Transplant Quality Improvement Activity (QIA)

Network Task Lead: Kou Kha-Moua

Kidney transplantation offers advantages over dialysis for most End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) patients in both quality of life and survival. In spite of the benefits of kidney transplantation, according to the United States Renal Data System (USRDS), in 2016, 87.3 percent of all incident cases began renal replacement therapy with hemodialysis, 9.7 percent started with peritoneal dialysis, and just 2.8 percent received a preemptive kidney transplant. In addition, 63.1 percent of all prevalent ESRD cases were receiving hemodialysis therapy, 7.0 percent were being treated with peritoneal dialysis, and 29.6 percent had a functioning kidney transplant.¹ 

Webinars

• Project Overview Videos
• Transplant QIA Focus Facilities Kick-Off Presentation
• Transplant Change Package Webinar
• Opportunities in Transplantation: Discard of Deceased Donor Kidneys in the US (video recording; PDF slides)
• January 25, 2022: Best Practices to Assist Patients in Getting on the Kidney Transplant Waiting List (Recording / Slides)
• March 1, 2022: Resources to Address Social Determinants of Health Barriers to Transplant (Recording / Slides)

Reporting Tools

• Monthly Status Check Reporting 
• QAPI, Life Plan and Peer Mentoring Reporting

Patient & Family Engagement (QAPI, Life Plan, Peer Mentoring)

Resource Videos

• QAPI
• Peer Mentoring
• Life Plan (English / Spanish)

Toolkit

• Quality Improvement Videos
  • Quality Improvement in Healthcare (11:08 Minutes)
  • Root Cause Analysis – Process to Identify Areas for Quality Improvement
    • What is a Fishbone Diagram? (3:08 Minutes)
    • Root Cause Analysis: 5 Whys (4:44 Minutes)
  • PDSA Cycles – Process to Achieve Quality Improvement (6:21 Minutes)
• Network 4 Patient Advocate Program
  • ​Diana
  • Timmy
• Quality Insight Renal Network 4 Patient Testimonials
  • Iula's Story
• Network 4 Transplant Centers
• Living Donation Resources
• The Road to Transplant: Tri-Fold Brochure (English / Spanish)
• Talk About Transplant: A Pocket Guide for Providers
• Getting to Know Your Transplant Team
• Understanding Challenges: A Guide to Understanding the Challenges of a Kidney Transplant Evaluation and Workup
• Transplant Evaluation: What to Expect
• Transplant Change Package
• 5-Diamond Patient Safety Program Transplant Module
• NCC Peer Mentor Program
• Social Determinants of Health Module
• Life Plan Tool (adapt and implement any of the following Life Plan tools as needed): 
  • University of North Carolina Kidney Center's My Dialysis Plan 
  • ESRD NCC Kidney Hub
  • I Can Do It: My Plan to Take Charge of My Life
• Patient Voices: My Kidney Transplant Experience 
  • Campaign Overview/Instructions
  • Patient Testimonial Videos
  • Handout (8x10 size)
  • Poster (11x17 size)
  • Postcard (5x7 size)
  • Tips for Implementing Kidney Transplant Patient Voices Resources
  • Campaign Pledge Form
• *NEW* Understanding High KDPI
  • Pamphlet (English / Spanish)
  • Poster - 11x17 size (English / Spanish)

Other Resources

• Conditions for Coverage
• Resources from the NCC
  • Turning Negatives into Positives: Why Transplant is a Good Idea for Me
  • The Road to Transplant: Tips to Consider if You're Thinking about Receiving a Transplant
  • "Newly Transplanted!" Certificate Template
• Patient Peer-to-Peer Mentoring for Patients with Kidney Failure: Methods, Facilitators and Lessons Learned

Organ Procurement Organizations (OPOs)

 
OPO’s in Network 4 Service Area:

Gift of Life Donor Program
Howard M. Nathan, President/CEO
401 North 3rd Street, 
Philadelphia, PA 19123
Phone: (215) 557-8090
 Fax: (215) 557-9359
https://www.donors1.org/
 
Center for Organ Recovery & Education
Susan A. Stuart, President/CEO
RIDC Park
204 Sigma Drive, 
Pittsburgh, PA 15238
Phone: (412) 963-3550
 Fax: (412) 963-3564
https://www.core.org/
 
LiveOnNY
Helen M. Irving, President/CEO
460 W. 34th Street, 
15th Floor
, New York, NY 10001
Phone: (646) 291-4444     Fax: (646) 291-4600
https://www.liveonny.org/

United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS)
https://unos.org/

References

1. United States Renal Data System. 2018 USRDS annual data report: Epidemiology of kidney disease in the United States. National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Bethesda, MD, 2018