Articles tagged "Economics"

2022 American Transplant Congress
Organ Donation at a Centralized Donation Facility Compared to Donation at Referral Hospitals
A. M. Hawxby¹, R. Ketcham², J. E. Leader¹, D. Burch², M. Benoit², R. A. Squires², C. Hostetler², J. P. Orlowski²
¹Organ Recovery, LifeShare Transplant Donor Services of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK, ²LifeShare Transplant Donor Services of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK
*Purpose: An emerging model of donor management includes utilization of a Specialized Donor Care Facility (SDCF) - essentially a stand-alone OPO-based procurement facility in which…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Healthcare Cost And Kidney Allocation In Liver Recipients With Kidney Disease
Y. Lu¹, X. Cheng², S. Sanoff³, L. McElroy³
¹University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ²Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, ³Duke University, Durham, NC
*Purpose: End stage kidney disease (ESKD) in liver transplant (LT) candidates is associated with worse survival. We sought to identify the predictors of ESKD in…
2022 American Transplant Congress
Efficacy and Safety of Delayed, Low-Dose Valganciclovir in High-Risk Cytomegalovirus Liver Transplant Recipients
S. Anders¹, A. Freeman¹, L. Hutchinson¹, U. Kaszubski¹, M. Janusek¹, A. Hooter², D. Raymond², C. Nguyen²
¹Ochsner Medical Center, New Orleans, LA, ²Xavier University, New Orleans, LA
*Purpose: The goal of this study was to compare the safety and efficacy of a delayed valganciclovir (VGCV) dosing protocol for cytomegalovirus (CMV) prophylaxis in…
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
Direct Health Care Costs Before and After Kidney Transplantation in Germany – A Longitudinal Analysis Based on Claims Data
S. Ronicke¹, K. Budde¹, D. Schmidt², W. Düttmann¹, M. G. Naik¹, C. J. Wagner³, J. Freitag³, B. Osmanodja¹
¹Department of Nephrology and Medical Intensive Care, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ²Buisiness Unit IT, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ³AOK Nordost Statutory Health Insurance Fund, Berlin, Germany
*Purpose: Kidney transplantation can improve long-term survival and quality of life in transplant candidates with end-stage renal disease and has shown to have long-term economic…
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
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
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…