/ / The 14th Annual Workshop for
Transplant Financial Coordinators
September 12-14, 2018
Hyatt Regency,
Atlanta, GA

Transplant Financial Coordinators (TFCs):Ensuring we provide accurate financial information to our patients and their families

in a compassionate and tactful manner, while maximizing reimbursement for our transplant centers.

TFC Certification Test
NEW for 2018
Keynote: Charity Tillemann-Dick
Soprano & Top Selling Classical Recording Artist, Two Time Double Lung Transplant Recipient
Transplant Services and CMS Programs Coverage: Eligibility and Coverage Rules
Medicare in 2018 Current Topics: Comprehensive review of new laws and initiatives affecting Medicare, and coverage updates
David P. Santana, Health Insurance Specialist/Lead Trainer, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Washington, DC [2 sessions]
OPTN/UNOS: President’s Address
President, UNOS
CIBMTR: The Role of the CIBMTR in the Hematopoietic Cell Transplant World
Patricia Steinert, PhD, MBA, CIBMTR Administrator, Research Operations Center for International Blood & Marrow Transplant Research, Froedtert and the Medical College of Wisconsin Clinical Cancer Center, Milwaukee, WI
VAD/Transplant Financial Clearance
La’Bresha L. Johnson, MBA, Ochsner Health System, New Orleans, LA 70121
TFCs are From Mars and Administrators are From Venus: A Relationship Manual
Jennifer Milton, BSN, CCTC, MBA, Executive Director, Clinical Assistant Professor, University Transplant Center, San Antonio, TX
Charmaine Canamar, Transplant Access Financial Manager, University Transplant Center, San Antonio, TX
Kidney Paired Exchanges: From a Financial Perspective
Andrea Tietjen, Director of Transplant Finance, Quality and Data ,SaintBarnabas Medical Center, Livingston, NJ
Medicare Cost Report Basics
Advanced Topics in Medicare Cost Reporting
Robert Howey, MBA, MHA, CPA, Senior Director, Toyon Associates, Inc., Concord, CA [2 sessions]
NMDP/Be The Match – Hot Topics and Updates
Susan Leppke, Director, Payer Policy & Legislative Relations, MPH, National Marrow Donor Program/Be The Match, Minneapolis, MN
Patient Assistance – What is available for Transplant and Pre-Transplant Recipients?
Judy Maltz, President, Transplant Reimbursement Analytics, Board Member, New Life Society, Phoenix, AZ
Financial Counseling in the New Era of Cellular Therapy
Lisa McDermott, Transplant Operations Analyst, Methodist University Hospital, Memphis, TN
Michelle Dodson, Financial Coordinator, Cell Transplantation, West Penn Hospital, Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, PA
An “EPIC” Adventure: Utilizing EPIC for Transplant Finances
Veronica Reyes, Transplant Financial Coordinator, Multi-Organ Transplant and MCS, Stanford Health Care, Palo Alto, CA
Heart Transplants: The TFC and Coordinator Relationship
Tiffany Street, RN, BSN, Heart Transplant Coordinator/Ventricular Assist Device Coordinator, Le Bonheur Heart Institute, Memphis, TN
The BMT Cost Report Puzzle: How does the TFC Fit In?
Angela Simmons, Vice President, Revenue and Reimbursement, Vanderbilt University medical Center, Nashville, TN
Difficult Case Presentations: What would you do next?
Charmaine Canamar, Transplant Access Financial Manager, University Transplant Center, San Antonio, TX
Elizabeth Cepeda, University Transplant Center, San Antonio, TX
Surviving the Burnout
Shanda Ross, RN, MSN, Manager, Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Global Billing & Reimbursement: The TFC Side of Things
Lisa McDermott, Transplant Operations Analyst, Methodist University Hospital, Memphis, TN
The Financial Realities of Transplantation-Am I Ready to Reach Out For Help
Rick Lofgren, CFRE, President & CEO, Children’s Organ Transplant Association-COTA, Bloomington, IN;
Kelly L. Green, Executive Director, HelpHOPELive, Radnor, PA;
Michelle Gilchrist, President/CEO, National Foundation for Transplants-NFT, Memphis, TN
Connect and Learn: Interactive Feedback & Discussion
Lisa McDermott, Transplant Operations Analyst, Methodist University Hospital, Memphis, TN;
Lisa Donovan, Transplant Financial Coordinator, SUNY Upstate University Hospital, Syracuse, NY

~~ Draft Agenda - Subject to change ~~