The Joint Commission journal on quality improvement
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Jt Comm J Qual Improv · Mar 1999
The accuracy of hospital reports of organ donation eligibility, requests, and consent: a cross-validation study.
Many states require hospitals to complete a form for each patient who dies, reporting the patient's organ and tissue donation eligibility status, whether a request was made, and the outcome of the request. A study was conducted to determine the accuracy of state-required forms in documenting organ eligibility and procurement activities. ⋯ Basing the evaluation of hospital or statewide organ procurement performance on summary information provided by these forms would lead to an inaccurate picture of organ procurement activities in the state.