The Renal Physicians Association (RPA) has partnered with the Forum of End Stage Renal Disease(ESRD) Networks to launch a Web site focused on patients safety. The Web site, Keeping Kidney Patients Safe, is designed to serve as a resource for nephrology professionals to improve patient safety and assist them in meeting Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) ESRD Facility Conditions for Coverage.     
 
The site focuses on five areas of concern for ESRD patient safety. These five identified areas are:

•  Incorrect dialyzer or dialyzing solution,
• Patient falls,
• Medication errors and omissions,
• Hand hygiene,
• And non-adherence to procedures.

For more information on the Keeping Kidney Patients Safe Web site, please visit www.kidneypatientsafety.org. 

This article originally appeared in the September 2008 issue of Renal Flash.