Organ procurement and transplantation : assessing current policies and the potential impact of the DHHS final rule / Committee on Organ Procurement and Transplantation Policy, Division of Health Sciences Policy, Institute of Medicine.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Organ Procurement and Transplantation Policy.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Procurement of organs, tissues, etc--United States.

Procurement of organs, tissues, etc.

Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc--United States.

Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xx, 232 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, c1999.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Intended to improve the current system of organ procurement and transplantation, the "Final Rule," a 1998 regulation issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, sparked further controversy with its attempts to eliminate the apparent geographic disparities in the time an individual must wait for an organ." "Organ Procurement and Transplantation: Assessing Current Policies and the Potential Impact of the HHS Final Rule assesses the potential impact of the Final Rule on organ transplantation. The committee reviews the current system, its policies and practices, the developments leading up to the Final Rule, and the potential impact of the rule's major provisions." "With compassion for patients and dispassion for the evidence, Organ Procurement and Transplantation: Assessing Current Policies and the Potential Impact of the HHS Final Rule will be of interest to anyone involved in organ transplantation: policy makers, regulators, hospital administrators, insurers, medical personnel, and patient advocates."--Jacket

Contents:

Introduction Current policies and practices Access to transplantation Organ donation Analysis of waiting times Organ failure and patient survival Costs Oversight and review

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 137-144) and index.

ISBN:

9786610185832

9780309172776

0309172772

9781280185830

128018583X

9780309557429

0309557429

9780585202525

0585202524

OCLC:

44963917