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Our donor advocate is somebody hired by the hospital on a contractual basis...I believe she is a LISCW. It is working out very well. Sherri Sbalbi Financial Counselor Division of Transplant Baystate Medical Center 300 Birnie Avenue-Suite 301 Springfield MA 01107 fax Living Donor Advocate> > Hi. We are still having issues with finding a Living Donor Advocate > that is an employee of our Hospital, that is knowledgeble in > transplant, but who doesn't work with recipients. Our team was > discussing this issue last week and we may have a post tx patient that > would like to fill this roll.> > Do you think that would be ok according to CMS?> > What are your thoughts?> > Thanks> Kim > Transplant Financial Coordinator> Memorial Medical Center> Springfield, IL> > See our web page at http://www.lahey.org for a full directory of Lahey> sites, staff, services and career opportunities.> > THIS MESSAGE IS INTENDED FOR THE USE OF THE PERSON TO WHOM IT IS ADDRESSED.> IT MAY CONTAIN INFORMATION THAT IS PRIVILEGED, CONFIDENTIAL AND EXEMPT FROM> DISCLOSURE UNDER APPLICABLE LAW. If you are not the intended recipient, your> use of this message for any purpose is strictly prohibited. If you have> received this communication in error, please delete the message and notify> the sender so that we may correct our records.>

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Hi Bill

At our facility the

Transplant Administrator and our statistical tech wants to be living donor

advocates. They are a part of the transplant center but they do not have

contact with the recipient or the donor. Will this be ok?

Beverly Antoine, LPN

Transplant Financial Coordinator

LSU-UMC

Laffayette, LA

bantoi@...

From: TxFinancialCoordinators [mailto:TxFinancialCoordinators ] On Behalf Of Vaughan

Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007

12:09 AM

To: TxFinancialCoordinators

Subject: RE:

Living Donor Advocate

Hi Pat,

It is my understanding and I may be mistaken but the donor advocate

may not be a member of the transplant team at all.

From the inspection standards:

X122

(1) The living

donor advocate or living donor advocate team must not be involved in

transplantation activities on a routine basis.

“Routine”

is defined as scheduled participation with any activities involving any

transplant recipients regardless of organ type, for example, on-call, waiting

list management, organ allocation decisions, direct transplant patient care,

and clinical transplant coordination, etc.

It is expected

that the living donor advocate will have detailed knowledge and understanding

of the transplantation and donation process. Therefore, this section

does not require that the individual conduct his or her donor advocate

activities entirely outside the operation of the transplant program.

However, the surveyor must be able to confirm through the review of all

interactions between the advocate and donor that no influence was given as a

result of any involvement the donor advocate may have with organ

transplantation.

The above is from the inspection standards,

Hope this helps,

Thanks,

Bill

From: TxFinancialCoordinators

[mailto:TxFinancialCoordinators ]

On Behalf Of Hogan,

Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2007

5:46 PM

To: TxFinancialCoordinators

Subject: RE:

Living Donor Advocate

Hi Kim,

It is my understanding that it has to be someone from the

" donor team " who does the eval who is not part of the

recipients case. In our center we have a separate GI doc, a separate

Psychiatrist and a separate social worker, along with a separate Transplant

Nurse Coordinator. All these are a must and all can be considered a donor

advocate. A post transplant patient cannot fill that role.

Hogan

Transplant Financial Coordinator

Lahey Clinic

41

Mall Rd.

Burlington, MA

01805

phone

fax

-----Original

Message-----

From: TxFinancialCoordinators

[mailto:TxFinancialCoordinators ]On Behalf Of Kim

Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2007

5:33 PM

To: TxFinancialCoordinators

Subject:

Living Donor Advocate

Hi. We

are still having issues with finding a Living Donor Advocate

that is an employee of our Hospital, that is knowledgeble in

transplant, but who doesn't work with recipients. Our team was

discussing this issue last week and we may have a post tx patient that

would like to fill this roll.

Do you think that would be ok according to CMS?

What are your thoughts?

Thanks

Kim

Transplant Financial Coordinator

Memorial

Medical Center

Springfield,

IL

See

our web page at http://www.lahey.org for a full directory of Lahey sites,

staff, services and career opportunities.

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UNDER APPLICABLE LAW. If you are not the intended recipient, your use of this

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Hi Bill

At our facility the

Transplant Administrator and our statistical tech wants to be living donor

advocates. They are a part of the transplant center but they do not have

contact with the recipient or the donor. Will this be ok?

