2022 American Transplant Congress
National Trends in Medicare Surgeon Fee Reimbursement for Abdominal Transplant Procedures Over Two Decades
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
Do CMS Oversight and the Systems Improvement Agreement Really Change Institutional Behavior?
University of Alabama Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
*Purpose: A Systems Improvement Agreement (SIA) is a voluntary and binding legal agreement between CMS and a Medicare certified hospital designed to address Condition level…2022 American Transplant Congress
Financial Impact of Adult Kidney Transplant MS-DRGs 650, 651 and 652 in U.S. Transplant Hospitals
1VUMC, Nashville, TN, 2Transplant Management Group, San Diego, CA
*Purpose: The Medicare Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) permits each inpatient admission to be categorized into a diagnosis-related group (DRG). DRGs can be further…2022 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes in Renal Transplant Recipients Receiving Pre-Transplant Financial Assistance Through the American Kidney Fund
*Purpose: Pre-transplant financial assistance for insurance premiums is available for eligible patients through the American Kidney Fund (AKF), but this funding ends within the first…2022 American Transplant Congress
Sex- and Insurance- Based Disparities in Listing for and Benefit from Simultaneous Heart-Kidney Transplant
*Purpose: Rates of simultaneous heart-kidney (SHK) transplant vary widely in the United States (US). Absent uniform eligibility criteria, sex and insurance status could influence patient…2022 American Transplant Congress
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on CMS Organ Procurement Organization Performance Metrics
*Purpose: CMS introduced new performance metrics for Organ Procurement Organizations (OPO). CDC death records define donation eligible deaths, the denominator of the donation and transplant…2021 American Transplant Congress
Racial/ethnic Disparities Among Renal Transplant Recipients with Diabetes, Hypertension, and/or Dyslipidemia Due to Medicare Part D Star Ratings Criteria
*Purpose: Medication adherence is critical to positive outcomes in renal transplant recipients (RTRs), and policies have been designed encouraging adherence. For example, Medicare Part D…2021 American Transplant Congress
Needs of People with Kidney Transplantation During the Covid 19 Pandemic and Its Confinement, and the Role of Communication Technologies Through the “Patient Experience”
*Purpose: During the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare services have focused on the care of acute processes and there is a risk of not meeting the needs…2021 American Transplant Congress
Real-world Treatment Patterns of Antiviral Agents for Cytomegalovirus Among Adult Kidney Transplant Recipients: A USRDS-Medicare Linked Database Study
*Purpose: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a common viral pathogen among kidney transplant recipients (KTRs). Although guidelines recommend the use of prophylaxis or pre-emptive antiviral (AV) therapy…2021 American Transplant Congress
Cryptococcosis in Renal Transplant Recipients —An Analysis of United States Renal Data System Data
Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY
*Purpose: Solid organ transplant recipients are at increased risk for cryptococcosis, which is known to decrease their survival. Adherence to recommended management strategies and outcomes…
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