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Creating a patient-centered report card for solid organ transplant candidates
(2024-08-15) Israni, Ajay K.; Bruin, Marilyn; Chu, Sauman; McKinney, Warren T.; Schaffhausen, Cory; Schladt, David; wmckinney@hhrinstitute.org; McKinney, Warren
Choosing a transplant center that will accept a particular candidate can be difficult and challenging for patients with end-stage organ failure. As transplant centers have varying levels of expertise, interests, and outcomes of solid organ transplant, patient health-related characteristics influence the variation in candidates centers will accept. Most transplant candidates undergo waitlist work-ups as outpatients and many undergo transplant at centers not closest to their homes. Some are listed at more than one center. Several studies suggest that patients have a choice of centers. The PI, as Deputy Director of the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR), provides comparative information to the public about each solid organ transplant center in the United States. The risk adjusted outcomes, in the report cards, account for the transplant recipient's health-related characteristics, donor characteristics and transplant related factors. Many transplant centers provide a print-out of this SRTR report card to their candidates to comply with Centers for Medicare & Medicaid rules. Unfortunately, in their current format, the report cards are not designed for transplant candidates, many of whom may have low health literacy and numeracy. The proposed work aims to develop and evaluate a patient-centered website and printouts of the SRTR report cards that will effectively communicate comparative information to transplant candidates about their alternatives when choosing transplant centers. We will develop a novel tool to allow candidates to tailor the report cards to their clinical profiles based on their health-related characteristics and to communicate information on alternative transplant centers that perform transplants in patients like them. The website will also allow patients to self-refer to centers.
Here, we provide copies of the interview / focus group guide as well as examples of the demographic / clinical questionnaires completed by study participants. We are releasing these materials to allow for greater insight into the study and to enhance reproducibility.
Designing an Autonomous Service to Cover Transit’s Last Mile in Low-Density Areas
(Minnesota Department of Transportation, 2024-03) Khani, Alireza; Aalipour, Ali; Kumar, Pramesh
Public transportation provides a safe, convenient, affordable, and environmentally friendly mobility service. However, due to its fixed routes and limited network coverage, it is sometimes difficult or impossible for passengers to walk from a transit stop to their destination. This inaccessibility problem is also known as the "transit last-mile connectivity problem." Such a lack of connectivity forces travelers to drive, thereby increasing vehicle miles traveled (VMT) on roads. The autonomous mobility-on-demand (AMoD) service, with characteristics such as quick fleet repositioning and demand responsiveness, as well as lower operational cost due to the elimination of operators' wages, has the potential to provide last-mile coverage where fixed-route transit can only provide limited service. This study presents research on designing an AMoD service to solve the transit last-mile problem in Greater Minnesota. After selection of the Miller Hill Mall (MMH) area in Duluth, MN, as the case study site, analysis on local transit services and demand data show that passengers may have to spend significant time walking and cross multiple streets to access stores from transit stops. To address this issue, an AMoD system for last-mile service was designed and integrated with the fixed route transit service. Novel mathematical models and AMoD control algorithms were developed, and simulation experiments were conducted for evaluation of the AMoD service. Simulation results showed that the AMoD service can improve transit quality of service and attract more riders to use transit to the MHM area, and therefore reduce the VMT in the region. These findings were consistent with the literature in that mode choice and first-/last-mile access were highly interdependent and AMoD can improve transit quality of service and reduce VMT. Research on riders' perception of AMoD service and field testing of the AMoD system using the developed models and algorithms are recommended to help agencies prepare for application of AMoD system in the region.
ICI Staff Newsletter "FYI" August 2024
(University of Minnesota, Institute on Community Integration, 2024-08-15) Institute on Community Integration
The Institute's monthly staff newsletter features news of recent activities, accomplishments, and resources. The first feature story concerns ICI and others urging federal officials to create a Standard Occupational Classification code for direct support professionals. The second feature is about the new issue of Impact, which deals with addiction among people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The third feature is about the upcoming Check & Connect conference in September. The final feature story is about last month's Disability Pride Festival. This month's Update concerns MNLEND fellow Sophie Iverson, who explains disability policy and procedures to people with disabilities and their families. She speaks from firsthand experience: Iverson herself has disabilities.
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