Governance and Evidence-Based Medicine: Lessons from the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network

David L. Weimer
2009 Social Science Research Network  
One of the clearest demonstrations of the consistent implementation of evidence-based medicine in the United States is the use of statistical evidence and tacit knowledge within the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN), a congressionally created private organization with responsibility for the design of organ allocation rules. Could a governance arrangement with the OPTN features be created to Abend the cost curve@ for Medicare through evidence-based medicine? An answer to this
more » ... uestion is given through a sketch of MedSAVE, an organization that would set reimbursement rates and reporting requirements for surgeries paid for by Medicare.
doi:10.2139/ssrn.1508062 fatcat:pzzoiirvnjeejnc4g4co5vv4mi