2007D13

1. Should the Provider's transplant surgery residents be included in the full-time equivalent (FTE) count for the purposes of both direct graduate medical education (DGME) and indirect medical education (IME) reimbursement?; 2. To the extent transplant surgery residents are not included in the FTE counts for purposes of DGME and IME, is the Provider entitled to reimbursement for costs it incurred with such individuals pursuant to 42 C.F.R. Section 4105.523?; 3. In calculating the Provider's Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) payment, should all of the Medicaid Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) days, as reported by the Illinois Department of Public Aid, be included?; 4.Was the intermediary's disallowance of a portion of the depreciation expense claimed for the Atrium Pavilion proper?