The Sickle Cell Disease Treatment
Demonstration Regional Collaborative Program (SCDTDRCP) was
reauthorized under the Sickle Cell Disease and Other Heritable
Blood Disorders Research, Surveillance, Prevention, and Treatment
Act of 2018, 42 U.S.C. § 300b-5. The goals of the SCDTDRCP are to
improve health outcomes in individuals with sickle cell disease
(SCD); reduce morbidity and mortality caused by SCD; reduce the
number of individuals with SCD receiving care only in emergency
departments; and improve the quality of coordinated and
comprehensive services to individuals with SCD and their families.
The program funds five grantees to establish regional networks to
provide leadership and support for regional and statewide
activities in SCD. The grantees develop and establish systemic
mechanisms to improve the treatment of SCD, by: 1) increasing the
number of providers treating individuals with SCD using the
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) Evidence-Based
Management of SCD Expert Panel Report; 2) using tele-mentoring,
telemedicine and other provider support strategies to increase the
number of providers administering evidence-based sickle cell care;
and 3) developing and implementing strategies to improve access to
quality care with emphasis on individual and family
engagement/partnership, adolescent transitions to adult life, and
care in a medical home. Per the statutory requirement, the data
collected will be used to evaluate the program and will be
published in a report to Congress. The purpose of the data
collection strategy is to evaluate the effectiveness of the
SCDTDRCP and how the program can improve the coordination of
service delivery for individuals with sickle cell disease (SCD),
train health professionals to increase access to quality care, and
collaborate with various stakeholders to optimize health outcomes
for individuals with SCD. Data collected by the SCDTDRCP grantees
will be summarized in a Report to Congress.
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Pub.L. 115 - 327 0 Name of Law: Sickle Cell Disease and Other
Heritable Blood Disorders Research, Surveillance, Prevention, and
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