Facilitating heart transplant candidate evaluation throughout Ohio.
The Ohio Solid Organ Transplantation Consortium (OSOTC) has a mission to ensure equitable access to transplant services to those most likely to benefit, regardless of personal resources. Patients are selected according to criteria established by the OSOTC, which are delineated in the Ohio Department of Health rule, and consistent with national criteria. The University of Cincinnati's Institute for Health Policy and Health Services Research (IHPHSR) has implemented a secure internet-based system to replace the OSOTC's existing fax-based procedures. This system meets both the patient evaluation and basic research needs of the OSOTC.
Roth
Gregory S
GS
Institute for Health Policy and Health Services Research, University of Cincinnati, USA.
Carrozza
Mark A
MA
Freyberg
Ronald W
RW
Kopke
Jonathan E
JE
Witherow
Beth Ann
BA
Michler
Robert
R
Pina
Ileana
I
Wagoner
Lynne E
LE
Walsh
Thomas E
TE
Young
James
J
Bohnengel
Audrey
A
D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D009820:Ohio; D018579:Patient Selection; D012042:Registries; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards