The process of completing a transplant of human organs from one individual to another is very complex on every level. There are many touch points or intersections where critical data, such as blood type, can be verified. Any piece of information that is not an exact match should give pause to the process until there is no doubt that all of the checks are in place to secure a viable organ and recipient are matched and successfully transplanted. Healthcare entities that practice similar specialties can learn from one another and sometimes the best processes come out of tragedy. As a leader in a healthcare organization I would learn from the mistakes of others. Following the Jesica Santillon transplant mismatch Duke Medical Center underwent extensive surveys and audits related to their
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The medical communication is very willing to share information in order to make the process better for all involved and particularly for the outcome of the patient. I would also partner with the donor transplant agencies to ensure the handoff met the highest level of attention to detail. The handoff or transition of organs can be difficult due to information challenges (Büyüktür & Ackerman, 2015). Every clinician that touched the patient or patient chart would be required to look at key stats to look for any possible error. While it is ultimately the responsibility of the physician in a transplant situation, every person involved in the care of the patient should exercise due diligence to avoid costly errors that could result in a negative outcome, up to and including death of the patient. The physician who harvested the organ(s) would be required to validate a blood type match before harvesting the organs. When the organs were delivered to the operating suite some critical components of the procedure would be validated yet again. An organ transplant is a critical procedure yet taking one second to do a validation could save years or anguish for everyone involved in the
The medical communication is very willing to share information in order to make the process better for all involved and particularly for the outcome of the patient. I would also partner with the donor transplant agencies to ensure the handoff met the highest level of attention to detail. The handoff or transition of organs can be difficult due to information challenges (Büyüktür & Ackerman, 2015). Every clinician that touched the patient or patient chart would be required to look at key stats to look for any possible error. While it is ultimately the responsibility of the physician in a transplant situation, every person involved in the care of the patient should exercise due diligence to avoid costly errors that could result in a negative outcome, up to and including death of the patient. The physician who harvested the organ(s) would be required to validate a blood type match before harvesting the organs. When the organs were delivered to the operating suite some critical components of the procedure would be validated yet again. An organ transplant is a critical procedure yet taking one second to do a validation could save years or anguish for everyone involved in the