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Policy Rewrite Parking Lot Quick Fixes. Policy Oversight Committee (POC) Fall 2014. The Problem. OPTN Policies Plain Language Rewrit e (effective Feb. 1, 2014) Rewrite did not address substantive changes “Parking Lot” contains substantive changes we still need to address.
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Policy Rewrite Parking Lot Quick Fixes Policy Oversight Committee (POC) Fall 2014
The Problem • OPTN Policies Plain Language Rewrite (effective Feb. 1, 2014) • Rewrite did not address substantive changes • “Parking Lot” contains substantive changes we still need to address
Goal of the Proposal • Clarify and increase policy readability & consistency • Identify potential non-controversial changes that will increase usability • Increase understanding of actual policy requirements vs. recommendations
How the Proposal will Achieve its Goal • Identify quick fixes from the “parking lot” • Circulate proposed changes to the relevant Committees • UNOS staff and POC address comments and concerns about proposed changes
How the Proposal will Achieve its Goal • Changed “shoulds” to “must” for true policy requirements • Standardized time periods (days rather than weeks or months) • Streamlined administrative rules and definitions (deleted duplicate definitions) • More consistently used common policy terms (ex: transplant hospital versus center) • Deleted outdated or superfluous sections • Made minor clerical and punctuation changes
What Members will Need to Do • Become familiar with new policy language once it is effective • Board review – June 2015 If approved, effective date is Sept. 1, 2015 • Proposal doesn’t change current routine compliance monitoring • Members are expected to maintain documentation of data entered in UNet and provide documentation upon request
Questions? • Yolanda Becker, MDChair, Policy Oversight Committee ybecker@surgery.bsd.uchicago.edu • Leigh A. Kades, MA Liaison, Policy Oversight Committee leigh.kades@unos.org