Overview
•The mortality rate of Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndro
me, and Nephrosis (18.15 per 100,000 population)
marching the 7th leading cause of death in 2001
•In the end of 2000, there were 30,129 ESRD (End
Stage Renal Disease) patients in Taiwan
•the ESRD prevalence (1352 per million populatio
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both the second highest in the world
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–the execution of the National Health Insurance Act
–The novel medical technique increases the survival
–The misuse of the nephrotoxic drugs: NSAID, herbs
–The late referral to the nephrologist
•The average health expenditure of ESRD is about
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Overview
•Factors that affect spending for ESRD
patient care
–Patient’s clinical requirements
–Pre-ESRD education
–Referral timing
–Choice of modality
–Center or home therapy
–Reimbursement
Strategy
•Strengthen the education program of kidney
disease prevention (esp. pre-ESRD education)
•Construct the health education system for kidney
disease prevention
•Follow up the patient’s therapeutic outcome by
integrating the health care providers to prevent the
aggravation of renal function and lower the
incidence of ESRD
Strategy
•Strengthen the prevention of diabetes and
hypertension to avoid renal disease
complication
•Pursuing the basic research for kidney
disease prevention as the reference of
policy making