title: Equalizing MELD Scores Over Broad Geographies Is Not the Most Efficacious Way to Allocate a Scarce Resource in a Value-based Environment.
authors.affiliation: *Department of Surgery, University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, Iowa City, IA †Department of Surgery, Washington University Medical Center, St. Louis, MO ‡Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC §Department of Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC ¶Department of Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS ‖Department of Surgery, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX.
authors.forename: Alan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Reed
authors.forename: William C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Chapman
authors.forename: Stuart
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Knechtle
authors.forename: Kenneth
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Chavin
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gilroy
authors.forename: Goran B G
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Klintmalm
mesh_terms: D064591:Allografts / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D058625:End Stage Liver Disease / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D015276:Health Care Rationing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014850:Waiting Lists