Geographic disparities in patient travel for dialysis in the United States.

Purpose: To estimate travel distance and time for US hemodialysis patients and to compare travel of rural versus urban patients.

Methods: Dialysis patient residences were estimated from ZIP code-level patient counts as of February 2011 allocated within the ZIP code proportional to census tract-level population, obtained from the 2010 U.S.

Electronic medical records: a survey of use and satisfaction in small dialysis organizations.

Little is known about electronic medical record (EMR) use in small dialysis organizations (SDOs). The objective was to determine the prevalence of EMRs in SDOs in the United States. A random sample telephone survey of SDOs was conducted in October, 2008.

Identification of a functional mutation in pp32r1 (ANP32C).

No mutations or polymorphisms have previously been reported in pp32r1 (ANP32C; GenBank: AF008216.1). pp32r1 is part of the highly conserved ANP32 family, some of whose members are associated with control of histone acetylation, mRNA stability, and specialized forms of apoptosis.