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US Organ Donation Policy

US Organ Donation Policy Letters Author Affiliations: Ronald O. Perelman Department of Emergency Medicine, COMMENT & RESPONSE NYU Langone Health, New York, New York (Wall); Division of Medical Ethics, NYU Langone Health, New York, New York (Parent, Caplan). Corresponding Author: Stephen P. Wall, MD, MSc, MAEd, Ronald O. Perelman To the Editor The Viewpoint on organ donation policy main- Department of Emergency Medicine, NYU School of Medicine, 227 E 30th St, tained that the US opt-in organ donation system performs among First Floor, New York, NY 10016 (stephen.wall@nyulangone.org). the best in the world. Donors per potential eligible donor were Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Wall reported receiving grants from the used as evidence despite this metric being criticized for poten- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. No other disclosures were reported. tially overestimating organ procurement organization (OPO) 1. Glazier A, Mone T. Success of opt-in organ donation policy in the United performance. Organ procurement organizations self-regulate States. JAMA. 2019;322(8):719-720. doi:10.1001/jama.2019.9187 and may be incentivized to modify eligibility of missed cases 2. The Bridgespan Group. Reforming organ donation in America. to meet performance requirements. Also, countries with opt- https://www.bridgespan.org/insights/library/public-health/reforming-organ- out programs consider cases when death occurs unexpect- donation-in-america. Updated January 2019. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png JAMA American Medical Association

US Organ Donation Policy

Chan, Alex
JAMA , Volume 323 (3) – Jan 21, 2020
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American Medical Association
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Letters Author Affiliations: Ronald O. Perelman Department of Emergency Medicine, COMMENT & RESPONSE NYU Langone Health, New York, New York (Wall); Division of Medical Ethics, NYU Langone Health, New York, New York (Parent, Caplan). Corresponding Author: Stephen P. Wall, MD, MSc, MAEd, Ronald O. Perelman To the Editor The Viewpoint on organ donation policy main- Department of Emergency Medicine, NYU School of Medicine, 227 E 30th St, tained that the US opt-in organ donation system performs among First Floor, New York, NY 10016 (stephen.wall@nyulangone.org). the best in the world. Donors per potential eligible donor were Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Wall reported receiving grants from the used as evidence despite this metric being criticized for poten- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. No other disclosures were reported. tially overestimating organ procurement organization (OPO) 1. Glazier A, Mone T. Success of opt-in organ donation policy in the United performance. Organ procurement organizations self-regulate States. JAMA. 2019;322(8):719-720. doi:10.1001/jama.2019.9187 and may be incentivized to modify eligibility of missed cases 2. The Bridgespan Group. Reforming organ donation in America. to meet performance requirements. Also, countries with opt- https://www.bridgespan.org/insights/library/public-health/reforming-organ- out programs consider cases when death occurs unexpect- donation-in-america. Updated January 2019.

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Published: Jan 21, 2020

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