Table 1.

High-Yield Communication Interventions

Domain(s)	Transplant Center’s Role	Dialysis Facility’s Role
Improved modes of communication and coordination	Provide the dialysis facility with access to the electronic medical records so that the dialysis facility can track the progress of the transplant process, including current listing status; provide a hotline for the dialysis facilities to contact the transplant center with patient issues	Designate a team leader whose role it is to track patients’ progress through the transplant steps and patients’ current listing status; team leader notifies the transplant center about any changes in the patient’s condition
Logistics of completing the transplant evaluation process	Notify dialysis facility of upcoming transplant evaluation appointments; use satellite clinics and telemedicine when possible	All dialysis staff remind patients of upcoming appointments; help with transportation logistics when possible
Patient advocacy by the dialysis facility	Provide the dialysis facility transplant team leader access to the transplant center’s multidisciplinary listing committee meeting	Team leader advocates for the patient
Patient education and transplant interventions to improve access	Educating the dialysis facility staff about the transplant process so the dialysis staff can communicate effectively about the transplant process in a “train the trainer” model; collaborate with dialysis facility in providing multimedia educational material and transplant interventions	Every staff member should have a role in promoting and helping patients through the steps toward transplantation; collaborate with transplant center in distributing multimedia educational material and transplant interventions

Note: This table shows the high-yield communication interventions identified in the article by Browne et al⁴ and the domain(s) each intervention can be classified in, the transplant center’s role, and the dialysis facility’s corresponding role.