2020 American Transplant Congress
The Financial Concerns of Non-Directed (Altruistic) Living Kidney Donors – How Can We Improve the Donation Process?
*Purpose: The recent increase in non-directed (altruistic) kidney donors (NDDs) in the United States (U.S.) suggests their potential to help reduce the overburdened kidney transplant…2020 American Transplant Congress
Telehealth Medicine: A Novel Tool to Make Living Donation Simple and Financially Neutral
Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA
*Purpose: Live kidney donation can be an overwhelming process even for the highly motivated individuals. Live donors may have to spend up to $5000 for…2020 American Transplant Congress
Association between Area-Level Measures of Deprivation and Readiness to Pursue Living Donor Kidney Transplant
University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
*Purpose: This study aims to assess if material deprivation is associated with readiness to pursue living donor kidney transplant (LDKT)*Methods: A cross-sectional sample of adults…2020 American Transplant Congress
The Importance of Annual Medicare Part D Plan Evaluation in Heart Transplantation
Pharmacy Services, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: The Medicare open enrollment period is from Oct 15 to Dec 7, annually. The purpose of this project was to objectively measure the benefit…2020 American Transplant Congress
Comparative Review of Adult Kidney Transplant Medicare Cost Report Reimbursement in U. S. Transplant Hospitals
1Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, 2Transplant Management Group, San Diego, CA
*Purpose: Medicare organ acquisition reimbursement (MOAR) from the Medicare Cost Report (MCR) includes but is not limited to costs associated with candidate evaluation, maintenance on…2020 American Transplant Congress
The 1-Year Incremental Costs of Delayed Graft Function (DGF) in Commercially Insured Kidney Transplant Patients Under 65
*Purpose: Strong evidence exists that DGF is associated with poor patient outcomes. The long-term impact of DGF on health resource use and cost, however, is…2020 American Transplant Congress
The Economic Impact of National Standardization of Virtual Crossmatch Usage in Kidney Transplantation
*Purpose: The implementation of virtual crossmatching (VXM) into conventional protocols may reduce expenditures associated with organ allocation.*Methods: A single center retrospective analysis of the total…2020 American Transplant Congress
Potential Cost-Savings Associated with ANG-3777 for the Treatment of Delayed Graft Function in Kidney Transplantation
*Purpose: We created a medical cost offset model based upon the results of a Phase 2, double-blind, randomized controlled trial of ANG-3777, a hepatocyte growth…2020 American Transplant Congress
Financial Feasibility of a Culturally Competent and Linguistically Congruent Hispanic Kidney Transplant Program
1Northwestern U Feinberg Sch of Medicine, Chicago, IL, 2University of Arizona, Tuscon, AZ
*Purpose: Relative to their representation on the waitlist, Hispanics/Latinos received significantly fewer LDKTs than non-Hispanic Whites in 2018: 5.0% versus 12.2%. In 2006, Northwestern Medicine…2020 American Transplant Congress
Evaluation of the Economic Impact of a New IVD Immunoassay (Immunobiogram) for Immunosuppressive Treatment Adjustment in Kidney Transplant Recipients in Spain
*Purpose: Immunobiogram (IMBG) is a new IVD bioassay developed by Biohope SL with the aim to support clinicians in the personalized adjustment of immunosuppressive therapy…
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