Beverly Antoine, LPN

Transplant Financial Coordinator

LSU-UMC

Laffayette, LA

bantoi@...

From: TxFinancialCoordinators [mailto:TxFinancialCoordinators ] On Behalf Of Vaughan

Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007

12:09 AM

To: TxFinancialCoordinators

Subject: RE:

Living Donor Advocate

Hi Pat,

It is my understanding and I may be mistaken but the donor advocate

may not be a member of the transplant team at all.

From the inspection standards:

X122

(1) The living

donor advocate or living donor advocate team must not be involved in

transplantation activities on a routine basis.

“Routine”

is defined as scheduled participation with any activities involving any

transplant recipients regardless of organ type, for example, on-call, waiting

list management, organ allocation decisions, direct transplant patient care,

and clinical transplant coordination, etc.

It is expected

that the living donor advocate will have detailed knowledge and understanding

of the transplantation and donation process. Therefore, this section

does not require that the individual conduct his or her donor advocate

activities entirely outside the operation of the transplant program.

However, the surveyor must be able to confirm through the review of all

interactions between the advocate and donor that no influence was given as a

result of any involvement the donor advocate may have with organ

transplantation.

The above is from the inspection standards,

Hope this helps,

Thanks,

Bill

From: TxFinancialCoordinators

[mailto:TxFinancialCoordinators ]

On Behalf Of Hogan,

Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2007

5:46 PM

To: TxFinancialCoordinators

Subject: RE:

Living Donor Advocate

Hi Kim,

It is my understanding that it has to be someone from the

" donor team " who does the eval who is not part of the

recipients case. In our center we have a separate GI doc, a separate

Psychiatrist and a separate social worker, along with a separate Transplant

Nurse Coordinator. All these are a must and all can be considered a donor

advocate. A post transplant patient cannot fill that role.

Hogan

Transplant Financial Coordinator

Lahey Clinic

41

Mall Rd.

Burlington, MA

01805

phone

fax

-----Original

Message-----

From: TxFinancialCoordinators

[mailto:TxFinancialCoordinators ]On Behalf Of Kim

Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2007

5:33 PM

To: TxFinancialCoordinators

Subject:

Living Donor Advocate

Hi. We

are still having issues with finding a Living Donor Advocate

that is an employee of our Hospital, that is knowledgeble in

transplant, but who doesn't work with recipients. Our team was

discussing this issue last week and we may have a post tx patient that

would like to fill this roll.

Do you think that would be ok according to CMS?

What are your thoughts?

Thanks

Kim

Transplant Financial Coordinator

Memorial

Medical Center

Springfield,

IL

See

our web page at http://www.lahey.org for a full directory of Lahey sites,

staff, services and career opportunities.

THIS

MESSAGE IS INTENDED FOR THE USE OF THE PERSON TO WHOM IT IS ADDRESSED. IT MAY

CONTAIN INFORMATION THAT IS PRIVILEGED, CONFIDENTIAL AND EXEMPT FROM DISCLOSURE

UNDER APPLICABLE LAW. If you are not the intended recipient, your use of this

message for any purpose is strictly prohibited. If you have received this

communication in error, please delete the message and notify the sender so that

we may correct our records.

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Hi Bill

At our facility the

Transplant Administrator and our statistical tech wants to be living donor

advocates. They are a part of the transplant center but they do not have

contact with the recipient or the donor. Will this be ok?

Beverly Antoine, LPN

Transplant Financial Coordinator

LSU-UMC

Laffayette, LA

bantoi@...

From: TxFinancialCoordinators [mailto:TxFinancialCoordinators ] On Behalf Of Vaughan

Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007

12:09 AM

To: TxFinancialCoordinators

Subject: RE:

Living Donor Advocate

Hi Pat,

It is my understanding and I may be mistaken but the donor advocate

may not be a member of the transplant team at all.

From the inspection standards:

X122

(1) The living

donor advocate or living donor advocate team must not be involved in

transplantation activities on a routine basis.

“Routine”

is defined as scheduled participation with any activities involving any

transplant recipients regardless of organ type, for example, on-call, waiting

list management, organ allocation decisions, direct transplant patient care,

and clinical transplant coordination, etc.

It is expected

that the living donor advocate will have detailed knowledge and understanding

of the transplantation and donation process. Therefore, this section

does not require that the individual conduct his or her donor advocate

activities entirely outside the operation of the transplant program.

