVita.
Care coordination is fueled in part by DaVita's tech-enabled platform, with more than half of participants either leveraging DaVita's co-designed EHR with Epic or allowing DaVita access to another platform. This foundation helps to meet patients earlier with crucial identification and education to help slow progression to kidney failure and avoid dialysis. From PY1 to current year-to-date, DaVita has increased CKD education by 39% via Kidney Smart®, an award-winning, interactive community and virtual education program, for patients aligned with CKCC practices.
From coast to coast, participation in CKCC has allowed for a broad evaluation of the positive impact value-based care at scale can have for kidney patients.
"As we continue in the CKCC demonstration, I look forward to working collaboratively with our DaVita IKC partners and others to tackle difficult challenges we face in patient-centered care," said Dr.
For more information about DaVita IKC's programs and results, visit DaVita.com/IKC
About DaVita Inc.
DaVita (NYSE: DVA) is a health care provider focused on transforming care delivery to improve quality of life for patients globally. As a comprehensive kidney care provider, DaVita has been a leader in clinical quality and innovation for more than 20 years. DaVita cares for patients at every stage and setting along their kidney health journey—from slowing the progression of kidney disease to helping to support transplantation, from acute hospital care to dialysis at home. As of
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