Administrative fee for imports

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Hello,

This is the first time that I am using the listserv to post a question for feedback. I am still fairly new to the Transplant World and the TX Financial Coordinator group e-mail provides some really good questions and answers.

I was wondering if your OPO charges an admin fee for non renal imported organs. And if, how much?

Sonja Kohlgraf

Financial Analyst

UIHC, Surg. Dept./Transplant Div.

1535 JCP, 200 Hawkins Dr.

Iowa City IA 52242

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I think it is customary for your local OPO

to tack on an administrative fee for import organs you receive. Our OPO

charges $1,500 in addition to the pass-through fee from the other OPO. I am

not sure what that is intended to cover, besides their overhead, if anything.

But the import fees are part of your organ acquisition costs, like

transportation, so are carried over to the cost report.

Fred L. Forsthoffer, MBA

Financial Analyst

Banner Good Samaritan Transplant Services

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From:

TxFinancialCoordinators

[mailto:TxFinancialCoordinators ] On Behalf Of Kohlgraf, Sonja

Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2005

1:39 PM

To:

TxFinancialCoordinators

Subject:

Administrative fee for imports

Hello,

This

is the first time that I am using the listserv to post a question for feedback.

I am

still fairly new to the Transplant World and the TX Financial Coordinator group

e-mail provides some really good questions and answers.

I

was wondering if your OPO charges an admin fee for non renal

imported organs. And if, how much?

Sonja Kohlgraf

Financial Analyst

UIHC, Surg. Dept./Transplant

Div.

1535 JCP, 200 Hawkins Dr.

Iowa City IA 52242

Ph:

Fx:

E-mail:

sonja-kohlgraf@...

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[Guest guest]

Thank you very much, Fred.

From: TxFinancialCoordinators

[mailto:TxFinancialCoordinators ] On Behalf Of Forsthoffer, Fred

Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2005

5:18 PM

To:

TxFinancialCoordinators

Subject: RE:

Administrative fee for imports

I think it is customary for your local OPO

to tack on an administrative fee for import organs you receive. Our OPO

charges $1,500 in addition to the pass-through fee from the other OPO. I

am not sure what that is intended to cover, besides their overhead, if

anything. But the import fees are part of your organ acquisition costs,

like transportation, so are carried over to the cost report.

Fred L. Forsthoffer, MBA

Financial Analyst

Banner Good Samaritan Transplant Services

,

, F-

From:

TxFinancialCoordinators

[mailto:TxFinancialCoordinators ] On Behalf Of Kohlgraf, Sonja

Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2005

1:39 PM

To:

TxFinancialCoordinators

Subject:

Administrative fee for imports

Hello,

This

is the first time that I am using the listserv to post a question for feedback.

I am

still fairly new to the Transplant World and the TX Financial Coordinator group

e-mail provides some really good questions and answers.

I

was wondering if your OPO charges an admin fee for non renal

imported organs. And if, how much?

Sonja Kohlgraf

Financial Analyst

UIHC, Surg. Dept./Transplant

Div.

1535 JCP, 200 Hawkins Dr.

Iowa City IA 52242

Ph:

Fx:

E-mail:

sonja-kohlgraf@...

Notice:

This e-mail (including attachments) is covered by the Electronic Communications

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