Puget Sound Kidney Centers and Neway Enter Partnership for Dialysis Labs
Seattle, Washington, 8/1/2024. Puget Sound Kidney Centers “PSKC,” a premier non-profit provider of kidney dialysis services in Western Washington, and Neway, LLC, the US leader in value-based care for dialysis labs, have signed an exclusive agreement for Neway to provide dialysis laboratory services to PSKC.
Neway and PSKC started working together in May of 2024 with a shared mission to accelerate the velocity, quality, and accuracy of dialysis patient care. PSKC selected Neway as its trusted dialysis lab partner to access the Neway with Quest Diagnostics® lab network, the Neway Dialysis Lab Stewardship Program®, all powered by the Neway eLabs Platform®. Neway approached PSKC because of its non-profit mission and dedication to providing the highest level of dialysis patient care.
Bryan Thompson, Neway Founder & CEO said, “PSKC is the gold standard for a successful patient-centered, community-based, nonprofit dialysis program in the US. PSKC is one of the most collaborative and integrated dialysis programs in the industry. We are proud to be a new partner with PSKC focused on dialysis labs stewardship, innovation, and excellence.”
Tom DeBord, CEO of Puget Sound Kidney Centers, said, “We are proud to partner with Neway for laboratory services at our twelve centers throughout Western Washington. We chose Neway because of their commitment to clinical excellence, their Lab Stewardship Program and their partnership with Quest Diagnostics that enables our specimens to be picked up daily and sent to Seattle, with results by the next morning. This has been transformational in our delivery of outstanding dialysis care to our patients. Additionally, the superior customer service provided by the entire Neway team, starting with their CEO Bryan Thompson, and their commitment to helping us achieve better financial outcomes has been exceptional. We are very excited about our future together.”
About Puget Sound Kidney Centers:
Founded in 1981 as a patient-centered, community-based nonprofit, PSKC is committed to ensuring that our patients and their family members receive top-quality, convenient, and compassionate care. All our centers represent a deep and long-lasting commitment to the communities we serve. In collaboration with partners in the medical community, we strive to deliver excellent care and patient support services everywhere we work. Our clinical teams treat dialysis patients at our twelve dialysis centers and at local hospitals, and support and train patients who wish to give themselves dialysis at home. Our services include:
In-Center Hemodialysis—A comfortable and welcoming environment with state-of-the-art equipment, our centers have a dedicated team of nephrologists, nurses, dietitians and social workers who support the total healthcare needs of our patients. Centers are open early mornings through late evenings six days a week to accommodate patient schedules.
Home Dialysis—We offer training and support for peritoneal dialysis and home hemodialysis, giving patients a convenient way to dialyze in the comfort of their home. Home patients receive support from dietitians, social workers, financial administrators and other support staff, just as our in-center patients do.
Hospital Dialysis—We provide local hospitals with in-patient dialysis services for patients needing dialysis care while in the hospital.
Community Health Education—We offer community education classes for people with chronic kidney disease. Classes teach people how to stay healthy and active with CKD and how to slow down the progression of the disease. Classes are also available for those preparing for dialysis, to learn about treatment options and how to live with dialysis. For more information, visit www.pskc.net
About Neway:
Neway is the U.S. leader in value-based care for dialysis labs, helping dialysis programs achieve better financial outcomes while increasing the quality and velocity of patient care.
The Neway Dialysis Lab Stewardship Program® helps dialysis providers maximize lab revenue, lower lab fees, and receive global lab cost-of-care control. Neway works with the provider’s care team to optimize lab order set and adhere to CMS guidelines, while eliminating wasteful and excessive testing, which lowers overall lab fees and maximizes dialysis lab earnings.
Neway with Quest Diagnostics® delivers next-day lab results and emergency preparedness. Dialysis clinics draw patient specimens using Quest Diagnostics collection protocols that preserve specimen integrity and minimize blood degradation, an important detail on dialysis Hemoglobin and Potassium results. Quest Diagnostics logistic teams pick up specimens on the same day to be processed locally or regionally and results are delivered the next day. Working with Quest Diagnostics’ extensive network of laboratories and emergency preparedness protocols, Neway sustains the velocity of patient care through unforeseen events such as natural disasters, labor strikes, and pandemics.
The Neway eLabs Platform® is a modern lab ordering and reporting tool developed from years of clinical dialysis lab expertise. It’s user friendly and improves dialysis lab draw workflows by reducing clicks and screen time, offering real-time critical alerts, dashboards, draw calendars, and the highest level of cyber security for PHI & HIPAA.