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…2021 American Transplant Congress
Racial and Sexual Disparities in Solid Organ Transplant Outcomes Since Implementation of the Affordable Care Act Insurance Expansion Across Some States
*Purpose: Achieving solid organ transplantation traditionally requires access to health insurance. As such, women and people of color have faced barriers to obtaining solid-organ transplants.…2021 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Cypa5 Status on the Clinical and Financial Outcomes of Kidney Transplant
*Purpose: Pharmacogenetic profiling of transplant recipients has demonstrated marked variation in the metabolism of immunosuppressive medications, particularly tacrolimus. Patients of African ancestry have been found…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…2020 American Transplant Congress
Characterizing the Impact of Medicaid Expansion on Pediatric Liver Transplantation
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), states have the option to expand Medicaid eligibility (ME) which has allowed for increased access…2020 American Transplant Congress
The Importance of Annual Medicare Part D Plan Evaluation
*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
Use of Direct Acting Antiviral Medications in Transplant Recipients Receiving Organs from Hepatitis C Viremic Donors
*Purpose: The availability and high efficacy of direct acting antivirals (DAAs) to treat hepatitis C (HCV) is changing practice in solid organ transplant. A large…
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