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Do accountable care organizations make sense for transplantation? This month, "The AJT Report" investigates how this element of healthcare reform may impact transplant patient care and clinical practice. Also this month, we look at new legislation that hopes to expand immunosuppressant drug coverage, and report on findings of a new study focused on risk factors for pediatric heart disease., (©2011 The Author Journal compilation©2011 The American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons.)

This month, "The AJT Report" reviews a recent organ allocation error and the use of standardized surgical checklists to reduce the incidence of such preventable operative errors. Also this month, a look at an increase in registered organ donors in the United States., (2011 The American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons.)

Has transplantation, once the innovative darling of medicine, lost its novelty for young surgeons and physicians? "The AJT Report" takes a look at the shortage of trainees in transplant medicine and surgery and possible ways to solve the problem. Also this month, new OPTN/UNOS officers and board members take their posts., (©2011 The Author Journal compilation©2011 The American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons.)

This month, "The AJT Report" explores the state of transplantation in Europe, takes a look at two recent live liver donor deaths, and highlights some hot topics covered at the first joint meeting of the European Society for Organ Transplantation and the American Society of Transplantation., (©2010 The Author Journal compilation©2010 The American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons.)