Toward a Sustainable Blood Supply in the United States: An Analysis of the Current System and Alternatives for the Future

Abstract

"RAND Health." "RR-1575-DHHS"--Cover page 4. "Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services." "This report describes the status quo in the U.S. blood system, explores a set of six specific research questions related to the sustainability of the U.S. blood system through analysis and discussion, and presents policy alternatives and tools that can help ensure that the U.S. blood system is sustainable. We employed a mixed-methods approach, blending insight from analyses of available data and from a series of interviews and other interactions with stakeholder groups." -- Back cover Overview of the U.S. blood system -- Methods -- Trends affecting blood system sustainability -- Payment for blood and health care services involving blood -- The value of the available blood supply -- Emergency preparedness risk assessment -- Potential innovation in business models -- Best practices for other nations' blood systems -- Conlcusion : themes and recommendations.