The new reporting requirement via the Ventilated Patient Form (VPF) collects standardized data on deceased patients who were ventilated during their terminal hospital admission and referred to an organ procurement organization (OPO) as potential deceased organ donors. This information is intended to help HRSA better understand how patients are referred for potential organ donation, and how patients move through the pathway from hospital referral to potential organ donation. Importantly, these data can be used to identify opportunities to improve the deceased donation process.

Key Takeaways:

• Understand the framework CMS uses to evaluate OPO performance
• Understand new reporting requirements for OPOs that may reflect hospital behavior affecting the organ donation process
• Review potential ways OPOs and hospital can collaborate to improve organ donation outcomes

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