UNOS KPD Webinar

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TFC’s- Please see below for an excitingopportunity! Any questions, please direct toRuthanne Hanto at UNOS. Debbie MastDatabase Administrator/Financial ManagerSolid Organ Transplant/VAD ProgramStanford Hospital and Clinics750 Welch Road, Suite 220Palo Alto, CA 94304Heart,Lung, Heart/Lung, Liver, Kidney, Pancreas, Intestinal Transplant ProgramsTrustee, TFCAPhone: Fax: www.donateLIFEcalifornia.org/stanfordmed KPD webinar April 19;2-3 p.m. (EST)Guidelines to KPD Finances: Who Pays for WhatWhen KPD began, surgeries for living donor and recipient oftenoccurred at the same facility. The practice of shipping livingdonor kidneys from the initial evaluating center to the matched candidatecenter has complicated the KPD billing process. The OPTN/UNOS KPD financialsubcommittee has developed KPD financial guidelines. This webinar is partof an effort to share the recommendations with the transplant community. UNOSis applying for CEPTCs for this program. Purpose:The goal of this webinar is to:1. Discusseffective financial practices in kidney paired donation2. Providean overview of the OPTN/UNOS Financial Recommendations 3. Describehow the OPTN/UNOS Financial Recommendations can assist KPD patients at theirinstitution Program Objectives:Upon completion of this program, theparticipant will be able to:1. Outlinethe role of the finance department in a KPD.2. Differentiatebetween Living Donor Standard Acquisition Charge and Departmental ChargesMethods. 3. DevelopKPD effective financial practices at their institution. Instructors:· Facilitator: Ruthanne L Hanto RN, MPH: Program Manager, OPTNKidney Paired Donation Pilot Program· Tietjen, CPA, MBA: Director, Transplant Quality Financeand Data; Barnabas Health, Saint Barnabas Medical Center· Gwen McNatt, MS, RN, CNN, FNP-BC: Director, Kovler OrganTransplantation Center, Northwestern Memorial Hospital Toregister click here: KidneyPaired Donation Webinar Series Continues: Session 2 is April 19 Formore information about the OPTN KPDPP click here: EverythingYou Wanted to Know about the OPTN Kidney Paired Donation Program Ruthanne L Hanto RN, MPHProgram Manager, OPTN KPDPP..............................................Workingtogether. Saving lives.United Network for Organ Sharing700 North 4th Street, Richmond, Virginia, 23219P.O. Box 2484, Richmond, Virginia, 23218phone: fax: e-mail: ruthanne.hanto@... www.unos.org