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¹LifeGift Organ Donation Center, Fort Worth, Texas 76107, USA. tshafer@lifegift.org

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Area of Science:

Public Health
Transplantation Medicine
Healthcare Improvement

Background:

Over 92,000 Americans await organ transplants, with 17 daily deaths.
The organ donation system faced critical challenges requiring systemic improvement.

Purpose of the Study:

To evaluate the impact of the US Organ Donation Breakthrough Collaborative (ODBC) on organ donation rates.
To assess the effectiveness of the Breakthrough Series Collaborative method in improving organ donation.

Main Methods:

The US Organ Donation Breakthrough Collaborative (ODBC) utilized the Breakthrough Series Collaborative method.
Participating organ procurement organizations (OPOs) and high-potential donor hospitals implemented best practices from expert faculty.
Time-series analysis with statistical process control charts was employed to assess changes.

Main Results:

Collaborative hospitals saw a 14.1% increase in organ donors in the first year, exceeding non-collaborative hospitals by 70%.
Overall US organ donors increased by 22.5% from 2003-2006, a rate four times higher than the pre-collaborative period.
Statistical analysis indicated a significant increase in donation rates concurrent with the Collaborative's activities.

Conclusions:

The ODBC was a major contributor to the significant increase in organ donation rates.
The initiative is estimated to have resulted in over 4000 additional transplants annually.
The Breakthrough Series Collaborative method proved effective for improving organ donation systems.