Product methodology
Organ Transplant Center Outcomes Forensic
Source contract, normalization path, entity-graph join, refresh posture, and publication limits for this Branmoor product.
Status
Pending. This product is pending. The methodology page is published first so the source contract and join path are visible before Branmoor represents the product as live.
Distribution Scope
Nationwide; TN centers; Vanderbilt transplant cut
Product Question
Tracks transplant volumes, outcomes, policy issues, and payer/network context.
Primary Sources
- SRTR public reports and PSR data — Outcome measures, expected vs. observed performance
- OPTN policy violation records — Citation history, MPSC findings
- CMS Medicare cost reports (transplant centers) — Cost behavior, volume trajectory
- CMS Conditions of Participation survey findings — Survey citations specific to transplant
- Published outcomes from insurance carve-out networks — Optum Transplant Solutions, Interlink steering criteria where public
Entity-Graph Join
transplant center ID, `ccn`, `npi`, payer/network IDs.
Publication Rule
Branmoor does not treat raw public records as the product. A surface is publishable only when the source record is dated, normalized, source-linked, and joined to the relevant Branmoor entity identifiers with enough confidence to state the limits of the result.
Current Methodology Note
Shadow registry methodology is published and reviewed; differences from SRTR's published methodology are documented. Confidence bands account for sample size by organ and center.
Limits
Coverage follows the underlying source. Missing state portals, gated APIs, PDF-only filings, suppressed fields, lagged agency refreshes, and entity-name ambiguity can all limit product completeness. Pending products are not marketed as live until those limits are documented on the product surface.