Closing Gaps in Chronic Kidney Disease Detection: Evaluating At-Home Targeted Testing in a Safety-Net Population.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) affects 1 in 7 adults in the United States, yet 90% of those impacted remain unaware of their condition, and fewer than 20% of at-risk individuals are appropriately tested. Safety-net health care settings are disproportionately burdened by CKD, with a patient population enriched for CKD risk factors, social deprivation, and barriers to diagnostic testing which delay access to diagnosis and lifesaving interventions. The National Kidney Foundation partnered with a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) to evaluate an approach to increase guideline-recommended testing among patients at high-risk for developing CKD.

Methods

Through electronic health record (EHR) data analysis, eligible patients were identified to receive an at-home, se

SUBMITTER: Schultz M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12304639 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature