LabPiQture gives crucial data concerning CKD to insurers

Utilizing LabPiQture to uncover or disprove continual kidney illness

About 35.5 million individuals in the USA are at present affected by continual kidney illness (CKD), and the prevalence of ensuing kidney failure is rising.¹ ExamOne was requested how insurers can rapidly and confidently decide if their applicant has kidney illness. In a current case research, we present how eGFR outcomes highlighted in LabPiQture ^TM uncover or disprove continual kidney illness.

What’s eGFR?

• Based on the Nationwide Kidney Basis, Glomerular filtration fee (GFR) is the perfect total index of kidney operate. ²
• Healthcare suppliers use estimated glomerular filtration fee (eGFR) to find out kidney illness, and in that case, what stage.
• The usual technique to estimate eGFR is with a easy blood check.

What worth do eGFR outcomes convey to an underwriter?

• The underwriter will search for the steadiness or conversely the instability of the eGFR to make a potential danger evaluation resolution.

How would an underwriter entry this knowledge?

• eGFR outcomes will probably be highlighted in laboratory testing outcomes offered by ExamOne’s LabPiQture.

See eGFR ends in motion by LabPiQture.

Be taught extra about how LabPiQture gives crucial data concerning CKD and great insights into an applicant’s well being profile.

Learn the case research.

About LabPiQture

By means of LabPiQture insurers have entry to an intensive medical laboratory database which incorporates physician-ordered laboratory testing outcomes associated to preventative care, illness monitoring, and diagnostic functions. LabPiQture has turn out to be an integral a part of many underwriting selections. Along with medical laboratory outcomes, detailed data reminiscent of analysis codes, LOINC codes and ordering doctor data has confirmed helpful. Reinsurers have been actively engaged in finding out subsets of deidentified LabPiQture knowledge to judge the effectiveness of this distinctive data supply.

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¹Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention. Persistent Kidney Illness in the USA, 2023 (cdc.gov)

²Supply: eGFR Calculator | Nationwide Kidney Basis