Living Donation Business Case Toolkit

This toolkit is designed to assist transplant program administrators and leadership in building a business case for increasing living donation.

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How to Use this Toolkit

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Estimate your return on investment (ROI) for three key growth strategies.

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Get answers to your questions that may arise while using the ROI Calculator.

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Present a data-driven business case, including growth strategy best practices.

Living Donation Business Case Toolkit

Learn more about how the different pieces of this toolkit can help you grow your living kidney donation program.

ROI Calculator

The ROI calculator is built to generate an estimate of the return on investment (ROI) for your growth strategies using preloaded Medicare Cost Report Data combined with other cost and volume information you choose to add. Learn more in a walkthrough demo with expert Robert Howey.

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Select the key strategy you're interested in exploring:

Growth Strategy

More Living Donor Kidney Transplants

Calculate the financial benefits of growing living donor volume compared to deceased donor volume.

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Growth Strategy

External Kidney Paired Exchange

Calculate the financial benefits of starting or growing external paired exchange at your program.

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Cost Estimate

Additional Staff for Living Donation

Calculate the true cost of investing in additional living donation staff based on Medicare reimbursement.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Learn more about the detailed fields in the calculator, including how to find your program-specific financial information.

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Business Case PowerPoint Template

Make your pitch to key decision-makers at your institution (hospital C-suite, finance leaders, etc.) The template can be customized to your branding needs, but we request you retain acknowledgments pertaining to NKF and this business case toolkit.

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Contact Us

This toolkit is continuously being improved. We welcome your questions or suggestions.

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