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Articles tagged "Economics"

  • 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…
  • 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…
  • 2022 American Transplant Congress

    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…
  • 2022 American Transplant Congress

    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…
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