Kidney Check Point-of-Care Testing-Furthering Patient Engagement and Patient-Centered Care in Canada's Rural and Remote Indigenous Communities: Program Report.

For many Indigenous people, lack of accessibility to health care services is compounded by sociopolitical barriers that disrupt relationships between patients and providers. Meaningful engagement presents one opportunity to ensure the voices and perspectives of Indigenous patients and communities are incorporated into health services. In addition, this screening paradigm has shown to be cost effective as shown by analyses done on the FINISHED screening program.