CaroMont Health, in partnership with InVita Healthcare Technologies and LifeShare Carolinas, has launched iReferral to modernise organ, eye, and tissue donor notifications.
The launch marks the first electronic organ referral system in North Carolina, US.
The new technology streamlines the referral process, improving organ donation efficiency.
InVita’s iTransplant software powers the iReferral system, supporting better outcomes for patients across the state.
Before this launch, CaroMont Health used InVita’s iReferral Portal, which replaced the outdated phone-based referral process. Nurses could stay at the patient’s bedside while entering referrals through a secure web portal.
With the new iReferral interface, donor notifications are now securely sent directly from the hospital’s electronic medical record (EMR) to the organ procurement organisation’s (OPO) iTransplant System, eliminating manual data entry and streamlining the process.
CaroMont Regional Medical Center critical care services director Brian Grieg said: “Providing the latest software and tools to enhance the patient experience ensures CaroMont Health can continue to provide the best care to our community.
“It is critical to seamlessly connect individuals with supportive specialists and this program expands our ability to provide compassionate care when patients and their families are at their most vulnerable.
“For organ donation, timing is everything. We are proud to join LifeShare of the Carolinas and InVita in supporting those who choose to give the ultimate gift: life.”
InVita Healthcare Technologies said every organ donor can save up to eight lives and improve many more through tissue and eye donation. Hospitals must notify their federally designated OPO of all potential donors, as mandated by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
iReferral helps hospitals meet these federal requirements, improving compliance and increasing the chances of a successful transplant for those waiting.
InVita Healthcare Technologies donation and transplant division chief product officer and general manager Wade Liu said: “At InVita we are continuing to launch these interfaces in partnership with OPOs and hospitals across the country in support of revolutionising the organ, eye, and tissue donor referral process.
“As a direct result of each implementation we have seen tremendous outcomes demonstrating improved compliance to federal mandates and more lives saved.”
In July this year, InVita Healthcare Technologies, partnered with DonorConnect and Specialist Direct to automate diagnostic test reporting for organ donation.
