DaVita Integrated Kidney Care
Delivering holistic value-based care to patients
across the kidney disease and treatment continuum
Transforming Kidney Care
DaVita Integrated Kidney Care1 (DaVita IKC) is the country’s largest kidney care provider accredited by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). We provide comprehensive care and complex chronic condition management to patients nationwide, whether they are in the early stages of kidney disease, transitioning to dialysis, seeking a kidney transplant or receiving life-sustaining dialysis.
27K+
patients receiving IKC services every month
20 Years
of integrated kidney care experience
$1.7B
medical costs under management
Health Plans
Discover the benefits our high-quality integrated care, dialysis, in-home and acute programs could offer.
Physicians
Together, nephrologists and DaVita IKC can improve outcomes for kidney care patients.
Patients
If you are a part of the DaVita IKC program, your integrated care team is available to help you lead a healthier life.
Delivering Holistic Care Across the Kidney Care Continuum
DaVita IKC enables patients, nephrologists and care teams to meet their total health needs, both inside and outside of the dialysis center, including management of comorbid conditions. Our vision is to provide coordinated care to help delay chronic kidney disease (CKD) progression, smooth the transition from CKD to end stage kidney disease (ESKD) and optimize ESKD treatment.
Predictive analytics for early patient identification, timely intervention and proactive management of comorbid conditions to help delay CKD progression
Patient education helps patients manage their health and determine the modality that best fits their lifestyle, including home and transplant
Care coordination to help patients schedule appointments, access resources and find support
Active collaboration between nephrologists and care teams to provide holistic patient care, including comorbid condition management
Partnering with DaVita IKC
DaVita IKC’s payment models include shared savings, fully delegated value-based and traditional fee-for-service arrangements. DaVita IKC has been fully capitated in the industry’s longest-running Medicare Advantage ESRD Chronic Condition Special Needs Plan (C-SNP) since 2011 and now operates nine ESRD C-SNPs, three ESRD Seamless Care Organizations (ESCOs)2 and more than a dozen programs with commercial payors and health systems. DaVita IKC operates programs under the DaVita IKC and VillageHealth brands.
DaVita IKC’s approach is proven to reduce the total cost of care, demonstrated by a 17% savings in addressable costs over five years3. Holistic kidney care has also demonstrated improved clinical outcomes and a more positive overall patient experience:
48%
Decrease in hospital readmission rates
in 20184
23%
Decrease in mortality for DaVita SNP patients compared with similar patients in similar counties5
74
Net Promoter Score®6, which rates services as exceptional by patients surveyed
Offering Personalized Care
“I believe that DaVita IKC is not just an organization that is focused on the disease itself. They’re focused on the person. They made it personal, and that made things much easier for me to get through.”
–Sherrie, DaVita IKC patient
Meet the Program Team Leading the Transformation
David Roer, MD, FACP, FAHA, FASN
Vice President, Medical Affairs
Briah Carey
Division Vice President, Commercial Programs
Eric Franco
Vice President, Finance
Stephen Bentfield, JD
Group General Counsel
Get in Touch
For Partners
If you are a health plan, physician or hospital interested in collaborating with DaVita Integrated Kidney Care*, email Partnerships@davita.com.
For Patients
Learn more about how our integrated care team can help you. Simply call 1-833-IKC-DAVITA (TTY 711). We are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
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