We Start with Your Data, Not a Standard Playbook
EVERY PROGRAM HAS A DIFFERENT GAP - WE FIND YOURS FIRST, THEN BUILD A PLAN AROUND IT
Operational Gaps, Not Clinical Failures
In our experience across multiple programs across the US, performance gaps almost never originate in the clinical work. They originate in the infrastructure around it: referrals that stall, patients who drift inactive, offers that expire before decisions are made, and logistics that add unnecessary cold time.
The causes vary. Conservative surgical thresholds, OPO practices, staffing instability, and outdated workflows all create different barriers to utilization, and not all of them respond to the same solution. These are solvable problems. They require the right data, the right processes, and a team that stays accountable for outcomes over time.
A Transplant Doesn’t Fail at One Moment
It falls short across many. From the moment a patient is referred to the moment they leave the OR, there are dozens of decision points where performance is gained or lost. Not every barrier looks the same from the outside, which is why we start by understanding what is actually driving yours.
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Eligible patients lost to slow intake, incomplete paperwork, or staff bandwidth. The loss is invisible because it happens before any metric is recorded. See how referral automation closes this gap.
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Patients who go inactive because labs expired or check-ins were missed. Each inactive patient reduces the pool for the next offer. See how waitlist management keeps patients ready.
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Organs that expire because evaluation took too long, or information did not reach the surgeon in the right format. See how offer evaluation works.
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Cold time added by logistics gaps, miscommunication, or routing that was not optimized for speed. See how offer evaluation works.
When each stage runs better, the gains compound. A patient kept active today is a transplant next quarter. An offer accepted efficiently this month improves your SRTR metrics at the next reporting cycle.
Four Things that Aren’t Typical of a Vendor Relationship
Network Intelligence
Patterns from programs across the US flow into every recommendation. You benefit from what
every other partner has already learned. We know which barriers are common to programs like yours and which are specific to your program, which help us prioritize the changes that matter the most.
A Team That Knows Your Program
Your dedicated coordinator learns your surgeons' preferences, your workflows, and your patients.
Buckeye works within your existing processes while identifying where changes would have the most impact.
Continuous Accountability
Quarterly reviews, case debriefs, and monthly meetings keep us aligned with your goals and accountable for the metrics that matter. Offer acceptance rate, active waitlist percentage, and transplant volume are just some of the shared indicators we track across every organ system.
Aligned Financial Model
Our fees are tied to your transplant volume. When your program grows, we grow with it. Your success and ours are the same thing by design. Every recommendation is made with long-term program growth in mind.
Optimizing Program Financial Sustainability
At Buckeye, we help your team turn pre-transplant activities into measurable program value. By streamlining workflows, improving documentation, and aligning with Medicare Cost Report (MCR) pathways, our reimbursable services support financial sustainability while reducing administrative burden. Our team works closely with yours to ensure your program captures revenue efficiently, freeing staff to focus on patient care and high-performance operations.
Ready to Start with Your Program’s Data?
We will build the picture together before making any recommendations.