Articles tagged "Economics"

2022 American Transplant Congress
Cost-Effectiveness of Transplanting Hepatitis C Donor Hearts Into Hepatitis C Uninfected Recipients
A. R. Gandhi¹, A. E. Woolley², L. R. Baden², M. M. Givertz², M. L. Jones¹, J. Kim³, H. R. Mallidi², M. R. Mehra², A. M. Neilan¹
¹Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ³Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA
*Purpose: To examine the clinical impact and cost-effectiveness of hepatitis C viremic (HCV+) heart organ donation in the United States.*Methods: We used a microsimulation model…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Changes Of Socioeconomic Status Of Kidney Transplant Recipients And Their Association With Prognosis
S. Park¹, J. Park¹, J. Jihoon¹, Y. Kim¹, Y. Kim², H. Lee²
¹Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ²Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: Previous studies showed socioeconomic status affect the level of access to and prognosis of kidney transplantation. Further study is warranted to investigate the changes…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Area Deprivation Index is Associated with Worse Patient Survival Following Adult Kidney Transplantation
J. Hendele¹, J. Perkins², J. Nichols³, A. Dick⁴
¹Division of Transplant Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ²Clinical and Bio-Analytics Transplant Laboratory (CBATL), University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ³University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, ⁴University of Washington School of Medicine Seattle, Seattle, WA
*Purpose: Area Deprivation Index (ADI) has been utilized as a granular measure of local socioeconomic status for nearly two decades. This study is the first…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Extended Duration of Rabbit Antithymocyte Globulin (rATG) Induction in Kidney and Kidney/Pancreas Transplant Recipients
D. Majmundar, A. Di Carlo, A. Diamond
Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
*Purpose: Many transplant centers have endorsed an expanded duration of rabbit antithymocyte globulin (rATG) in the outpatient setting through peripheral administration to help minimize cost.…
2022 American Transplant Congress
National Trends in Medicare Surgeon Fee Reimbursement for Abdominal Transplant Procedures Over Two Decades
T. C. Hydrick¹, B. Ruch², J. Wagler², J. Harbell², W. Hewitt², C. Jadlowiec², N. Katariya², A. Moss², M. Nguyen², K. S. Reddy², A. Singer², A. K. Mathur²
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
V. Reddy¹, S. Asrani², J. Trotter², R. Ruiz³, S. Lee², E. Martinez², N. Onaca², G. McKenna⁴, A. Gupta², H. Fernandez², J. Bayer², G. Testa², A. Wall²
¹Baylor Scott and White Research Institute, Allen, TX, ²Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX, ³Baylor University Medical Center, Fort Worth, TX, ⁴Baylor Simmons Transplant Inst, Dallas, TX
*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
R. Forbes¹, A. Dreher¹, E. Zavala², L. A. Hickman¹, L. Smith³, J. Lawson¹, D. Shaffer¹, B. P. Concepcion¹
¹Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, ²Transplant Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, ³Vanderbilt Transplant Center, Nashville, TN
*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?
B. Wayda¹, J. G. Zaroff², N. Neidlinger³, P. Geraghty⁴, R. P. Wood⁵, J. Nieto⁵, T. C. Pearson⁶, B. Nicely⁷, K. K. Khush¹
¹Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, ²Kaiser Permanente Northern California, Oakland, CA, ³University of Wisconsin School of Medicine, Madison, WI, ⁴Donor Network of Arizona, Tempe, AZ, ⁵LifeGift, Houston, TX, ⁶Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, ⁷Gift of Life Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
*Purpose: Using older donors for heart transplant (HT) could alleviate donor scarcity but the resource implications of this strategy - and whether evaluation of older…
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A Cost Effectiveness Analysis of Adherence Promotion Strategies to Improve Rejection Rates in Adolescent Kidney Transplant Patients
C. Varnell¹, K. Rich¹, A. Modi¹, D. Hooper¹, M. Eckman²
¹Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, ²University of Cincinnati School of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH
*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…
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Financial Impact of a Culturally Sensitive Hispanic Kidney Transplant Program
J. Caicedo¹, A. Wang², A. Mathur³, R. Ruiz⁴, E. J. Gordon¹
¹Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, ²Center for Health Services and Outcomes Research, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, ³Surgery, Mayo Clinic Arizona, Phoenix, AZ, ⁴Surgery, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX
*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…