RE: FW: ASTS DonorNet Follow-up survey

[Guest guest]

Good morning fellow TFC's,

Question: I have a patient that is on dialysis. They applied for Medicare and

were told that they didn't qualify because they didn't have enough working

quarters. I thought that the fact they are diagnosed with ESRD would

automatically make them eligible for MCR. Does the working quarters part fall

under that umbrella also, I getting conflicting information and I just want to

be sure. All response will be appreciated.

Merry Xmas & have a nice holiday,

La'Vinia Pitts

Financial Coordinator

Albert Einstein Medical Center

Philadelphia, PA

>>> " Aguiar, J. " 12/16/2008 2:26 PM >>>

Hello everyone,

Please see below & attached & feel free to forward as appropriate.

Thank you.

________________________________

From: Kim Gifford

Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2008 11:56 AM

To: Aguiar, J.

Subject: ASTS DonorNet Follow-up survey

Dear ,

Last year, you spoke with the ASTS Executive Director, Katrina Crist,

and facilitated a survey the ASTS was conducting to determine the impact

of DonorNet on individual institutions. The feedback formed the basis of

ASTS comments submitted to OPTN/UNOS in March 2008 (see attached) and

continued dialogue. Now that we are over 18 months into the program,

the ASTS leadership has asked the Scientific Studies Committee to

conduct a follow-up survey to re-evaluate the system with special focus

on program size, the impact of high sequence number (previously turned

down) offers and the impact on outcomes.

Once again, we would be interested in hearing from TFC and tx

administrators and would be appreciative if you could forward the survey

to the appropriate people. Here is a link:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=PYPDrH5zIqf9QtAH3bv5Pg_3d_3d

If you have any questions, please feel free to email or call 703

414-1603.

Thanks-

Kim

Kim Gifford

Associate Director

American Society of Transplant Surgeons

2461 S. St., Suite 640

Arlington, VA 22202

Phone: 703 414.1603

Fax: 703 414.7874

www.asts.org

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[Guest guest]

Hi La’Vinia, No you are not

automatically entitled to Medicare with ESRD, you still have to have worked and

contributed enough quarters to receive Medicare. There are certain

circumstances where a person can buy Medicare but that I am not sure of the qualifications

to do that.

From: TxFinancialCoordinators [mailto:TxFinancialCoordinators ] On Behalf Of Lavinia Pitts

Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2008

9:41 AM

To: 'TxFinancialCoordinators '

Subject: Re:

FW: ASTS DonorNet Follow-up survey

Good

morning fellow TFC's,

Question: I have a patient that is on dialysis. They applied for Medicare and

were told that they didn't qualify because they didn't have enough working

quarters. I thought that the fact they are diagnosed with ESRD would automatically

make them eligible for MCR. Does the working quarters part fall under that

umbrella also, I getting conflicting information and I just want to be sure.

All response will be appreciated.

Merry Xmas & have a nice holiday,

La'Vinia Pitts

Financial Coordinator

Albert Einstein Medical

Center

Philadelphia, PA

>>> " Aguiar, J. " <Aguiar.Mayo (DOT) Edu>

12/16/2008 2:26 PM >>>

Hello everyone,

Please see below & attached & feel free to forward as appropriate.

Thank you.

________________________________

From: Kim Gifford [mailto:kimberlygiffordearthlink (DOT) net]

Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2008 11:56 AM

To: Aguiar, J.

Subject: ASTS DonorNet Follow-up survey

Dear ,

Last year, you spoke with the ASTS Executive Director, Katrina Crist,

and facilitated a survey the ASTS was conducting to determine the impact

of DonorNet on individual institutions. The feedback formed the basis of

ASTS comments submitted to OPTN/UNOS in March 2008 (see attached) and

continued dialogue. Now that we are over 18 months into the program,

the ASTS leadership has asked the Scientific Studies Committee to

conduct a follow-up survey to re-evaluate the system with special focus

on program size, the impact of high sequence number (previously turned

down) offers and the impact on outcomes.

Once again, we would be interested in hearing from TFC and tx

administrators and would be appreciative if you could forward the survey

to the appropriate people. Here is a link:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=PYPDrH5zIqf9QtAH3bv5Pg_3d_3d

If you have any questions, please feel free to email or call 703

414-1603.

Thanks-

Kim

Kim Gifford

Associate Director

American Society of Transplant Surgeons

2461 S. St., Suite 640

Arlington, VA 22202

Phone: 703 414.1603

Fax: 703 414.7874

www.asts.org

This message is intended for the use of the person or entity to which it is

addressed and may contain information that is privileged and confidential, the

disclosure of which is governed by applicable law. If you are not the intended

recipient, or the employee or agent responsible to deliver it to the intended

recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, or

distribution of this information is strictly prohibited. If you have received

this message by error, please notify the sender immediately to arrange for

return or destruction of these documents.