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== New Rules (as of April 2019) Regarding Brain death and Organ Donation ==  
== New Rules (as of April 2019) Regarding Brain death and Organ Donation ==  
*Redefine Length-of-Stay.  From now on, for patients who experience [[Brain death]], [[LOS]] will include time from admission to [[Brain death]].  Time in ICU spent after [[Brain death]] being evaluated/optimized for being an organ donor will not be included in [[LOS]].  But, of course, that time will be included in calculations of bed occupancy.
 
*For a patient who develops [[Brain death]] in location A, and then transfers to location B for further evaluation for organ donation
*For a patient who develops [[Brain death]] in location A, and then transfers to location B for further evaluation for organ donation
**In location A the patient will have an acquired diagnosis of [[Brain death]], and their dispo will be '''Death with transfer to another ICU'''.  The [[LOS]] in location A will be time from admit to [[Brain death]].  Any time spent in location A after [[Brain death]] will be counted towards occupancy but not [[LOS]].
**In location A the patient will have an acquired diagnosis of [[Brain death]], and their dispo will be '''Death with transfer to another ICU'''.  The [[LOS]] in location A will be time from admit to [[Brain death]].  Any time spent in location A after [[Brain death]] will be counted towards occupancy but not [[LOS]].
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