However, the surveyor must be able to confirm through the review of all

interactions between the advocate and donor that no influence was given as a

result of any involvement the donor advocate may have with organ

transplantation.

The above is from the inspection standards,

Hope this helps,

Thanks,

Bill

From: TxFinancialCoordinators

[mailto:TxFinancialCoordinators ]

On Behalf Of Hogan,

Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2007

5:46 PM

To: TxFinancialCoordinators

Subject: RE:

Living Donor Advocate

Hi Kim,

It is my understanding that it has to be someone from the

" donor team " who does the eval who is not part of the

recipients case. In our center we have a separate GI doc, a separate

Psychiatrist and a separate social worker, along with a separate Transplant

Nurse Coordinator. All these are a must and all can be considered a donor

advocate. A post transplant patient cannot fill that role.

Hogan

Transplant Financial Coordinator

Lahey Clinic

41

Mall Rd.

Burlington, MA

01805

phone

fax

-----Original

Message-----

From: TxFinancialCoordinators

[mailto:TxFinancialCoordinators ]On Behalf Of Kim

Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2007

5:33 PM

To: TxFinancialCoordinators

Subject:

Living Donor Advocate

Hi. We

are still having issues with finding a Living Donor Advocate

that is an employee of our Hospital, that is knowledgeble in

transplant, but who doesn't work with recipients. Our team was

discussing this issue last week and we may have a post tx patient that

would like to fill this roll.

Do you think that would be ok according to CMS?

What are your thoughts?

Thanks

Kim

Transplant Financial Coordinator

Memorial

Medical Center

Springfield,

IL

See

our web page at http://www.lahey.org for a full directory of Lahey sites,

staff, services and career opportunities.

THIS

MESSAGE IS INTENDED FOR THE USE OF THE PERSON TO WHOM IT IS ADDRESSED. IT MAY

CONTAIN INFORMATION THAT IS PRIVILEGED, CONFIDENTIAL AND EXEMPT FROM DISCLOSURE

UNDER APPLICABLE LAW. If you are not the intended recipient, your use of this

message for any purpose is strictly prohibited. If you have received this

communication in error, please delete the message and notify the sender so that

we may correct our records.

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Hi Beverly,

I don’t think so. Please have them

take a look at what I copied in earlier today from the inspection standards. I

think that it would be hard to prove that they are separate enough.

Thanks,

Bill

From: TxFinancialCoordinators

[mailto:TxFinancialCoordinators ] On Behalf Of Antoine, Beverly A.

Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007

10:53 AM

To:

TxFinancialCoordinators

Subject: RE:

Living Donor Advocate

Hi Bill

At our facility the Transplant Administrator and our

statistical tech wants to be living donor advocates. They are a part of the

transplant center but they do not have contact with the recipient or the donor.

Will this be ok?

Beverly Antoine,

LPN

Transplant

Financial Coordinator

LSU-UMC

Laffayette, LA

bantoilsuhsc (DOT) edu

From: TxFinancialCoordinators

[mailto:TxFinancialCoordinators ] On Behalf Of Vaughan

Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007

12:09 AM

To: TxFinancialCoordinators

Subject: RE:

Living Donor Advocate

Hi Pat,

It is my understanding and I may be mistaken but the donor advocate

may not be a member of the transplant team at all.

From the inspection standards:

X122

(1) The living

donor advocate or living donor advocate team must not be involved in

transplantation activities on a routine basis.

“Routine”

is defined as scheduled participation with any activities involving any

transplant recipients regardless of organ type, for example, on-call, waiting

list management, organ allocation decisions, direct transplant patient care,

and clinical transplant coordination, etc.

It is expected

that the living donor advocate will have detailed knowledge and understanding

of the transplantation and donation process. Therefore, this section

does not require that the individual conduct his or her donor advocate

activities entirely outside the operation of the transplant program.

However, the surveyor must be able to confirm through the review of all

interactions between the advocate and donor that no influence was given as a

result of any involvement the donor advocate may have with organ

transplantation.

The above is from the inspection standards,

Hope this helps,

Thanks,

Bill

From: TxFinancialCoordinators

[mailto:TxFinancialCoordinators ]

On Behalf Of Hogan,

Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2007

5:46 PM

To: TxFinancialCoordinators

Subject: RE:

Living Donor Advocate

Hi Kim,

It is my understanding that it has to be someone from the

" donor team " who does the eval who is not part of the

recipients case. In our center we have a separate GI doc, a separate

Psychiatrist and a separate social worker, along with a separate Transplant

Nurse Coordinator. All these are a must and all can be considered a donor

advocate. A post transplant patient cannot fill that role.

