Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Home Dialysis Use in the United States: Barriers and Solutions
Katherine Rizzolo, Lilia Cervantes, Jenny I. Shen
Abstract
In 2019, the Advancing American Kidney Health (AAKH) Executive Order set a goal: by 2025, 80% of patients with incident kidney failure should be started on home dialysis therapies, or receive a kidney transplant. Racial and ethnic minority populations have a disproportionately high risk of kidney
Topics & Concepts
Ethnic groupDialysisMedicineExecutive orderHealth equityIntensive care medicineKidney transplantKidney transplantationKidney diseaseNephrologyHome dialysisGerontologyKidneyFamily medicineInternal medicinePublic healthPolitical scienceNursingPublic administrationLawOrgan Donation and TransplantationDialysis and Renal Disease ManagementGeriatric Care and Nursing Homes