Abstract
The outpatient dialysis access center (DAC) is an example of the increasingly more cost-effective and collaborative model of healthcare. The outpatient DACs focus on a more patient-centered facility results in a place where there is more time dedicated to care and service. Since patients come to the outpatient DAC from several points in the healthcare system, it provides an ideal location to offer coordinated, comprehensive access care. Costs to the system are fixed, and the financial risk of the care delivered is taken on by the provider. Costs are not compromised at the expense of safety or quality. Improved efficiency and better outcomes are seen in treating both elective and emergent dialysis access issues in the outpatient setting. These centers obviate the need for the hospitalization of many access-related issues. Appropriate patient selection and monitoring combined with procedural planning and vigilant care allow for the safe and successful performance of interventions. This chapter provides an overview of DACs and details the importance of patient selection in these facilities.
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Nair, D. (2017). The Outpatient Dialysis Access Center. In: Shalhub, S., Dua, A., Shin, S. (eds) Hemodialysis Access. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-40061-7_43
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