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Of or pertaining to the prevention and treatment of illness, and the preservation of physical and mental well-being, through the services provided by medical professionals.
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Social Security Act, Section 1138
Health care; Organ transplantation
Federal legislation requiring all U.S. hospitals to establish written protocols for identifying potential organ donors. The Act also requires hospitals to notify their designated ...
site survey
Health care; Organ transplantation
Field reviews of OPTN members conducted by OPTN staff to determine compliance with OPTN Policies. The site survey results are reviewed during the peer review process of the OPTN ...
life-years
Health care; Organ transplantation
For a particular population, the total number of years lived. For example, suppose 10 transplant recipients each lived 30 years following the transplant. As a group, these ...
ethnicity
Health care; Organ transplantation
For OPTN data purposes, the use of categories such as White; Black or African-American; Hispanic; Asian, American Indian/ Alaskan Native; Pacific Islander; Multiracial.
regions
Health care; Organ transplantation
For the administration of organ allocation and appropriate geographic representation within the OPTN policy structure, the membership is divided into 11 geographic regions. ...
Advisory Committee on Organ Transplantation (ACOT)
Health care; Organ transplantation
Formed by HHS in 2000 and comprising members appointed by the Secretary, the ACOT was established to provide additional input regarding HHS oversight of U.S. organ donation and ...
ad hoc committee on the public solicitation of organs
Health care; Organ transplantation
Formed in 2004 to consider all issues relating to the process of public solicitation of organs for donation, including impact on potential donors, transplant candidates, and their ...
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