Flagship Initiatives

Where Innovation Meets Clinical Reality

AKC is a kidney care ecosystem, where initiatives span the full spectrum of renal care — from treatment delivery to data infrastructure, from clinician training to technology-enabled quality improvement.

Technology

Nephrology EHR Axis

A purpose-built Electronic Health Record system for nephrology — capturing the granular, longitudinal data that generic EHRs miss. From vascular access history to dialysis adequacy trends, every data point matters.

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Quality

Dialysis QA Framework

AKC's proprietary Quality Assurance protocols leveraging live QA dashboards, bring clinical governance to dialysis — including water quality standards, Kt/V monitoring, infection control audits, and continuous outcome measurement across all centres.

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Innovation

Vascular Access Care Pathway

India's dialysis patients deserve functioning, long-lasting vascular access. AKC has developed a structured care pathway that reduces complications, improves AV fistula maturation rates, and extends access longevity.

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Data Science

Indian Renal Data System

The nation's first validated, research-grade renal data registry. IRDS will power population health analytics, clinical research, and evidence-based policy recommendations for India's kidney health crisis.

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Research

IIT Bombay Operational Research

A unique academic-clinical collaboration applying operations research to real-world nephrology problems — optimising scheduling, resource utilisation, supply chain, and patient flow across AKC's dialysis network.

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Academic & Research

Science is at the Heart of Everything

AKC generates, analyses, and publishes research that advances the understanding of renal disease in the Indian context.

Dialysis Outcome Analytics

Continuous monitoring of clinical KPIs across all centres — Kt/V adequacy, haemoglobin control, infection rates, and patient-reported outcomes.

Vascular Access Research

Studying AV fistula maturation predictors, catheter complication patterns, and outcomes of our structured VA care pathway in an Indian population.

Clinical Protocol Development

Developing and validating India-specific clinical protocols for dialysis adequacy, anaemia management, mineral bone disease, and nutrition in CKD.

Collaborating with IIT Bombay on Operational Research

In a first-of-its-kind partnership between a renal care provider and a premier engineering institution, AKC and IIT Bombay are applying Operations Research methodology to solve the complex systems challenges in scaling high-quality dialysis care across India.

IITBombay Partner

Technology

Nephrology EHR Axis

A purpose-built clinical technology platform designed around the complexity and longitudinal nature of renal care — capturing what generic systems miss.

Nephrology EHR Axis — Clinical Dashboard

Patient Core

Longitudinal Renal Records

Complete Kidney disease timeline from diagnosis through dialysis initiation and transplant — with eGFR trends, biopsy reports, medication history, and comorbidity mapping.

  • eGFR trajectory graphs
  • Proteinuria trends
  • Comorbidity risk scoring
  • Medication interaction alerts

Dialysis Intelligence

Session-Level Analytics

Every dialysis session captured with clinical granularity — Kt/V values, UFR, blood pressure profiles, vascular access performance, and real-time alerts for adverse events.

  • Automated Kt/V calculation
  • Intradialytic complication tracking
  • Water quality audit logs
  • Machine performance linkage

Data & Research

IRDS Integration Hub

De-identified patient data feeds directly into the Indian Renal Data System — enabling population-level analytics, benchmarking, and research without disrupting clinical workflow.

  • Anonymised data export
  • Centre benchmarking dashboards
  • Research cohort builder
  • Outcome reporting tools