2020 American Transplant Congress
Concept Discussion: Five Experimental Stages to Establish the Methodologies for Organ Farming
George Washington University, Bristow, VA
*Purpose: Most of the technologies to grow human organs in vitro already exist, but experimentation (and policy development support) will be required to ensure that:*Methods:…2020 American Transplant Congress
Socioeconomic and Financial Challenges Affecting 2500 Potential Living Kidney Donors’ Pursuit of Donation
*Purpose: To identify financial factors that affect living kidney donors’ attitudes and progress towards donation, we conducted a survey of 2576 potential living donors [48%…2020 American Transplant Congress
Improving DRG Based Reimbursement to Reflect Complexity of Kidney Transplant
*Purpose: More than 90,000 individuals await a kidney transplant (KTx) in the US, yet up to 20% of recovered kidneys are discarded. Organ Transplant Centers…2020 American Transplant Congress
Healthcare Utilization and Costs of Liver Transplantation for Alcoholic Hepatitis
*Purpose: To determine the healthcare utilization and costs of a liver transplantation (LT) for severe alcoholic hepatitis (AH) program.*Methods: We performed a retrospective healthcare utilization…2020 American Transplant Congress
The Economic Impact of HCV D+/R- Kidney Transplantation
1Lahey Clinic, Burlington, MA, 2Transplantation, Lahey Clinic, Burlington, MA
*Purpose: In September 2018, we began offering carefully screened kidney transplant candidates the opportunity for transplantation with kidneys from hepatitis C (HCV) positive deceased donors.…2020 American Transplant Congress
The Financial Concerns of Non-Directed (Altruistic) Living Kidney Donors – How Can We Improve the Donation Process?
*Purpose: The recent increase in non-directed (altruistic) kidney donors (NDDs) in the United States (U.S.) suggests their potential to help reduce the overburdened kidney transplant…2020 American Transplant Congress
Telehealth Medicine: A Novel Tool to Make Living Donation Simple and Financially Neutral
Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA
*Purpose: Live kidney donation can be an overwhelming process even for the highly motivated individuals. Live donors may have to spend up to $5000 for…2020 American Transplant Congress
Association between Area-Level Measures of Deprivation and Readiness to Pursue Living Donor Kidney Transplant
University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
*Purpose: This study aims to assess if material deprivation is associated with readiness to pursue living donor kidney transplant (LDKT)*Methods: A cross-sectional sample of adults…2020 American Transplant Congress
The Importance of Annual Medicare Part D Plan Evaluation in Heart Transplantation
Pharmacy Services, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: The Medicare open enrollment period is from Oct 15 to Dec 7, annually. The purpose of this project was to objectively measure the benefit…2020 American Transplant Congress
Comparative Review of Adult Kidney Transplant Medicare Cost Report Reimbursement in U. S. Transplant Hospitals
1Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, 2Transplant Management Group, San Diego, CA
*Purpose: Medicare organ acquisition reimbursement (MOAR) from the Medicare Cost Report (MCR) includes but is not limited to costs associated with candidate evaluation, maintenance on…
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