Organ transplantation

Organ transplantation

The medical practice of replacing a patient's failing organ with a healthy one from a donor. Organs transplanted most often are the kidney, heart, lung, liver, and pancreas.

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Organ transplantation

organ placement specialist

Health care; Organ transplantation

Organ Center personnel responsible for coordinating the organ matching process among OPTN members.

thoracic organs

Health care; Organ transplantation

Organs located in the chest, i.e., the heart and lungs.

End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Program

Health care; Organ transplantation

Part of the Medicare program that provides medical coverage to people with end stage kidney disease or renal failure to help pay for dialysis or transplantation.

Organ Donation and Recovery Improvement Act

Health care; Organ transplantation

Passed by Congress in 2004, the Organ Donation and Recovery Improvement Act established programs to increase organ donation through public awareness campaigns and education projects, and provided ...

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)

Health care; Organ transplantation

Passed in 1996, HIPAA requires employers to provide health insurance coverage to employees who lose or change jobs, and includes an administrative simplification section which deals with the ...

Patients may switch to a different transplant hospital and transfer their waiting time to that hospital. Waiting time from the original center is added to the time collected at the new hospital. See ...