Evolution of Quality at the Organ Center of the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network/United Network for Organ Sharing
Evolution of Quality at the Organ Center of the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network/United Network for Organ Sharing
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器官获取和移植网络/器官共享联合网络器官中心的质量演变
DOI:
10.1177/152692480901900306
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发表时间:
2009
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通讯作者:
Ellie Willard
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作者:
Roger S. Brown;A. Belton;Judith M. Martin;Dee Dee Simmons;G. Taylor;Ellie Willard
Center, the Organ Center of the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network/United Network for Organ Sharing (OPTN/UNOS) has grown to provide service for the 50 states and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. As more organs were successfully transplanted, the name was changed from the Kidney Center to the Organ Center in 1984. The Organ Center has provided continuous service for the past 27 years. The Organ Center is housed within UNOS, a nonprofit organization that operates the OPTN by contract with the Health Resources and Services Administration, within the federal Department of Health and Human Services. UNOS was awarded the OPTN contract in 1986 and has remained the contractor through a number of competitive renewals. Under the OPTN contract, UNOS maintains the national computerized database of the transplant candidate waiting list and organ-matching system that comprises UNet and DonorNet. Available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, the Organ Center assists the US transplant community by • Placing deceased donor organs for transplantation • Arranging transportation for shared organs • Providing resource support to the US transplant community about national organ sharing policies and processes • Running and transmitting the computerized donor/recipient match results The Organ Center is staffed by 17 full-time organ placement specialists, 1 data and operations specialist, and 3 managers. The Organ Center workday is divided into two 12-hour shifts and is typically staffed with 3 organ placement specialists per shift and 1 additional organ placement specialist on call. Having two 12-hour Evolution of quality at the Organ Center of the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network/United Network for Organ Sharing