Organ Procurement Organization Run Department of Motor Vehicle Registration and Drivers Licensing Offices Leads to Increased Organ Donor First Person Authorization Registrations

Background. More people who have personally consented to organ donation via first person authorization (FPA) registration before death become organ donors than those not personally consenting. The majority of registrations occur at state-specific department of motor vehicle (DMV) and licensing offices, where people register their vehicles and obtain driver's licenses. Methods. One organ procurement organization (OPO) ran 3 DMV offices and implemented an intervention: a donor-centric approach, including employee education, office decoration with donation materials, and customer experience improvements. Data about registry enrollment was collected before and during the 4-year OPO licensing office contract. A linear mixed model and interrupted time series analyses were performed to evaluate whether the intervention improved rates of registration. Results. Preintervention registry enrollment rates per month were 10%–50%. Having the offices run by an OPO was associated with more enrollments independent of the increasing trend of enrollment (P
Source: Transplantation - Category: Transplant Surgery Tags: Original Clinical Science—General Source Type: research