Increasing Appropriate Home Dialysis 
Quality Improvement Activity (QIA)

Project Description and Goals

The Network shall support all the goals and initiatives detailed in the Executive Order on Advancing American Kidney Health especially the goal to improve kidney health by having 80% of new ESRD patients in 2025 either receiving dialysis at home or receiving a transplant.

The goals of this project are:

• Increase the number of incident ESRD patients starting dialysis using a home modality
• Increase the number of prevalent ESRD patients moving to a home modality
• Increase in the number of rural ESRD patients using telemedicine to access a home modality

ESRD NCC Home Dialysis Resources

• ESRD NCC: A Change Package to Increase Home Dialysis Use - Key  Change Ideas for Dialysis Facilities to Drive Local Action
• Universal Staff Education - Modules designed to improve awareness and understanding around home dialysis options. 
• Home Dialysis-It Could Be the Right Treatment for You (Video)
• Home Dialysis Heroes
• ESRD NCC Patient Education 

Additional Resources and Tools

Patient-Focused

Printable Materials

• Patient Home Dialysis Survey - (English / Spanish)
• My Home Dialysis Plan - (English / Spanish)
• My Home Dialysis Travel Checklist 
• Match D Assessment Tool
• Uncovering Myths about Home Dialysis: Myth vs. Reality Toolkit (English)
  • General Hemodialysis and Peritoneal Dialysis Information (Spanish)
  • Peritoneal Dialysis (Spanish)
  • Home Hemodialysis (Spanish)
• Understanding Your Peritoneal Dialysis Options
• Know the Facts about Home Dialysis Choices - Spanish
• Dialyze to Live
• Why Choose Home? Poster - (English / Spanish)
• Why Choose Home Dialysis? Brochure - (English / Spanish)
• Home Hemodialysis Word Search - (English / Spanish)
• Peritoneal Dialysis Word Search - (English / Spanish)
• Preventing Peritonitis: Peritonitis Symptoms, Treatment, Prevention (English / Spanish)
• Home Dialysis Central’s PATH-D Care Partner Tools

Video/Online Resources

• *NEW* Taking the Fear Out of Home Dialysis (Webinar Recording)
• My Kidney Life Plan Tool (New MEI Tool)
• My Life, My Dialysis Choice (English / Spanish)
• My Choice, Home Dialysis - ESRD NCC
• Home Dialysis Central
• Life at Home
• NKF Cares - Spanish
• Your Home Dialysis Travel Checklist  

Staff-Focused

• "Talking about Home Dialysis: A Guide for Patient Care Staff" - (English / Spanish)
• Advanced Renal Education Program
• Peritoneal Dialysis (PD) Webinars on Demand
• Peritoneal Dialysis (PD) Curriculum - International Society of Peritoneal Dialysis (ISPD)
• "Dialysis Initiation, Modality Choice, Access and Prescription: Conclusions from a KDIGO Conference"
• 5-Diamond Home Dialysis Module

Facility-Focused

• 5-Diamond Home Dialysis Module
• "Exploring Barriers and Potential Solutions in Home Dialysis: An NKF-KDOQI Conference Outcomes Report"
• Home Dialysis Coordination Facility Self-Assessment
• Home Dialysis Toolkit - (The Forum is in process of getting updated) - A reference tool that gives information about overcoming barriers to starting or growing a home dialysis program.
• IHI PDSA Toolkit/Worksheet
• Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI) Toolkit
• Webinar: On-Site Home Hemodialysis (HHD) in Skilled Nursing Facilities
  • Webinar Recording
  • Presentation Slides
  • Transcript
  • Post-test and Evaluation

TELEMEDICINE

• NCC Telemedicine Patient Toolkit
• CMS Telehealth Resources (various languages)
• HHS: What is Telehealth and How to Find It
• Renal Patients in a World of Telehealth

Peer-to-Peer

• NKF Peers
• ​Home Dialyzors United
• *NEW* Patient Voices: My Home Dialysis Experience
  • Patient Testimonial Videos
  • Handout (8x10 size)
  • Poster (11x17 size)
  • Postcard (5x7 size)
  • Tips for Implementing Home Dialysis Patient Voice Resources