

Firstly, it is burdensome on patients’ schedules. This care delivery model has three shortcomings. Hemodialysis, by far the most common form of dialysis, involves filtering the blood, typically three times weekly through a four-hour treatment session at a dialysis clinic in a process most patients will endure for the rest of their lives. RELATED: CMS finalizes payment model aimed at boosting access home dialysis, kidney transplants

Although dialysis does not cure kidney disease, it provides a replacement for lost kidney function by filtering out toxins and removing excess fluid from patients.