Hogan

Transplant Financial Coordinator

Lahey Clinic

41 Mall Rd.

Burlington, MA

01805

phone

fax

-----Original

Message-----

From: TxFinancialCoordinators

[mailto:TxFinancialCoordinators ]On Behalf Of Kim

Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2007

5:33 PM

To: TxFinancialCoordinators

Subject:

Living Donor Advocate

Hi. We

are still having issues with finding a Living Donor Advocate

that is an employee of our Hospital, that is knowledgeble in

transplant, but who doesn't work with recipients. Our team was

discussing this issue last week and we may have a post tx patient that

would like to fill this roll.

Do you think that would be ok according to CMS?

What are your thoughts?

Thanks

Kim

Transplant Financial Coordinator

Memorial

Medical Center

Springfield,

IL

See

our web page at http://www.lahey.org for a full directory of Lahey sites,

staff, services and career opportunities.

THIS

MESSAGE IS INTENDED FOR THE USE OF THE PERSON TO WHOM IT IS ADDRESSED. IT MAY

CONTAIN INFORMATION THAT IS PRIVILEGED, CONFIDENTIAL AND EXEMPT FROM DISCLOSURE

UNDER APPLICABLE LAW. If you are not the intended recipient, your use of this

message for any purpose is strictly prohibited. If you have received this

communication in error, please delete the message and notify the sender so that

we may correct our records.

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Hi Beverly,

I don’t think so. Please have them

take a look at what I copied in earlier today from the inspection standards. I

think that it would be hard to prove that they are separate enough.

Thanks,

Bill

From: TxFinancialCoordinators

[mailto:TxFinancialCoordinators ] On Behalf Of Antoine, Beverly A.

Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007

10:53 AM

To:

TxFinancialCoordinators

Subject: RE:

Living Donor Advocate

Hi Bill

At our facility the Transplant Administrator and our

statistical tech wants to be living donor advocates. They are a part of the

transplant center but they do not have contact with the recipient or the donor.

Will this be ok?

Beverly Antoine,

LPN

Transplant

Financial Coordinator

LSU-UMC

Laffayette, LA

bantoilsuhsc (DOT) edu

From: TxFinancialCoordinators

[mailto:TxFinancialCoordinators ] On Behalf Of Vaughan

Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007

12:09 AM

To: TxFinancialCoordinators

Subject: RE:

Living Donor Advocate

Hi Pat,

It is my understanding and I may be mistaken but the donor advocate

may not be a member of the transplant team at all.

From the inspection standards:

X122

(1) The living

donor advocate or living donor advocate team must not be involved in

transplantation activities on a routine basis.

“Routine”

is defined as scheduled participation with any activities involving any

transplant recipients regardless of organ type, for example, on-call, waiting

list management, organ allocation decisions, direct transplant patient care,

and clinical transplant coordination, etc.

It is expected

that the living donor advocate will have detailed knowledge and understanding

of the transplantation and donation process. Therefore, this section

does not require that the individual conduct his or her donor advocate

activities entirely outside the operation of the transplant program.

However, the surveyor must be able to confirm through the review of all

interactions between the advocate and donor that no influence was given as a

result of any involvement the donor advocate may have with organ

transplantation.

The above is from the inspection standards,

Hope this helps,

Thanks,

Bill

From: TxFinancialCoordinators

[mailto:TxFinancialCoordinators ]

On Behalf Of Hogan,

Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2007

5:46 PM

To: TxFinancialCoordinators

Subject: RE:

Living Donor Advocate

Hi Kim,

It is my understanding that it has to be someone from the

" donor team " who does the eval who is not part of the

recipients case. In our center we have a separate GI doc, a separate

Psychiatrist and a separate social worker, along with a separate Transplant

Nurse Coordinator. All these are a must and all can be considered a donor

advocate. A post transplant patient cannot fill that role.

Hogan

Transplant Financial Coordinator

Lahey Clinic

41 Mall Rd.

Burlington, MA

01805

phone

fax

-----Original

Message-----

From: TxFinancialCoordinators

[mailto:TxFinancialCoordinators ]On Behalf Of Kim

Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2007

5:33 PM

To: TxFinancialCoordinators

Subject:

Living Donor Advocate

Hi. We

are still having issues with finding a Living Donor Advocate

that is an employee of our Hospital, that is knowledgeble in

transplant, but who doesn't work with recipients. Our team was

discussing this issue last week and we may have a post tx patient that

would like to fill this roll.

