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« on: February 15, 2009, 06:22:38 PM »
Hi all,

I wanted to follow protocol and take a few minutes to introduce myself.

My name is Jimmy and I work at a Dialysis Clinic in Tennessee as the IT Director.  Up until a couple months ago, I had no idea what Dialysis was. 

Since then, partly as my job and partly as a personal mission. I'm working to make life easier and more tolerable for our patients and staff through technology.

Some of the things I'm working on:

Remote monitoring for the Gambro Phoenix, NxStage, and Baxter PD machines.... Mission control style for a nurse.
Automated vital/monitoring collection and reporting.... No more flow sheets for the home patient
Developing a new EMR system that enforces safe and effective treatment by staff for patients
Data coorelation for access/machine monitoring with treatments for the physicians to review the effectiveness of treatments and prescriptions.
Customer Service training for the in center staff.

I hope to learn a lot from all of you and hopefully offer some my expertise when appropriate.
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« Reply #1 on: February 15, 2009, 06:52:35 PM »
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« Reply #2 on: February 15, 2009, 07:03:11 PM »
hi and welcome! 
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« Reply #3 on: February 15, 2009, 08:00:27 PM »
Good goals.  Also- efficient, fast, secure internet access for patients- it's really helpful for those of us who are still working.
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« Reply #4 on: February 15, 2009, 08:08:35 PM »
Welcome to our community!
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No transplant.  Not yet, anyway.  Only decided to be listed on 11/9/06. Inactive at the moment.  ;)
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Just the facts: 70.0 kgs. (about 154 lbs.)
Treatment: Tue-Thur-Sat   5.5 hours, 2x/wk, 6 hours, 1x/wk
Dialysate flow (Qd)=600;  Blood pump speed(Qb)=315
Fresenius Optiflux-180 filter--without reuse
Fresenius 2008T dialysis machine
My KDOQI Nutrition (+/ -):  2,450 Calories, 84 grams Protein/day.

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« Reply #5 on: February 15, 2009, 08:20:44 PM »
 :welcomesign; 
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Uldall-Cook catheter inserted May 2008
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« Reply #6 on: February 15, 2009, 10:33:35 PM »
Welcome Jimmy, good to have you aboard.
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« Reply #7 on: February 16, 2009, 04:39:13 AM »
Hi Jimmy
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« Reply #8 on: February 16, 2009, 05:03:33 AM »
Welcome to IHD. Your goals are great. Me personally would love to see a little tech at the centers. Again welcome and please post often


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« Reply #9 on: February 16, 2009, 05:50:28 AM »
 :welcomesign; Jimmy.  :cuddle;
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« Reply #10 on: February 16, 2009, 11:00:02 PM »
Hi Jimmy!

Remote monitoring for NxStage would be awesome!!! I am a technical nerd as well and would love to help. I have NxStage at home and am currently writing an Access database that will log all the charting that needs to be done. As soon as that is done, I was going to look into pulling logs from the Jewel Box.

Love to chat!
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« Reply #11 on: February 17, 2009, 12:35:06 AM »
Hello there
Sounds like a fun project with the electronic flow sheets
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Neuropathy in legs age 10

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   -glaucoma and surgery for that
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1st Dialysis - July 4, 1999
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Kidney and Pancreas Transplant - December 3, 2000

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« Reply #12 on: February 18, 2009, 05:27:50 PM »
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« Reply #13 on: February 19, 2009, 10:04:56 AM »
Welcome to our community!  IHD welcomes with open arms everyone who has anything whatsoever to do with this renal challenge!  And I think you are a first in our community - the high-tech division!!  Your joining us shows your concern for the patients and so we applaud you.  This is much more that a website here - we have become a real family.  You will see it as you hang around us.  So keep reading and post often.  Feel free to ask questions (but not in this section!).



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« Reply #14 on: February 19, 2009, 10:26:34 AM »
Yippie  a techie!   You folks are always fun to talk to!  Programmer minds can create wonderful things

thanks for thinking of the kidney community in your endeavors!
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« Reply #15 on: February 20, 2009, 05:43:40 PM »
G'day and  :welcomesign;
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