NKF has developed a suite of tools to support organizations in advancing kidney health and overall wellbeing among their employees.
NKF Corporate Wellness Solutions for Employers
The true burden of CKD is often hidden, silently impacting costs.
Breakdowns in CKD testing and diagnosis contribute to unmanaged risk and costs. An evaluation of health plan data can illuminate:
- How effectively employees are being tested for CKD
- The quality of overarching CKD care they are receiving
- The potential costs associated with CKD, including cardiovascular events and morbidity associated with CKD as it progresses.
NKF recommends that employers evaluate claims data.
Identify where undetected CKD may be driving utilization, costs and overall plan performance.
- Identify the density of diagnosed CKD among your population
- Identify the burden of CKD risk within your population
- Identify the rate of appropriate testing among high-risk populations
Employers should assess quality of care.
Employers with onsite clinics, local provider contracts, or regionally concentrated teams can use lab or electronic health record data to uncover deeper kidney health insights.
Benefits and Corporate Policies to Advance Kidney Health
Health benefits and workplace policies can facilitate CKD prevention, early diagnosis and quality of care. In consultation with industry experts, NKF has developed recommendations for employee benefits and corporate policies to create a more kidney health promoting workplace.
Benefits Recommendations
The most cost-effective way to manage kidney disease is to prevent its development in the first place. NKF has compiled policy and benefit recommendations to promote overall health and well-being and manage risk factors for CKD.
Benefits Recommendations
For people at high risk for developing CKD (especially individuals with diabetes or hypertension) there are several considerations to ensure that CKD is detected early and that employees have access to treatments to slow CKD progression and prevent rising cardiovascular risk.
Benefits Recommendations
For employees with advanced CKD, employers can ensure that individuals have access to high quality, effective dialysis and can help facilitate kidney transplant.
Employee Awareness and Health Education Tools
NKF has a suite of resources available to employers that can help support kidney disease awareness and health literacy about kidney disease.
Employee Awareness and Health Education Tools
Educational Handouts
NKF has a breadth of informational resources for people at risk for or living with kidney disease. We've curated a collection of educational PDF handouts for employers:
The Kidney Learning Center provides interactive education and support on kidney transplant and donation through short, engaging modules designed for kidney patients, families, care partners, and potential living kidney donors.
NKF PEERS is a program where kidney patients, living donors, or care partners can connect over the phone with a trained mentor. Mentors are people who have been there themselves and can help others by sharing their experiences.
National Kidney Foundation communities offer a safe and supportive place where patients and caregivers can share experiences, ask questions, and get answers related to kidney health, kidney disease, transplantation and living organ donation. Participation is free and anonymous.
Our Patient Information Help Line, NKF Cares, offers support for people affected by kidney disease, organ donation or transplantation. It's designed just for patients, family members and care partners. Speak with a trained specialist who will answer your questions and listen to your concerns.
Work with NKF, a leader in kidney disease educational content, to curate a customized educational toolkit from our library of over 1,000 educational resources related to kidney health. Select from a library of web content, print materials, videos, infographics, and live or self-paced presentations to complement your existing health education library.
Drive for Dialysis is a hands-on, non-skills based corporate volunteer opportunity that allows you to engage your staff/colleagues from the comforts of your office. Employees unite as a team to assemble care packages for delivery to a local dialysis clinic(s), while learning about kidney disease and its risk factors.
Kidney Walk
Walk Together. Work Together.
Turn your company’s values into action. The Kidney Walk and NKF's Kidney Walk Your Way programs are a powerful opportunity for employees to connect, get active, and support a cause that impacts 1 in 3 adults.
Board Engagement
Where expertise meets impact.
Whether you’re a business leader or a healthcare professional, NKF offers meaningful opportunities to lead, influence change, and support patients in your own communities.
Better lives and healthier futures start with you and your team. NKF volunteers are essential to help run hundreds of local events, educate and support health fairs and community partnerships, and raise critical funds to support our mission.