Presentations and Materials from 2008 TFCA Workshop

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2008 Workshop Agenda

Day One: Wednesday, October 1, 2008

General Session

• Welcome
• OPTN/UNOS 2008 Updates – William G. Lawrence
• TFC Information Exchange – Nashville Musical Chairs I
• ABC’s of Being a TFC I – What’s In My Toolkit? – Bessie Plummer, Daryl Battin, Brenda Campbell and Christie Houghton
• ABC’s of Being a TFC II – How Do I Use My Toolkit? – Brenda Campbell, Christie Houghton, Daryl Battin and Bessie Plummer
• Operationalizing Transplant Global Contracts – The Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Experience – Joyce Davis
• TRICARE & the VA – Financing Transplantation for Active Duty or Retired Military – Beverly Larson
• Stem Cell Transplant: Making It All Work – The Sarah Cannon Cancer Center Experience – Rocky  Billups
• Single Cord or Double Cord?? – That Is The Question – Diana Worthington-White

Concurrent Breakout Sessions

• Medicare 101 – David P. Santana
• How You Qualify What You Do and Receive Compensation for It – Bessie Plummer
• GVHD – Stem Cell Transplantations’ Greatest Challenge – Daniel Couriel

General Session

• Medicare Advantage & Special Needs Plans – David P. Santana
• MSP Regulatory Issues – William P. Vaughan

Day Two: Thursday, October 2, 2008

General Session

• Key Note Address – “My Journey Down the Yellow Brick Road” – Lori Hartwell
• TFC Information Exchange – Nashville Musical Chairs II
• Financial Informed Consent & ABN (Advanced Benefit Sharing Notice) – Donna Gibson

Concurrent Breakout Sessions

• Clinical Conditions, Financial Resources & Challenges of Liver & Heart Transplants – Stephanie Martinez and Brenda Davis
• Talking About Finances With Live Donors – Transplant Financial Coordinator & Social Worker Perspectives – Daryl Battin
• National Marrow Donor Program (NMDO): Reimbursement & Resources – Debbie Jacobson and Rick Gerdts
• 8^th Annual TFCA Business Meeting
• TFC Tag Teams – How to help My buddy with cross Coverage – Neferteria Ector
• Living Donor & Recipient Billing for the OACC(s) - William P. Vaughan

Day Three: Friday, October 3, 2008

General Session

• Preparing the Cost Report – What the cost report team needs and how the TFC fits into this process – William P. Vaughan and Alexsandra Mullin
• What Can we Learn From the Cost Report? – William P. Vaughan and Alexsandra Mullin
• Pharmacy Medicare B&D - Kristin Fox-Smith
• Successful Partnerships for Fundraising - Panel Presentation