Mayur Brahmania, Alexander Kuo, Elliot B Tapper, Michael Volk, Jennifer M Vittorio, Marwan Ghabril, Timothy Morgan, Fasiha Kanwal, Neehar D Parikh, Paul Martin, Shivang Mehta, Gerald S Winder, Gene Y Im, David Goldberg, Jennifer C Lai, Andres Duarte-Rojo, Angelo H Paredes, Arpan A Patel, Amandeep Sahota, Lisa M McElroy, Charlie Thomas, Anji E Wall, Maricar Malinis, Saima Aslam, Douglas A Simonetto, Nneka N Ufere, Sudha Ramakrishnan, Mary Margaret Flynn, Yasmin Ibrahim, Sumeet K Asrani, Marina Serper
INTRODUCTION: The LT evaluation and waitlisting process is subject to variations in care that can impede quality. The American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) Practice Metrics Committee (PMC) developed quality measures and patient-reported experience measures (PREMs) along the continuum of pre-LT care to reduce care variation and guide patient-centered care. METHODS: Following a systematic literature review, candidate pre-LT measures were grouped into four phases of care: referral, evaluation and waitlisting, waitlist management, and organ acceptance...
March 27, 2024: Hepatology: Official Journal of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases