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DSI is a healthcare company that was formed to acquire, develop, and/or operate hospitals, imaging centers and dialysis/renal centers. DSI's goal is to provide personalized healthcare for patients needing diagnosis and treatment in selected areas of medicine and surgery. DSI is especially committed on improving overall care for patients with breast cancer or kidney disease.
Acumen nEHR is a physician-designed electronic health record application which models the activities of practicing physicians. The system provides physician practices with convenient access to complete patient information anywhere, anytime via the internet. Acumen nEHR’s intuitive design and quick links provide fast access to key patient information. Customizable forms allow the provider to document encounters at the point of care, with direct transmission to the billing system for faster revenue realization. Population reports and outputs from Acumen EHR support practice-wide CQI efforts, as well as documentation for P4Q and future P4P initiatives. Acumen nEHR’s ASP platform benefits physicians by providing 24/7 secure access and seamless upgrades via the Internet. Minimal hardware investment is required. The system interfaces with labs, hospitals, dialysis unit, and practice management systems. Acumen nEHR provides clinical decision support so that providers can do the right thing for the patient, at the right time, every time.
The Mid-Atlantic Renal Coalition (MARC), a nonprofit corporation, is one of 18 organizations serving as federal contractors for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' (CMS) End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Program. MARC serves dialysis and transplant programs in Virginia and West Virginia, the metropolitan District of Columbia, and Maryland. We provide quality oversight and education to 307 dialysis centers and 14 transplant centers, as well as the approximately 21,000 patients to whom they provide care. Working closely with CMS, state health departments and quality improvement organizations, and dialysis and transplant facilities, MARC seeks to ensure the best quality of care for those living with Chronic Kidney Disease.
The mission of the Mississippi Kidney Foundation, chartered in 1965, is to serve Mississippi kidney patients by providing quality programs and services, to provide public education and screening to promote the prevention of kidney disease, and to promote organ donation throughout the state.
The Bower Foundation is committed to the promotion of fundamental improvements in the health status of all Mississippians through the creation, expansion, and support of quality healthcare initiatives.
Our sole reason for existence is to meet our individual patients' needs. We do this by becoming acquainted with our patient as a person and seeking to understand his/her problems and needs - physical, emotional, spiritual, and social - to achieve our goal of complete patient rehabilitation.
Diversified Specialty Institutes, Inc.
Acumen nEHR
Mid Atlantic Renal Coalition
The Mississippi Kidney Foundation
The Bower Foundation
Dialysis Clinic, Inc.