Re: UNOS Follow up Living Kidney Donors

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Shouldyou not be using Acquisition? This is what our center does for all preand post donors as long as the lab services are donor (pre or post)related. TamaraJelaliFinancialCoordinatorKidney/Pancreasand Pediatric Small Bowel/Liver 3800Reservoir Road, NWWashingtonDC, 20007(P)(F) From:TxFinancialCoordinators [mailto:TxFinancialCoordinators ] On Behalf Of cartejomSent: Thursday, March 24, 2011 10:18 AMTo: TxFinancialCoordinators Subject: UNOS Follow up Living Kidney Donors How are your centers handling billing forfollow labs for living donors? Do you ever pay for these services? We have afew living donors that have no insurance and do not wish to get labs donebecause of this. We are wondering how other centers handle situations likethis. I have a meeting today to advocate for the LODN insurance for donors andthis question keeps coming up. Thanks!!Jodi Jodi MacFarland-Saint 's Health CareCONFIDENTIAL: The information contained in this communication, including its attachments may contain confidential information and is intended only for the individual (s) or entity (ies) to whom it is addressed . The information contained in this communication may also be protected by legal privilege , federal law or other applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient of this communication , you are hereby notified that any distribution, dissemination or duplication of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error please immediately delete and destroy all copies of this message and please immediately notify us of the error by separate communication . Thank you.

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+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=* Security: Proprietary+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=* That's what I thought. It would be strictly to check the kidney. Do you do this for all donors or just for those without insurance? Some of our donors are just doing follow up all on their own through their PCP. Thanks! Jodi MacFarland-Transplant Financial CoordinatorSaint 's Kidney Transplant CenterPhone: Fax: cartejom@...www.smhealthcare.org >>> "Jelali, Tamara" 03/24/2011 10:27 AM >>> Should you not be using Acquisition? This is what our center does for all pre and post donors as long as the lab services are donor (pre or post)related.Tamara JelaliFinancial CoordinatorKidney/Pancreas and Pediatric Small Bowel/Liver 3800 Reservoir Road, NWWashington DC, 20007(P) (F) From: TxFinancialCoordinators [mailto:TxFinancialCoordinators ] On Behalf Of cartejomSent: Thursday, March 24, 2011 10:18 AMTo: TxFinancialCoordinators Subject: UNOS Follow up Living Kidney Donors How are your centers handling billing for follow labs for living donors? Do you ever pay for these services? We have a few living donors that have no insurance and do not wish to get labs done because of this. We are wondering how other centers handle situations like this. I have a meeting today to advocate for the LODN insurance for donors and this question keeps coming up. Thanks!!Jodi Jodi MacFarland-Saint 's Health CareCONFIDENTIAL: The information contained in this communication, including its attachments may contain confidential information and is intended only for the individual (s) or entity (ies) to whom it is addressed . The information contained in this communication may also be protected by legal privilege , federal law or other applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient of this communication , you are hereby notified that any distribution, dissemination or duplication of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error please immediately delete and destroy all copies of this message and please immediately notify us of the error by separate communication . Thank you.

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Medicare only covers post donor complications. UNOS labs aren't complications so

it would not qualify. A hospital can choose to still pay for these but just not

allocate to cost report/acquisition.

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On Mar 24, 2011, at 7:33 AM, " Jodi Macfarland "

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That's what I thought. It would be strictly to check the kidney. Do you do this

for all donors or just for those without insurance? Some of our donors are just

doing follow up all on their own through their PCP. Thanks!

Jodi MacFarland-

Transplant Financial Coordinator

Saint 's Kidney Transplant Center

Phone:

Fax:

cartejom@...

www.smhealthcare.org<http://www.smhealthcare.org/>

>>> " Jelali, Tamara "

> 03/24/2011 10:27

AM >>>

Should you not be using Acquisition? This is what our center does for all pre

and post donors as long as the lab services are donor (pre or post)related.

Tamara Jelali

Financial Coordinator

Kidney/Pancreas and Pediatric Small Bowel/Liver

3800 Reservoir Road, NW

Washington DC, 20007

(P)

(F)

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Subject: UNOS Follow up Living Kidney Donors

How are your centers handling billing for follow labs for living donors? Do you

ever pay for these services? We have a few living donors that have no insurance

and do not wish to get labs done because of this. We are wondering how other

centers handle situations like this. I have a meeting today to advocate for the

LODN insurance for donors and this question keeps coming up. Thanks!!

