title: Unique challenges for the pediatric transplant administrator.
abstract: Pediatric transplant administrators face a variety of unique challenges that are generally not encountered by their adult program counterparts. Not only do the size of the patients differ in pediatric care compared with adult care but the size of the programs is dramatically different as well. These differences lead to distinctive challenges in administering a transplant program. This article highlights 3 of the essential areas in which pediatric transplant care differs from adult care: the environment of care, staffing, and reimbursement.
authors.affiliation: Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA.
authors.forename: Cassandra
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Smith-Fields
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D006270:Health Facility Administrators / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006272:Health Facility Environment / Q000458:organization & administration; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D016377:Organ Transplantation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling / Q000458:organization & administration; D024382:Professional Role; D012051:Reimbursement Mechanisms / Q000458:organization & administration; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States