The Organ Donation Referral Improvement Act directs the Department of Health and Human Services to study how hospitals use electronic systems to automatically identify and refer potential organ donors through their electronic health records. The study, which must be completed within one year of the bill's enactment, will examine whether these automated referral systems save staff time, improve the speed of identifying eligible donors, increase donation volumes, and ensure secure information sharing compared to manual identification methods. The legislation requires researchers to review published clinical evidence, identify best practices, and develop recommendations for promoting automated referrals nationwide. A report of the findings must be submitted to relevant congressional committees within one year. This bill aims to understand whether technology can make organ donation identification more efficient and expand donor availability across the country.
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