CROWNWeb: the evolution of kidney data management. Part 3 of a three-part series.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is developing a Web-based application, CROWNWeb, which is designed to facilitate the mandated entry and update of electronic data, and retrieve this data for dialysis facilities nationwide. Part III of this three-part series further explores the rationale behind CROWNWeb, discusses situations from the past where CROWNWeb could have benefited the renal community, and reviews how CROWNWeb can be used in CQI activities and to track and improve patient outcomes.

CROWNWeb: the evolution of kidney data management. 2.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is developing a Web-based application, CROWNWeb, which is designed to update mandated electronic data entry and retrieval for dialysis facilities nationwide. Part 2 of this three-part series introduces CROWNWeb to the ESRD community. It discusses the release and impact of the recently released ESRD Conditions for Coverage, and provides an overview of the CMS CROWNWeb system, highlighting features and functionality.

CROWNWeb--the evolution of kidney data management (Part I).

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is developing a Web-based application, Consolidated Renal Operations in a Web-Enabled Network (CROWNWeb), which is designed to facilitate data entry, updating, and retrieval for dialysis facilities nationwide. Part 1 of this three-part series outlines the history of end-stage renal disease and Medicare, and covers the rapid growth of ESRD data management as well as other events that require progression to an online data collection and management system.

Selective recognition of pyrophosphate in water using a backbone modified cyclic peptide receptor.

A cyclic peptide based receptor, bearing two dipicolylamino arms complexed to zinc(II) ions, binds pyrophosphate ions with high affinity and selectivity in aqueous solution as determined using an indicator displacement assay.