ALBANY, N.Y. , Sept.
17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Albany Med Health System, together with InVita Healthcare Technologies (InVita), ConnectLife, and Center for Donation and Transplant (CDT), the federally designated OPO serving upstate New York and western Vermont , have united to successfully implement technology to streamline the organ and tissue donation process at Albany Medical Center. iReferral ® is advanced interoperability technology that allows the hospital's electronic medical record (EMR) platform, Epic, to deliver direct and secure electronic notification of patients who have met criteria for organ and tissue donation to its OPO's EMR System, iTransplant ® , provided by InVita. With more than 100,000 individuals awaiting a life-saving organ, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) regulations mandate hospitals refer all potential organ and tissue donors to their federally designated OPO.
iReferral directly improves regulatory compliance to these federal mandates that are in place to provide hope to those waiting for a life-saving organ and/or tissue transplant. Modernization of this initial critical step in the organ and tissue transplantation process eliminates the previous extra step of telephonic notification and streamlines workflows, allowing nurses and providers to focus more time on bedside to care for their critically ill patients and support family members. "This advanced technology allows our medical staff to focus their efforts on caring for pat.