Transcript OPO Proposal - Transplant Pro

Proposal to Reduce the
Documentation Shipped with
Organs
Organ Procurement Organization Committee
Fall 2015
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What problem will the proposal solve?
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Current policy requires OPOs to send complete donor record with
each organ
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Requirement originated before OPOs could upload information into
DonorNet®
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During the TransNetsm project, UNOS staff members observed
attempts to make copies of documentation, often interrupting donor
management
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What is the goal of the proposal?
 Free
up OPO staff to concentrate on donor management and
packaging and shipping quality by eliminating requirements
to include documentation they have already provided to
transplant centers
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How does the proposal address the problem
statement?
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Reduces the need to copy and ship documentation already provided to
transplant programs
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Blood type documentation (including subtype if used for allocation) and
infectious disease testing results will still be packaged with each organ
Death pronouncement source documentation, authorization for donation source
documentation, human leukocyte antigen (HLA) type, donor evaluation and
management, donor medical and behavioral history, and organ intraoperative
findings will be provided in DonorNet upon receipt
Transplant programs can accurately and completely evaluate donor
suitability using information provided in DonorNet
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How will members implement this proposal?
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OPOs must:
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Transplant hospitals must:
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Submit deceased donor information to UNOS upon receipt so transplant
programs can evaluate donor suitability
Still include source documentation for blood type and infectious disease testing
with each organ
Be aware that deceased donor information is available in DonorNet and can
print copies if necessary
The proposed language will not change the way UNOS conducts its
routine site surveys
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How does this proposal support the OPTN
Strategic Plan?
 Strategic
Goal: Promote the efficient management of
the OPTN
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Allow for more efficient and timely communication of donor
information using DonorNet instead of paper documentation that
gets packaged and shipped with each organ.
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Questions?
Sean Van Slyck
Committee Chair
[email protected]
Robert Hunter
Committee Liaison
[email protected]
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