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Articles tagged "Economics"

  • 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…
  • 2016 American Transplant Congress

    Resource Utilization and Cost Analysis of Early Hospital Readmissions Following Kidney Transplantation.

    M. Au, O. Famure, Y. Li, J. Kim.

    Multi-Organ Transplant Program, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada.

    Background: Early hospital readmissions (EHRs) following kidney transplant are associated with poor transplant outcomes and a greater burden on the healthcare system. However, the financial…
  • 2016 American Transplant Congress

    Here Comes the Sun: Industry's Payments to Transplant Physicians.

    R. Ahmed,1 E. Chow,2 S. Bae,2 A. Massie,2 E. King,2 B. Orandi,2 J. Lopez,2 B. Lonze,2 D. Segev.2

    1Plastics and Reconstructive Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; 2General Surgery, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.

    Background: The Open Payments Program (OPP) was implemented to publicly disclose industry payments to physicians, enabling patients to be aware of conflicts of interests. We…
  • 2016 American Transplant Congress

    Financial Cost of Cold Ischemia Time in Kidney Transplantation.

    O. Serrano,1 D. Vock,2 W. Payne,1 T. Dunn,1 S. Chinnakotla,1 R. Kandaswamy,1 T. Pruett,1 A. Matas,1 R. Feldman,3 E. Finger.1

    1Surgery, Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN; 2Biostatistics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN; 3Health Policy & Management, Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.

    PURPOSE: A new kidney allocation system (KAS) was implemented in December 2014 using the kidney donor profile index (KDPI), which prioritizes historically-disadvantaged populations. While KAS…
  • 2016 American Transplant Congress

    A Model to Explore the Potential Budget Impact of a Novel Screening Tool for the Detection of Subclinical Rejection Among Kidney Transplant Patients.

    K. Jaglinski,1 H. Uchida,1 T. Inocencio,2 K. Hughes.2

    1Immucor, Inc, Waukesha, WI; 2Avalare Health, LLC, Washington, DC.

    Background: Acute rejection among kidney transplant patients is common, with ~10% of individuals experiencing acute rejection within the first year and rising to 16-17% at…
  • 2016 American Transplant Congress

    A Kidney Paired Donation Standard Acquisition Charge Pilot Program.

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

    1UT, Toledo; 2APKD, Perrysburg; 3Arbor Res, Ann Arbor.

    Background/Purpose: A national non-profit Kidney Paired Dontion (KPD) organization undertook a demonstration project to redesign payment for KPD transplants with a payment model similar to…
  • 2016 American Transplant Congress

    Cost-Effectiveness of Machine Perfusion Use After Long Cold Ischemic Time in a Kidney Transplantation Program.

    A. Matos, D. Malheiros, S. Morgado, L. Requiao-Moura, M. Borrelli, M. Nogueira, M. Durao, E. Tonato, A. Pacheco-Silva.

    Renal Transplantation Unit, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

    In Brazil the incidence of DGF is very high (60-70%) mainly due to an inadequate care of the donors and long cold ischemia time. This…
  • 2016 American Transplant Congress

    Global Kidney Exchange.

    M. Rees,1 T. Dunn,1 S. Rees,1 J. Rogers,1 L. Reece,1 A. Roth,2 C. Kuhr,1 O. Ekwenna,1 D. Fumo,1 K. Krawiec,3 S. Jain,1 C. Marsh,1 M. Tan,1 S. Paloyo.4

    1Alliance for Paired Kidney Donation, Perrysburg; 2Stanford University, Palo Alto; 3Duke University, Durham; 4Philippine General Hospital, Manila, Philippines.

    Introduction: Instead of thinking of the developing world as a place where there are desperate people who will sell their kidneys for money, we propose…
  • 2016 American Transplant Congress

    Economic Analysis of Survival for Patients Undergoing Kidney Transplant in a Philanthropic Hospital of Sao Paulo, Brazil.

    A. Matos,1 D. Malheiros,2 S. Morgado,1 L. Requiao-Moura,1 A. Kanamura,3 M. Cendoroglo,3 O. Pavao Santos,3 A. Pacheco-Silva.1

    1Renal Transplantation Unit, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, Sao Paulo, Brazil; 2Health Economy Department, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, Sao Paulo, Brazil; 3Management Department, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

    Brazil has one of the most important public programs of transplant in the world. Our hospital is a private philanthropic that has already performed more…
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