Kidney Specialists of Minnesota teams with Evergreen Nephrology to lower overall costs of care

A national nephrology company has formed a partnership with a local business to change how treatments for kidney disease are applied. Evergreen Nephrology will work with Brooklyn Center-based Kidney Specialists of Minnesota (KSM) with a goal of changing a system that focuses on end-stage treatment rather than prevention. As part of the deal, Evergreen will invest in KSM primarily in the preventative medicine space. The idea is that investing in clinics for preventative measures in kidney care…