DID YOU KNOW?
81% of Patients
think improving care coordination is very important
18% of Patients
rarely or never receive help coordinating their care
37M Americans
have Chronic Kidney Disease
726,000 Americans
are on Dialysis or Living with a Kidney Transplant
90% of Adults
with Kidney Disease Who Don’t Know They Have It
Kidney Disease
Remains the Ninth Leading Cause of Death in the US
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