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Record Nr.

UNINA9910817762803321

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

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

ISBN

0-309-17277-2

1-280-18583-X

9786610185832

0-309-55742-9

0-585-20252-4

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

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

Soggetti

Procurement of organs, tissues, etc - United States

Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

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

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

"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