Organ Donation Referral Improvement Act

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Legislation Details

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a study on hospitals’ use of electronic automated referrals for organ donation.
The study must be completed within one year of the legislation’s enactment.
Key components of the study include:
- Identifying time savings and improvements in timeliness for determining organ donor eligibility through electronic referrals.
- Assessing benefits of using electronic medical records and standardized clinical criteria for identifying potential organ donors.
- Reviewing the impact of electronic referrals on organ donation volumes without manual reporting.
- Analyzing peer-reviewed clinical literature related to electronic automated referrals.
- Identifying best practices for implementing electronic automated referrals.
- Evaluating information technology practices for secure information transmission.
- Developing recommendations to promote the use of electronic automated referrals.
- Identifying necessary actions to establish nationwide use of electronic automated referrals.
A report on the study’s findings must be submitted to relevant congressional committees within one year of enactment.
Defines “electronic automated referral” as a system that identifies potential deceased organ donors through clinical criteria in electronic health records and refers them to organ procurement organizations.

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a study on hospitals’ use of electronic automated referrals for organ donation.
The study must be completed within one year of the legislation’s enactment.
Key components of the study include:
- Identifying time savings and improvements in timeliness for determining organ donor eligibility through electronic referrals.
- Assessing benefits of using electronic medical records and standardized clinical criteria for identifying potential organ donors.
- Reviewing the impact of electronic referrals on organ donation volumes without manual reporting.
- Analyzing peer-reviewed clinical literature related to electronic automated referrals.
- Identifying best practices for implementing electronic automated referrals.
- Evaluating information technology practices for secure information transmission.
- Developing recommendations to promote the use of electronic automated referrals.
- Identifying necessary actions to establish nationwide use of electronic automated referrals.
A report on the study’s findings must be submitted to relevant congressional committees within one year of enactment.
Defines “electronic automated referral” as a system that identifies potential deceased organ donors through clinical criteria in electronic health records and refers them to organ procurement organizations.