RE: Self-Pay patients and follow up

[Guest guest]

We do not accept self pay patients. Unless they are outrageously wealthy we

would be setting them up for failure. 1 year of meds and visits plus possible

inpatient admissions is pretty unrealistic when the patient would have to come

up with this money on a yearly basis for the life of the kidney or whatever

organ

Whitney Folsom, TFC

ETMC Transplant Program

1100 E Lake St ste 340

Tyler, TX 75701

phone

fax

wlfolsom@...

>>> lmk276 3/31/2011 7:35 AM >>>

Good morning,

Has anyone ever had a liver transplant patient who was self-pay? What was/is

your facility's policy on self-pay transplant patients? How is the follow up MD

visits handled? Does the patients' accounts get adjusted or are they required to

pay as part of a self-pay agreement?

Any insight is greatly appreciated!!

Leah Knowles

CMC

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[Guest guest]

We have had one self pay liver patient two years ago. We

required the evaluation cost up front, proof of funds in a fundraising account

prior to listing and payment in full at time of transplant. We also required

proof of funds for immuno’s for five years in the fundraising account. So far,

we have not had any issues with him.

McCardell

Transplant Financial Coordinator

University of Utah Health Care

Office

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From:

TxFinancialCoordinators

[mailto:TxFinancialCoordinators ] On Behalf Of lmk276

Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2011 6:36 AM

To: TxFinancialCoordinators

Subject: Self-Pay patients and follow up

Good morning,

Has anyone ever had a liver transplant patient who was self-pay? What was/is

your facility's policy on self-pay transplant patients? How is the follow up MD

visits handled? Does the patients' accounts get adjusted or are they required

to pay as part of a self-pay agreement?

Any insight is greatly appreciated!!

Leah Knowles

CMC

[Guest guest]

,

How much did he have to fundraise before you transplanted?

Whitney Folsom, TFC

ETMC Transplant Program

1100 E Lake St ste 340

Tyler, TX 75701

phone

fax

wlfolsom@...

>>> " McCardell " 3/31/2011 10:23 AM

>>>

We have had one self pay liver patient two years ago. We required the

evaluation cost up front, proof of funds in a fundraising account prior to

listing and payment in full at time of transplant. We also required proof of

funds for immuno's for five years in the fundraising account. So far, we have

not had any issues with him.

McCardell

Transplant Financial Coordinator

University of Utah Health Care

Office

Fax

michelle.mccardell@...

From: TxFinancialCoordinators

[mailto:TxFinancialCoordinators ] On Behalf Of lmk276

Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2011 6:36 AM

To: TxFinancialCoordinators

Subject: Self-Pay patients and follow up

Good morning,

Has anyone ever had a liver transplant patient who was self-pay? What was/is

your facility's policy on self-pay transplant patients? How is the follow up MD

visits handled? Does the patients' accounts get adjusted or are they required to

pay as part of a self-pay agreement?

Any insight is greatly appreciated!!

Leah Knowles

CMC

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[Guest guest]

He had $850,000 in his fundraising account. We gave him a 30%

discount for being a self-pay patient for the actual transplant.

Thanks-

From: TxFinancialCoordinators

[mailto:TxFinancialCoordinators ] On Behalf Of Whitney

Folsom

Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2011 9:30 AM

To: TxFinancialCoordinators

Subject: RE: Self-Pay patients and follow up

,

How much did he have to fundraise before you transplanted?

Whitney Folsom, TFC

ETMC Transplant Program

1100 E Lake St ste 340

Tyler, TX 75701

phone

fax

wlfolsom@...

>>> " McCardell "

3/31/2011 10:23 AM >>>

We have had one self pay liver patient two years ago. We required the

evaluation cost up front, proof of funds in a fundraising account prior to

listing and payment in full at time of transplant. We also required proof of

funds for immuno's for five years in the fundraising account. So far, we have

not had any issues with him.

McCardell

Transplant Financial Coordinator

University of Utah Health Care

Office

Fax

michelle.mccardell@...

From: TxFinancialCoordinators

[mailto:TxFinancialCoordinators ]

On Behalf Of lmk276

Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2011 6:36 AM

To: TxFinancialCoordinators

Subject: Self-Pay patients and follow up

Good morning,

Has anyone ever had a liver transplant patient who was self-pay? What was/is

your facility's policy on self-pay transplant patients? How is the follow up MD

visits handled? Does the patients' accounts get adjusted or are they required

to pay as part of a self-pay agreement?

Any insight is greatly appreciated!!

Leah Knowles

CMC

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[Guest guest]

wow! That is incredible. The only one so far that we have worked with never

turned his $ into the fundraising account

Whitney Folsom, TFC

ETMC Transplant Program

1100 E Lake St ste 340

Tyler, TX 75701

phone

fax

wlfolsom@...

>>> " McCardell " 3/31/2011 11:26 AM

>>>

He had $850,000 in his fundraising account. We gave him a 30% discount for

being a self-pay patient for the actual transplant.

Thanks-

From: TxFinancialCoordinators

[mailto:TxFinancialCoordinators ] On Behalf Of Whitney Folsom

Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2011 9:30 AM

To: TxFinancialCoordinators

Subject: RE: Self-Pay patients and follow up

,

How much did he have to fundraise before you transplanted?

Whitney Folsom, TFC

ETMC Transplant Program

1100 E Lake St ste 340

Tyler, TX 75701

phone

fax

wlfolsom@...<mailto:wlfolsom%40etmc.org>

>>> " McCardell "

<.McCardell@...<mailto:.McCardell%40hsc.utah.edu>>

3/31/2011 10:23 AM >>>

We have had one self pay liver patient two years ago. We required the evaluation

cost up front, proof of funds in a fundraising account prior to listing and

payment in full at time of transplant. We also required proof of funds for

immuno's for five years in the fundraising account. So far, we have not had any

issues with him.

McCardell

Transplant Financial Coordinator

University of Utah Health Care

Office

Fax

michelle.mccardell@...<mailto:michelle.mccardell%40hsc.utah.edu>

From:

TxFinancialCoordinators <mailto:TxFinancialCoordinators%40yahoogr\

oups.com>

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0yahoogroups.com>] On Behalf Of lmk276

Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2011 6:36 AM

To:

TxFinancialCoordinators <mailto:TxFinancialCoordinators%40yahoogr\

oups.com>

Subject: Self-Pay patients and follow up

Good morning,

Has anyone ever had a liver transplant patient who was self-pay? What was/is

your facility's policy on self-pay transplant patients? How is the follow up MD

visits handled? Does the patients' accounts get adjusted or are they required to

pay as part of a self-pay agreement?

Any insight is greatly appreciated!!

Leah Knowles

CMC

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