2022 American Transplant Congress
National Trends in Medicare Surgeon Fee Reimbursement for Abdominal Transplant Procedures Over Two Decades
1Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine, Phoenix, AZ, 2Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ
*Purpose: Reimbursement for surgical procedures has been declining across surgical disciplines. CMS is one of the largest payers for abdominal transplant services, and changes in…2022 American Transplant Congress
The Higher Cost of Donation After Circulatory Death Liver Transplantation Starts with Acquisition Costs: A Single Center Comparison Liver Acquisition Fees by Donor Type
*Purpose: Donation after circulatory death (DCD) donors are an increasing proportion of deceased donor population in the US. One drawback of DCD donors is that…2022 American Transplant Congress
Increased Costs, Cold Ischemia Time, and Sharing Associated with Removing DSA and OPTN Region from Kidney Allocation: A Single-Center Analysis
*Purpose: On March 15, 2021, Donation Service Area (DSA) and OPTN Region were removed from kidney allocation and replaced with a 250 nautical mile (NM)…2022 American Transplant Congress
Resource Expenditure in the Evaluation of Older Donors for Heart Transplant: An Impediment to Donor Pool Expansion?
*Purpose: Using older donors for heart transplant (HT) could alleviate donor scarcity but the resource implications of this strategy - and whether evaluation of older…2022 American Transplant Congress
A Cost Effectiveness Analysis of Adherence Promotion Strategies to Improve Rejection Rates in Adolescent Kidney Transplant Patients
*Purpose: In adolescents with a kidney transplant, non-adherence increases the risk of graft loss. Adherence promotion interventions improve adherence and rejection rates, but perceived cost…2022 American Transplant Congress
Financial Impact of a Culturally Sensitive Hispanic Kidney Transplant Program
*Purpose: Hispanic/Latinx patients receive disproportionately fewer living donor kidney transplants (LDKTs) than non-Hispanic Whites. [Institution name's] culturally targeted Hispanic Kidney Transplant Program (HKTP) was found…2022 American Transplant Congress
Increased Survival Benefit Amongst Highest Priority Candidates Undergoing Heart Transplant Following the New Us Heart Allocation System
*Purpose: A key policy change in the new US heart allocation system was splitting the previous highest status (1A) into statuses 1, 2, and 3…2022 American Transplant Congress
Financial Impact of Adult Kidney Transplant MS-DRGs 650, 651 and 652 in U.S. Transplant Hospitals
1VUMC, Nashville, TN, 2Transplant Management Group, San Diego, CA
*Purpose: The Medicare Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) permits each inpatient admission to be categorized into a diagnosis-related group (DRG). DRGs can be further…2022 American Transplant Congress
The Financial Burden Of Transplant – A Commercial Claims Analysis
*Purpose: Despite access to health insurance, financial concerns are among the most prevalent patient-reported barriers to kidney and liver transplantation (KT and LT, respectively). We…2022 American Transplant Congress
Reducing Financial Burden for Living Donors: A Single Center Experience of Increased National Living Donor Assistance Center (NLDAC) Support
Transplant Center, University of Texas Health San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
*Purpose: National Living Donor Assistance Center (NLDAC) offers assistance to overcome some of the financial barriers associated with Living Donation. From 2015 to 2020, an…
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