Three-year medicare reimbursement for kidney transplant in living donor recipients based on bmi

• In: Posters: Pharmacy Practice Research
• At: Bangkok (Thailand) (2014)
• Type: Poster
• Poster code: POS-PPR005
• By: CROW, Leah (University of Cincinnati, Pharmaceutical Science, Cincinnati, United States of America)
• Co-author(s): Cavanaugh, Teresa (University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, United States of America)
  Heaton, Pam (University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, United States of America)
  Diwan, Tayyab (University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, United States of America)
  Eckman, Mark (University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, United States of America)
  Irish, William (CTI Clinical Trial and Consulting Services, Cincinnati, United States of America)
  Succop, Paul (University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, United States of America)
  Volek, Paul (University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, United States of America)
  Boone, Jill (University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, United States of America)
  
• Abstract:

  Background: Pharmacists have been engaged in medication management of obese patients prior to kidney transplantation (KTxp). Obesity is an epidemic, particularly in the U.S., and has been associated with morbidities post-transplant (post-txp). The economic impact of obesity in KTxp, however, is not described. To assess the cost-effectiveness of..

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