Patient selection and volume in the era surrounding implementation of Medicare conditions of participation for transplant programs.

Objective: To evaluate evidence of practice changes affecting kidney transplant program volumes, and donor, recipient and candidate selection in the era surrounding the introduction of Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) conditions of participation (CoPs) for organ transplant programs.

Data: Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients; CMS ESRD and Medicare claims databases.

Design: Retrospective analysis of national registry data.