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Articles tagged "Economics"

  • 2017 American Transplant Congress

    Global Kidney Exchange.

    M. Rees,1 T. Dunn,2 S. Rees,3 J. Rogers,4 A. Roth,5 C. Kuhr,6 O. Ekwenna,1 K. Krawiec,7 S. Jain,1 C. Marsh,8 P. Sindhwani,1 M. Zimmerman,9 R. Forbes,10 M. Tan,11 I. Ashlagi,5 R. Correa-Rotter,12 S. Paloyo.13

    1U Toledo, Toledo, OH; 2U Minn, Minneapolis, MN; 3APD, Perrysburg, OH; 4Wake Forrest U, Winston Salem, NC; 5Stanford U, Palo Alto, CA; 6Virginia Mason, Seattle, WA; 7Duke U, Durham, NC; 8Scripps Green Hosp, La Jolla, CA; 9Froedtert Hosp, Milwaukee, WI; 10Vanderbilt U, Nashville, TN; 11Piedmont Hosp, Atlanta, GA; 12INCMNSZ, Mexico City, Mexico; 13St Luke's Hosp, Manila, Philippines

    Introduction: Innovative solutions are required to overcome the organ shortage.Methods: The cost differential between dialysis and transplantation in some countries allows the exchange of kidneys…
  • 2017 American Transplant Congress

    A Cost Comparison for Telehealth Utilization in the Kidney Transplant Waitlist Evaluation Process at a VA Center.

    R. Forbes, D. Rybacki, T. Johnson, D. Shaffer, D. Hale.

    Renal Transplantation, Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, U.S. Dept Veterans Affairs, Nashville

    Background: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has made efforts to improve access by increasing telehealth utilization. There have been limited publications on telehealth in…
  • 2017 American Transplant Congress

    Cost-Effectiveness of Renal Machine Perfusion Use After Long Cold Ischemia Time.

    A. Matos,1 D. Malheiro,3 S. Morgado,1 L. Requi[acirc]o-Moura,1 M. Souza-Durão,1,2 E. Tonato,1 M. Nogueira,1 M. Borrelli,1 A. Pacheco-Silva.1,2

    1Renal Transplant, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, Brazil; 2Nephrology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil; 3Health Economics Department, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, Brazil

    High cold ischemia time (CIT) and inadequate care of donors in Brazil lead to a high incidence of delayed graft function (DGF), 60%-70%, and as…
  • 2017 American Transplant Congress

    Comparing the Role of Post-Transplant Readmissions and Bed Days on Total One Year Cost of Care.

    W. Bannister,1 M. Schnitzler,2 J. Tao,1 A. Bonagura,1 B. Laihinen,1 F. Irwin,1 C. Horstman.1

    1Complex Medical Conditions, Optum, UnitedHealth Group, Eden Prairie, MN; 2Surgery, St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO

    This study examines the marginal impact of readmissions and total bed days during the 90-day period following transplant in order to better understand drivers of…
  • 2017 American Transplant Congress

    Impact of Dialysis During the Transplant Admission on Transplant and Post-Transplant Cost of Care.

    J. Tao,1 C. Horstman,1 W. Bannister,1 M. Schnitzler,2 F. Irwin,1 A. Bonagura,1 B. Laihinen.1

    1Complex Medical Conditions, Optum, UnitedHealth Group, Eden Prairie, MN; 2Surgery, St Louis University, St Louis, MO

    This study examines the impact of dialysis during the transplant admission on total cost of transplant and one year post-transplant care for kidney, liver, and…
  • 2017 American Transplant Congress

    A Kidney Paired Donation Standard Acquisition Charge.

    M. Rees,1,2 L. Reece,2 S. Rees,2 B. Crandall,3 A. Leichtman.4

    1U of Toledo, Toledo; 2Alliance for Paired Donation, Perrysburg; 3Wake Forrest U, Winston Salem; 4Arbor Research, Ann Arbor

    Introduction: A non-profit kidney paired donation (KPD) organization undertook an Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)-funded demonstration project to redesign reimbursement for the costs…
  • 2017 American Transplant Congress

    State Population Health and Center-Level Variation in Rate of Living Kidney Donation.

    R. Reed, B. Shelton, P. MacLennan, M. Hanaway, V. Kumar, R. Gaston, J. Locke.

    University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham

    Background: Comorbid conditions that exclude individuals from living kidney donation are highly prevalent in the United States, but the relationship between population characteristics and the…
  • 2017 American Transplant Congress

    Unexplained Cost Variation for Liver Transplantation: A National Study of US Transplant Centers.

    C. Santos, B. Hota, M. Hertl.

    Rush University, Chicago

    Background: Liver transplantation is a complex and costly procedure that is the only definitive treatment for irreversible liver disease. Given that transplant admission costs account…
  • 2017 American Transplant Congress

    Twenty Year Trends in Outcomes and Costs Following Kidney Transplantation.

    A. Ojo,1 N. Agashivala,2 L. Gache,3 W. Irish.3

    1University of Arizona Health Sciences, Phoenix, AZ; 2Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, East Hanover, NJ; 3CTI Clinical Trial and Consulting Services, Inc., Cincinnati, OH

    Purpose. Short term outcomes of kidney transplantation (KTx) are excellent, but it is unclear that long term outcomes have improved, despite advances in immunosuppression (IS).…
  • 2017 American Transplant Congress

    Immediate vs Delayed Initiation of CMV Prophylaxis…Safe and Cost Beneficial?

    L. Cotiguala, A. Carlson, C. Truax, B. Sirandas, I. Hall, L. Smith.

    University of Utah Health Care, Salt Lake City, UT

    Background: Recommendations differ on when to initiate valganciclovir (VGCV) for CMV prophylaxis (ppx) after tx. Current labeling states within 10 days of tx. We evaluated…
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