Facilitating a Patient-Centered Transition From Kidney Disease to Kidney Failure: Can Digital Tools Help?

Chi D Chu^{1

2}, Delphine S Tuot^{1

3

4}

Affiliations

¹ Division of Nephrology, University of California, San Francisco and Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco, CA.
² Kidney Health Research Collaborative, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA.
³ UCSF Center for Innovation in Access and Quality, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco, CA.
⁴ Center for Vulnerable Populations, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco, CA.

Editorial

Chi D Chu et al. Kidney Med. 2021.

. 2021 Oct 5;3(6):883-885.

doi: 10.1016/j.xkme.2021.09.001. eCollection 2021 Nov-Dec.

Chi D Chu^{1

2}, Delphine S Tuot^{1

3

4}

¹ Division of Nephrology, University of California, San Francisco and Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco, CA.
² Kidney Health Research Collaborative, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA.
³ UCSF Center for Innovation in Access and Quality, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco, CA.
⁴ Center for Vulnerable Populations, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco, CA.

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Integrated Digital Health System Tools to Support Decision Making and Treatment Preparation in CKD: The PREPARE NOW Study.
Green JA, Ephraim PL, Hill-Briggs F, Browne T, Strigo TS, Hauer CL, Yule C, Stametz RA, Littlewood D, Pendergast JF, Peskoe S, Clair Russell JS, Norfolk E, Bucaloiu ID, Kethireddy S, Davis D, dePrisco J, Malloy D, Fulmer S, Martin J, Schatell D, Tangri N, Sees A, Siegrist C, Breed J Jr, Billet J, Hackenberg M, Bhavsar NA, Boulware LE. Green JA, et al. Kidney Med. 2021 May 24;3(4):565-575.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.xkme.2021.03.009. eCollection 2021 Jul-Aug. Kidney Med. 2021. PMID: 34401724 Free PMC article.

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