CMS regulations regarding LVAD & Listing

[Guest guest]

OK all you Heart folks

out there.

Is there a CMS regulations

that indicates that a patient must be listed for heart translant prior

to an device implant (LVAD etc).

If so, please direct me

to the site.

If not, please indicate

so.

THANKS!!!

JoAnne Cannone

Lead Patient Financial Liaison

University Transplant Program

1725 W. on St.

Suite 161, Professional Building

Chicago, IL 60612

Office:

Pager 85-6131

Fax:

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[Guest guest]

Not to my knowledge. We do destination VAD's that upon occasion turn into heart transplants. Bev Beverly A. Larson,Transplant Financial Coord.Sentara Norfolk Gen. Hosp.Transplant DepartmentPhone: Fax: email: balarson@ sentara.com>>> 10/16/2008 1:24 PM >>>OK all you Heart folks out there. Is there a CMS regulations that indicates that a patient must be listed for heart translant prior to an device implant (LVAD etc). If so, please direct me to the site. If not, please indicate so. THANKS!!! JoAnne CannoneLead Patient Financial LiaisonUniversity Transplant Program1725 W. on St.Suite 161, Professional BuildingChicago, IL 60612Office:Pager 85-6131Fax: ***********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************

[Guest guest]

As far as I know there is no such reg. One reason being that the

VADs could also be bridge to recovery where the patient doesn't

necessarily have to be transplanted.

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> OK all you Heart folks out there.

>

> Is there a CMS regulations that indicates that a patient must be

listed

> for heart translant prior to an device implant (LVAD etc).

>

> If so, please direct me to the site.

>

> If not, please indicate so.

>

> THANKS!!!

>

>

> JoAnne Cannone

> Lead Patient Financial Liaison

> University Transplant Program

> 1725 W. on St.

> Suite 161, Professional Building

> Chicago, IL 60612

> Office:

> Pager 85-6131

> Fax:

>

>

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