Jodi

Jodi MacFarland-

Saint 's Health Care

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+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=* Security: Proprietary+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=* Ok Thank you so much for your input Sheila!>>> Sheila Kantor 03/24/2011 10:40 AM >>> Medicare only covers post donor complications. UNOS labs aren't complications so it would not qualify. A hospital can choose to still pay for these but just not allocate to cost report/acquisition. Sent from my iPhone On Mar 24, 2011, at 7:33 AM, "Jodi Macfarland " > wrote: That's what I thought. It would be strictly to check the kidney. Do you do this for all donors or just for those without insurance? Some of our donors are just doing follow up all on their own through their PCP. Thanks! Jodi MacFarland- Transplant Financial Coordinator Saint 's Kidney Transplant Center Phone: Fax: cartejom@... www.smhealthcare.org<http://www.smhealthcare.org/> >>> "Jelali, Tamara" > 03/24/2011 10:27 AM >>> Should you not be using Acquisition? This is what our center does for all pre and post donors as long as the lab services are donor (pre or post)related. Tamara Jelali Financial Coordinator Kidney/Pancreas and Pediatric Small Bowel/Liver 3800 Reservoir Road, NW Washington DC, 20007 (P) (F) From: TxFinancialCoordinators <mailto:TxFinancialCoordinators > [mailto:TxFinancialCoordinators ] On Behalf Of cartejom Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2011 10:18 AM To: <mailto:TxFinancialCoordinators > TxFinancialCoordinators <mailto:TxFinancialCoordinators > Subject: UNOS Follow up Living Kidney Donors How are your centers handling billing for follow labs for living donors? Do you ever pay for these services? We have a few living donors that have no insurance and do not wish to get labs done because of this. We are wondering how other centers handle situations like this. I have a meeting today to advocate for the LODN insurance for donors and this question keeps coming up. Thanks!! Jodi Jodi MacFarland- Saint 's Health Care CONFIDENTIAL: The information contained in this communication, including its attachments may contain confidential information and is intended only for the individual (s) or entity (ies) to whom it is addressed . The information contained in this communication may also be protected by legal privilege , federal law or other applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient of this communication , you are hereby notified that any distribution, dissemination or duplication of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error please immediately delete and destroy all copies of this message and please immediately notify us of the error by separate communication . Thank you. d { border-right: none !important; } -->

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We " eat " the cost of Living donor follow up labs

Whitney Folsom, TFC

ETMC Transplant Program

1100 E Lake St ste 340

Tyler, TX 75701

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>>> cartejom 3/24/2011 9:17 AM >>>

How are your centers handling billing for follow labs for living donors? Do you

ever pay for these services? We have a few living donors that have no insurance

and do not wish to get labs done because of this. We are wondering how other

centers handle situations like this. I have a meeting today to advocate for the

LODN insurance for donors and this question keeps coming up. Thanks!!

Jodi

Jodi MacFarland-

Saint 's Health Care

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+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=* Security: Proprietary+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=* I think that is ulitmately what we've been doing.. Thanks for sharing!!>>> "Whitney Folsom" 03/24/2011 11:19 AM >>> We "eat" the cost of Living donor follow up labsWhitney Folsom, TFCETMC Transplant Program1100 E Lake St ste 340Tyler, TX 75701 phone faxwlfolsom@...>>> cartejom 3/24/2011 9:17 AM >>>How are your centers handling billing for follow labs for living donors? Do you ever pay for these services? We have a few living donors that have no insurance and do not wish to get labs done because of this. We are wondering how other centers handle situations like this. I have a meeting today to advocate for the LODN insurance for donors and this question keeps coming up. Thanks!!Jodi Jodi MacFarland-Saint 's Health Care===========================================================This message is confidential, intended onlyfor the named recipient(s) and may containinformation that is privileged or exempt fromdisclosure under applicable law. If you arenot the intended recipient(s), you are notifiedthat the dissemination, distribution or copyingof this message is strictly prohibited. If youreceived this message in error, or are not thenamed recipient(s), please notify the senderand delete this e-mail from your computer.ETMC has implemented secure messaging forcertain types of messages. For more informationabout our secure messaging system, go to: http://www.etmc.org/mail/Thank you.===========================================================