Patent ID: 7890341

Claim:
A method for organizing care for a patient undergoing a plurality of therapies for kidney disease using a system comprising at least one input device, at least one display device, at least one memory device and at least one processor, the method comprising: entering information about the patient using the at least one input device and storing the information about the patient in the at least one memory device; the processor organizing the information for presentation in a plurality of screens, wherein each screen presents information pertinent to a particular aspect of the care; and the at least one display device displaying information about at least one of a renal peritoneal dialysis access management system and a renal hemodialysis access management system, wherein the information is presented in the plurality of screens and wherein access refers to a medical device providing access to the peritoneal cavity or the vascular system of the patient, the plurality of screens including at least: (i) an access summary screen including an implant date, an implant method, an implant location, an implant physician and a summary of patient problems sorted by infection problems and non-infection problems, and (ii) an access implant detail screen including: (a) at least one item of information selected from the group consisting of physician, date, location, facility, facility type, first use, graft type and graft configuration and (b) if the implant has been removed or abandoned, at least one item of information selected from the group consisting of: a physician that removed the implant, a date the implant was removed, a location the implant was removed and a reason the implant was removed.