2017 American Transplant Congress
Opioid and Opioid Substitution Therapy in Liver Transplant Candidates: A Survey of Center Policies and Practices.
Background: Chronic opioid use for pain and opioid substitution therapy (OST) are common among patients with cirrhosis. Little is known of transplant center policies and…2017 American Transplant Congress
Transplant Economics Post Implementation of the Affordable Care Act and the Budget Control Act Sequestration Adjustment on Medicare Reimbursement.
1VUMC, Nashville; 2Tx Mgmt Group, San Diego; 3Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville
Purpose: Adjustments in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) of 2010 and sequestration from the Budget Control Act (BCA) of 2011 have impacted Medicare reimbursement for…2017 American Transplant Congress
Potential Barriers Hindering Non-Directed (Altruistic) Living Kidney Donors from Donating Their Kidneys.
A. While non-directed kidney donation in the United States is a growing concept that demonstrates the next level of altruism in the U.S., there are…2017 American Transplant Congress
The Impact of the New Kidney Allocation System on Length of Dialysis Prior to Transplantation.
1Emory University, Atlanta; 2Columbia University, New York
Introduction: The Kidney Allocation System (KAS) changed the starting point for calculating waiting time for patients on the kidney transplant (KTx) waitlist from the time…2017 American Transplant Congress
Commonly Expressed Living Donation Fears and Concerns by Non-Directed (Altruistic) Living Kidney Donors in the United States.
A. In the United States, many factors, including lack of awareness and misconceptions about living kidney transplantation, create challenges that limit increasing the live kidney…2017 American Transplant Congress
A New Methodology for Measuring and Monitoring Equity in Access to Deceased Donor Kidney Transplants.
United Network for Organ Sharing, Richmond, VA
Background: The OPTN monitors progress on increasing the number of transplants, improving patient outcomes, and other goals. However, a well-established methodology for assessing system performance…2017 American Transplant Congress
Perceived Legitimacy of Using Social Support for Transplant Eligibility: Results from a National Survey of Transplant Clinicians.
Background: Although the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services require that social support be used to determine transplant eligibility, guidance is vague. Centers vary significantly…2017 American Transplant Congress
Increasing Organ Supply in the US: A Systematic Review of Presumed Consent vs. Informed Consent (2006-2016).
Purpose: Literature was systematically reviewed from 2006 to 2016 to assess the effectiveness of presumed consent vs. informed consent on increasing the deceased donor organ…2017 American Transplant Congress
Race, Admissions, and Renal Transplant Waitlisting.
Surgery, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
Background: We have previously shown that increased hospitalization while listed for renal transplantation is associated with excess waitlist mortality, reduced odds of transplantation, and inferior…2017 American Transplant Congress
The Unfunded OPTN/UNOS Mandate of Living Kidney Donor Follow-Up: Fewer Than 50% of Centers in Compliance.
Surgery, Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD
OPTN/UNOS began requiring 2-year living donor follow-up (LDF) in 2013. Current LDF, and changes associated with the new guidelines, have not been evaluated.METHODS: Using SRTR…
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