Do you think that would be ok according to CMS?

What are your thoughts?

Thanks

Kim

Transplant Financial Coordinator

Memorial

Medical Center

Springfield,

IL

See

our web page at http://www.lahey.org for a full directory of Lahey sites,

staff, services and career opportunities.

THIS

MESSAGE IS INTENDED FOR THE USE OF THE PERSON TO WHOM IT IS ADDRESSED. IT MAY

CONTAIN INFORMATION THAT IS PRIVILEGED, CONFIDENTIAL AND EXEMPT FROM DISCLOSURE

UNDER APPLICABLE LAW. If you are not the intended recipient, your use of this

message for any purpose is strictly prohibited. If you have received this

communication in error, please delete the message and notify the sender so that

we may correct our records.

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Hi Beverly,

I don’t think so. Please have them

take a look at what I copied in earlier today from the inspection standards. I

think that it would be hard to prove that they are separate enough.

Thanks,

Bill

From: TxFinancialCoordinators

[mailto:TxFinancialCoordinators ] On Behalf Of Antoine, Beverly A.

Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007

10:53 AM

To:

TxFinancialCoordinators

Subject: RE:

Living Donor Advocate

Hi Bill

At our facility the Transplant Administrator and our

statistical tech wants to be living donor advocates. They are a part of the

transplant center but they do not have contact with the recipient or the donor.

Will this be ok?

Beverly Antoine,

LPN

Transplant

Financial Coordinator

LSU-UMC

Laffayette, LA

bantoilsuhsc (DOT) edu

From: TxFinancialCoordinators

[mailto:TxFinancialCoordinators ] On Behalf Of Vaughan

Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007

12:09 AM

To: TxFinancialCoordinators

Subject: RE:

Living Donor Advocate

Hi Pat,

It is my understanding and I may be mistaken but the donor advocate

may not be a member of the transplant team at all.

From the inspection standards:

X122

(1) The living

donor advocate or living donor advocate team must not be involved in

transplantation activities on a routine basis.

“Routine”

is defined as scheduled participation with any activities involving any

transplant recipients regardless of organ type, for example, on-call, waiting

list management, organ allocation decisions, direct transplant patient care,

and clinical transplant coordination, etc.

It is expected

that the living donor advocate will have detailed knowledge and understanding

of the transplantation and donation process. Therefore, this section

does not require that the individual conduct his or her donor advocate

activities entirely outside the operation of the transplant program.

However, the surveyor must be able to confirm through the review of all

interactions between the advocate and donor that no influence was given as a

result of any involvement the donor advocate may have with organ

transplantation.

The above is from the inspection standards,

Hope this helps,

Thanks,

Bill

From: TxFinancialCoordinators

[mailto:TxFinancialCoordinators ]

On Behalf Of Hogan,

Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2007

5:46 PM

To: TxFinancialCoordinators

Subject: RE:

Living Donor Advocate

Hi Kim,

It is my understanding that it has to be someone from the

" donor team " who does the eval who is not part of the

recipients case. In our center we have a separate GI doc, a separate

Psychiatrist and a separate social worker, along with a separate Transplant

Nurse Coordinator. All these are a must and all can be considered a donor

advocate. A post transplant patient cannot fill that role.

Hogan

Transplant Financial Coordinator

Lahey Clinic

41 Mall Rd.

Burlington, MA

01805

phone

fax

-----Original

Message-----

From: TxFinancialCoordinators

[mailto:TxFinancialCoordinators ]On Behalf Of Kim

Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2007

5:33 PM

To: TxFinancialCoordinators

Subject:

Living Donor Advocate

Hi. We

are still having issues with finding a Living Donor Advocate

that is an employee of our Hospital, that is knowledgeble in

transplant, but who doesn't work with recipients. Our team was

discussing this issue last week and we may have a post tx patient that

would like to fill this roll.

Do you think that would be ok according to CMS?

What are your thoughts?

Thanks

Kim

Transplant Financial Coordinator

Memorial

Medical Center

Springfield,

IL

See

our web page at http://www.lahey.org for a full directory of Lahey sites,

staff, services and career opportunities.

