ATC Abstracts

American Transplant Congress abstracts

  • Home
  • Meetings Archive
    • 2020 American Transplant Congress
    • 2019 American Transplant Congress
    • 2018 American Transplant Congress
    • 2017 American Transplant Congress
    • 2016 American Transplant Congress
    • 2015 American Transplant Congress
    • 2013 American Transplant Congress
  • Keyword Index
  • Resources
    • 2016 Resources
      • 2016 Welcome Letter
      • ATC 2016 Program Planning Committees
      • ASTS Council 2015-2016
      • AST Board of Directors 2015-2016
    • 2015 Resources
      • 2015 Welcome Letter
      • ATC 2015 Program Planning Committees
      • ASTS Council 2014-2015
      • AST Board of Directors 2014-2015
      • 2015 Conference Schedule
  • Advanced Search

Taking Your Center's Temperature: Using a Heat Map to Target Your Transplant-Specific Education for Regulatory Compliance

J. Anderson, D. Cassidy, D. Dubay, P. Hart, A. Hauser, N. Pilch.

Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston.

Meeting: 2018 American Transplant Congress

Abstract number: 391

Keywords: Medicare

Session Information

Date: Monday, June 4, 2018

Session Name: Concurrent Session: Regulatory Issues

Session Time: 4:30pm-6:00pm

 Presentation Time: 5:42pm-5:54pm

Location: Room 2AB

Related Abstracts
  • Transplant Education Increases Wait-Listing Rates in Dialysis Centers with Supportive Administration and Knowledgeable Staff.
  • Introducing a Mobile Phone Application to Transplant Patients to Encourage Medication Compliance and Education in This At-Risk Cohort.

Background: Large, multi-organ transplant centers struggle with implementation of a comprehensive strategy for development and execution of a Transplant-specific education plan. Regulatory requirements for staff education continue to grow, and concrete data are needed to justify a transplant-specific curriculum, as education is frequently requested during regulatory site visits.

Aim: In anticipation of the new CMS interpretive guidelines, we describe a method to identify areas of high transplant patient volume and structure center-wide education.

Method: Transplant readmissions in our center from July 2014 to July 2016 were retrospectively analyzed. Admitting location was manually abstracted and collated into a heat map. Units receiving at least 10 patients over the course of the two-year study period were considered to be a transplant unit along with units caring for patients during their initial transplant admission. An education plan was developed based on an extrapolation of the Comprehensive Stroke Program plan, which had clear regulatory requirements for education.

Results: A total of 963 transplant readmissions spanning 2 fiscal years (2014-2016) were reviewed. There were transplant readmissions documented for 40 different hospital units and procedural areas, with a range of 1 to 495 individual encounters. Eight of these units were previously identified as primary transplant units, as they care for patients immediately following transplant, and 11 as secondary transplant units with at least 10 readmissions.

Conclusion: Using objective data facilitated hospital administration buy-in with approval of financial and educational time allocated for plan implementation.

CITATION INFORMATION: Anderson J., Cassidy D., Dubay D., Hart P., Hauser A., Pilch N. Taking Your Center's Temperature: Using a Heat Map to Target Your Transplant-Specific Education for Regulatory Compliance Am J Transplant. 2017;17 (suppl 3).

  • Tweet
  • Email
  • Print

To cite this abstract in AMA style:

Anderson J, Cassidy D, Dubay D, Hart P, Hauser A, Pilch N. Taking Your Center's Temperature: Using a Heat Map to Target Your Transplant-Specific Education for Regulatory Compliance [abstract]. https://atcmeetingabstracts.com/abstract/taking-your-centers-temperature-using-a-heat-map-to-target-your-transplant-specific-education-for-regulatory-compliance/. Accessed February 24, 2021.

« Back to 2018 American Transplant Congress

Most Viewed Abstracts

  • This Week
  • This Month
  • All Time
  • A Decade of Donor-Derived Disease: A Report of the OPTN Ad Hoc Disease Transmission Advisory Committee (DTAC).
  • Low GFR after Kidney Donation Is Not Chronic Kidney Disease
  • Subtherapeutic Low Tacrolimus Trough Levels (≤3.5 Ng /ml) Are A Risk Factor For Acute Rejection And Creatinine Doubling.
  • Is There a Difference Between DCD and DBD Kidney Transplantation with Similar KDPI?
  • Kidney Dialysis after Heart Transplantation: The Short and Long Term Outcomes
  • Low GFR after Kidney Donation Is Not Chronic Kidney Disease
  • Subtherapeutic Low Tacrolimus Trough Levels (≤3.5 Ng /ml) Are A Risk Factor For Acute Rejection And Creatinine Doubling.
  • Penis Transplantation: First U.S. Experience.
  • Is There a Difference Between DCD and DBD Kidney Transplantation with Similar KDPI?
  • A Decade of Donor-Derived Disease: A Report of the OPTN Ad Hoc Disease Transmission Advisory Committee (DTAC).
  • Home
  • Search
  • Penis Transplantation: First U.S. Experience.
  • Is There a Difference Between DCD and DBD Kidney Transplantation with Similar KDPI?
  • Low GFR after Kidney Donation Is Not Chronic Kidney Disease

Visit Our Partner Sites

American Transplant Congress (ATC)

Visit the official site for the American Transplant Congress »

American Journal of Transplantation

The official publication for the American Society of Transplantation (AST) and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS) »

American Society of Transplantation (AST)

An organization of more than 3000 professionals dedicated to advancing the field of transplantation. »

American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS)

The society represents approximately 1,800 professionals dedicated to excellence in transplantation surgery. »

Copyright © 2013-2021 by American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons. All rights reserved.

Privacy Policy

loading Cancel
Post was not sent - check your email addresses!
Email check failed, please try again
Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.
This site uses cookies: Find out more.