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Transfusion-to-Cross-Match Community Comparison Data

Oregon Medical Professional Review Organization, Portland, Oregon 97205

Fredrick E. Richards, M.Ed.

Oregon Medical Professional Review Organization, Portland, Oregon 97205

With blood supplies at low levels, and replacement and utilization becoming important issues throughout the nation, the Oregon Medical Professional Review Or ganization (OMPRO) looked at the blood replacement process in Oregon. The study addressed the utilization of type-and-screening and cross-matching in the acute care hospital setting—comparing the more common and expensive cross-match procedure to the less expensive and less utilized type-and-screen. The methodology in volved two phases: (a) data collection, evaluation, and feedback to the hospitals and (b) post-monitoring. Al though the study did not control for all possible vari ables, the post-monitoring results demonstrated an increase in the ratio from 0.569 (1992 data) to 0.577. For 1994, the total statewide transfusion cost was esti mated at $5,909,700 as compared to $6,423,900 (1992 data)—a savings of more than $500,000 per year. By implementing minimal changes in the way blood is or dered and tested, hospitals can improve quality by main taining a readily available blood supply, eliminating waste and saving money.

American Journal of Medical Quality, Vol. 11, No. 2, 68-72 (1996)
DOI: 10.1177/0885713X9601100203


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