RMS Lifeline Inc.: The Current State of Vascular Access Care

A GROWING PROBLEM

The U.S. ESRD patient population continues to grow 5-6% percent annually.¹

Over 70,000 initial access placements are performed each year.¹

ESRD patients require periodic access interventions.²

Vascular access represents 15-25 percent of aggregate per-patient ESRD medical costs.¹

Inpatient vascular access care is more than four times as expensive as outpatient care.¹

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¹ Source: U.S. Renal Data System, USRDS 2001 Annual Data Report
² Source: RMS Lifeline Managed Centers

The Current State of Vascular Access Care


		"While RMS Lifeline handles the management and administration of our center, we can focus on practicing medicine and doing what is best for our patients." Paul Turer, MD, Nephrologist

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