HD/ Auth/ Legal

Question 1

Referral Rate

Answer 1

number of actual donors

Goal = 100%

Question 2

Consent or Authorization Rate

Answer 2

# of Consents (auth)
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# of approaches

Goal >75%

Question 3

Timely Referral

Answer 3

# of timely referrals
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# of total referrals

Goal = 100%

Question 4

Conversion Rate

Answer 4

potential

Goal > 75%

Question 5

LNOK HIERARCHY (10)

Answer 5

1- MPOA
2- spouse
3- adult child
4- parent
5- adult sibling
6- adult grandchild
7- grandparent
8- adult who exhibits special care
9- acting guardian
10- person authorized with disposition of remains

Question 6

Who should give authorization?

adult child or parent

Answer 6

adult child

Question 7

Who should give authorization?

acting guardian or parent

Answer 7

parent

Question 8

Who should give authorization?

acting guardian or grandparent

Answer 8

grandparent

Question 9

Who should give authorization?

MPOA or Spouse

Answer 9

MPOA

Question 10

Who should give authorization?

grandparent or adult grandchild

Answer 10

adult grandchild

Question 11

What is the 80-20 rule

Answer 11

roughly80% of Donors come from20% of hospitals.

Question 12

Hospital Classification

Answer 12

AA – D hospital

average of potential donors in the past 3 calendar years

Question 13

The Uniform Anatomical Gift Act (UAGA)

Answer 13

• enacted in 1968
• first law governing organ and tissue donation
• goal: to increase the number of available organs for transplant by making it easier for people to make anatomical gifts.
• mandating that uniform donor cards be recognized as a legally binding document

Question 14

The National Organ Transplant Act (NOTA)

Answer 14

• Established OPTN and SRTR

- outlawed the sale of human organs.

Question 15

Authorization -

If there are any refusals in a given class, how is auth obtained?

Answer 15

majority of that class determine whether a gift is made.

Question 16

Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN)

Answer 16

OPTN is responsible for maintaining the national transplant waiting list and overseeing the organ allocation process.

Question 17

Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR).

Answer 17

SRTR provides reports and data on solid organ transplantation in order to increase efficiencies and ensure that the process is as fair as possible.

Question 18

calculate percentages

Answer 18

• write the number you want to turn into a percentage over the total value so you end up with a fraction.
• turn the fraction into a decimal by dividing the top number by the bottom number.
• multiply the decimal by 100 to find the percentage.

Question 19

Clinical triggers (5)

Answer 19

• Vent
• Neuro Injury
• GCS 5 or less
• Decision to WDLS
• Absence of 2 or more BSR

Question 20

CMS condition of participation for hospitals

Answer 20

-Federal Regulation that requires hospitals to have written protocols to notify OPO of imminent death and support the option of donation until a formal request be made

Question 21

percentage of referred patients divided by all missed and referred patients

Answer 21

Referral rate

Question 22

Along with UAGA which agencies support upholding a donor’s registry?

Answer 22

National Assoc. of Attorneys General

AOPO

Question 23

UAGA was revised in 2006 to include

Answer 23

The Donor registration to be upheld even if the LNOK refuses donation