THIS

MESSAGE IS INTENDED FOR THE USE OF THE PERSON TO WHOM IT IS ADDRESSED. IT MAY

CONTAIN INFORMATION THAT IS PRIVILEGED, CONFIDENTIAL AND EXEMPT FROM DISCLOSURE

UNDER APPLICABLE LAW. If you are not the intended recipient, your use of this

message for any purpose is strictly prohibited. If you have received this

communication in error, please delete the message and notify the sender so that

we may correct our records.

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Thanks a lot Bill

Beverly Antoine, LPN

Transplant Financial Coordinator

LSU-UMC

Laffayette, LA

bantoi@...

From: TxFinancialCoordinators [mailto:TxFinancialCoordinators ] On Behalf Of Vaughan

Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007

11:17 AM

To: TxFinancialCoordinators

Subject: RE:

Living Donor Advocate

Hi Beverly,

I don’t think so. Please have them take a look at what

I copied in earlier today from the inspection standards. I think that it

would be hard to prove that they are separate enough.

Thanks,

Bill

From: TxFinancialCoordinators

[mailto:TxFinancialCoordinators ]

On Behalf Of Antoine, Beverly A.

Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007

10:53 AM

To: TxFinancialCoordinators

Subject: RE:

Living Donor Advocate

Hi Bill

At our facility the Transplant Administrator and our

statistical tech wants to be living donor advocates. They are a part of the

transplant center but they do not have contact with the recipient or the donor.

Will this be ok?

Beverly Antoine,

LPN

Transplant

Financial Coordinator

LSU-UMC

Laffayette, LA

bantoilsuhsc (DOT) edu

From: TxFinancialCoordinators

[mailto:TxFinancialCoordinators ]

On Behalf Of Vaughan

Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 12:09

AM

To: TxFinancialCoordinators

Subject: RE:

Living Donor Advocate

Hi Pat,

It is my understanding and I may be mistaken but the donor advocate

may not be a member of the transplant team at all.

From the inspection standards:

X122

(1) The living

donor advocate or living donor advocate team must not be involved in

transplantation activities on a routine basis.

“Routine”

is defined as scheduled participation with any activities involving any transplant

recipients regardless of organ type, for example, on-call, waiting list

management, organ allocation decisions, direct transplant patient care, and

clinical transplant coordination, etc.

It is expected

that the living donor advocate will have detailed knowledge and understanding

of the transplantation and donation process. Therefore, this section

does not require that the individual conduct his or her donor advocate

activities entirely outside the operation of the transplant program.

However, the surveyor must be able to confirm through the review of all

interactions between the advocate and donor that no influence was given as a

result of any involvement the donor advocate may have with organ

transplantation.

The above is from the inspection standards,

Hope this helps,

Thanks,

Bill

From: TxFinancialCoordinators

[mailto:TxFinancialCoordinators ]

On Behalf Of Hogan,

Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2007

5:46 PM

To: TxFinancialCoordinators

Subject: RE:

Living Donor Advocate

Hi Kim,

It is my understanding that it has to be someone from the

" donor team " who does the eval who is not part of the

recipients case. In our center we have a separate GI doc, a separate

Psychiatrist and a separate social worker, along with a separate Transplant

Nurse Coordinator. All these are a must and all can be considered a donor

advocate. A post transplant patient cannot fill that role.

Hogan

Transplant Financial Coordinator

Lahey Clinic

41 Mall Rd.

Burlington, MA

01805

phone

fax

-----Original

Message-----

From: TxFinancialCoordinators

[mailto:TxFinancialCoordinators ]On Behalf Of Kim

Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2007

5:33 PM

To: TxFinancialCoordinators

Subject:

Living Donor Advocate

Hi. We

are still having issues with finding a Living Donor Advocate

that is an employee of our Hospital, that is knowledgeble in

transplant, but who doesn't work with recipients. Our team was

discussing this issue last week and we may have a post tx patient that

would like to fill this roll.

Do you think that would be ok according to CMS?

What are your thoughts?

Thanks

Kim

Transplant Financial Coordinator

Memorial

Medical

Center

Springfield,

IL

See

our web page at http://www.lahey.org for a full directory of Lahey sites,

staff, services and career opportunities.

THIS

MESSAGE IS INTENDED FOR THE USE OF THE PERSON TO WHOM IT IS ADDRESSED. IT MAY

CONTAIN INFORMATION THAT IS PRIVILEGED, CONFIDENTIAL AND EXEMPT FROM DISCLOSURE

UNDER APPLICABLE LAW. If you are not the intended recipient, your use of this

message for any purpose is strictly prohibited. If you have received this

communication in error, please delete the message and notify the sender so that

we may correct our records.

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