Transplant Center Certification Program

The Joint Commission’s certification program for transplant centers provides an independent, comprehensive evaluation of an organization’s transplant program.  Read More. 

What do the standards address?

The standards address issues in the following areas:

• Medicare provider agreement and participation in the Organ Procurement Transplantation Network (OPTN)
• Organ procurement, recovery and receipt
• Organization leadership
• Selection of patients and living donors, as well as managing care and respecting patient and donor rights
• Coordination of care, including pre- and post-surgical processes
• Qualifications of caregivers
• Staff competency and training
• Information management
• Standardized performance measurement and data submission
• Performance assessment and improvement
   

What does the certification process include?

The process includes:

• Pre-survey information gathering;
• An on-site evaluation of compliance with standards and clinical guidelines;
• Regular monitoring of performance measurement results.

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Resources

• Publicity Kit for Certified Organizations