Standardization and alignment of data capture practices to clinical processes in the evaluation of living kidney donor candidates

Abstract

The Living Kidney Donation Program at the Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network sought to develop a comprehensive, secure, accurate, and up-to-date information system for the purposes of quality improvement, research, and performance evaluation. The Comprehensive Living Kidney Donor Database (CLiKeD) houses comprehensive demographic, medical, psychosocial, and evaluation data on living kidney donor candidates abstracted from multiple health information sources. Data are routinely audited to ensure high data quality. Over 3,500 living kidney donor candidates are currently included in CLiKeD. The development of this data system will allow for regular performance assessments of the program, implementation of quality improvement initiatives, and the completion of high-impact, clinically relevant research. In addition, the conception and development of CLiKeD has been instrumental in improving documentation of personal health information at the point of care.