The new remote pathology interface replaces current time-consuming and inefficient manual processes for organ donor organizations (OPOs), saving valuable time and enhancing patient safety.
Salt Lake City, July 1, 2024 LONDON, Oct 23, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — DonorConnect, InVita Healthcare Technologies (InVita), and Specialist Direct are proud to announce the joint development and launch of the first interoperability solution for organ evaluation. This advanced data exchange replaces OPOs' manual biopsy result capture and transcription process with secure delivery of results and source file attachments directly to iTransplant in real-time.® Market-leading electronic donor management system provided by InVita.
“DonorConnect is pleased to announce that we are collaborating with Invita Healthcare Technologies and SpecialistDirect to develop a groundbreaking interoperability solution for organ evaluation,” said David Schneider, president and CEO of DonorConnect. Chuck Zollinger“This collaboration will improve the efficiency and effectiveness of providing organ biopsy information to transplant decision makers, ultimately saving more lives through transplants,” said Dr. , DonorConnect's Chief Operating Officer. “We look forward to this interoperability solution positively impacting people awaiting life-saving transplants and strengthening our extraordinary commitment to providing hope and healing lives through organ, tissue and eye donation.”
This interoperability optimizes the organ allocation and retrieval process by instantly delivering kidney and liver biopsy results with automated result notification to DonorConnect's iTransplant system, providing transplant centers with instant and reliable information critical to patient organ evaluation and acceptance.
“At Invita, we strive to continually provide the latest innovations that improve the organ donation process and ensure the safety of transplant programs and their patients across the country.” Todd Collins“We are honored to collaborate with an innovative OPO partner like DonorConnect to launch this new interface to optimize the critical organ assessment process,” said InVita Healthcare Technologies CEO.
Specialist Direct's SDI Cloud transplant technology facilitates the sharing of diagnostic results with OPOs and transplant hospitals, streamlining the organ retrieval process.
“We are pleased to collaborate with industry leaders InVita and DonorConnect on this mission-critical iTransplant integration initiative. Starting with telepathology results, this interface will significantly improve the operational efficiency of the transplant ecosystem in terms of both speed and accuracy,” said DonorConnect President and CEO, InVita. Scott RombachFounder and CEO of Special Direct.
“There are more than 100,000 people waiting for transplants in Japan, so every opportunity for organ donation is extremely important,” he said. Wade Liu“This is another example of our unwavering commitment to working with our incredible community of OPO partners to deliver innovative, first-to-market products and interoperability that meaningfully support this important life-saving mission,” said John McClellan, chief product officer and general manager, organ donation and transplantation, InVita Healthcare Technologies.
About Donor Connect | Donor Connect Life
Headquartered in the Salt Lake City area, Donor Connect is a federally designated, non-profit community service organization specializing in organ and tissue recovery and transplantation in Utah, southeastern Idaho, western Wyoming and Elko. NevadaOur service area includes more than 3.9 million residents, more than 90 hospitals and three transplant centers: Primary Children's Hospital, Intermountain Medical Center, University of Utah Hospital (and George E. Warren Veterans Affairs Medical Center).
About Specialist Direct | Specialist Direct
Specialist Direct is a market leader in providing diagnostic telemedicine solutions to organ procurement organizations and the transplant industry through its network of top medical experts and transplant technologies in the U.S. The company's transplant solutions are proven to optimize organ utilization and save lives by improving the speed and accuracy of diagnostic test interpretation. Specialist Direct offers telecardiology, teledermatology, telepathology, telepulmonology and teleradiology services.
About InVita Healthcare Technologies | Source
InVita provides mission-critical chain of custody software technology for complex medical, forensic and community care environments. InVita's solutions streamline clinical workflows and optimize visibility across supply chain, sample tracking, donation and transplantation, blood and plasma operations, tissue and implant lifecycles, and DNA and forensic environments. InVita continues to expand iReferral.® and iTransplant® The platform supports approximately 75% of all OPOs in the U.S. and is used by more than 15,000 medical professionals at more than 100 organ, tissue, eye and birth tissue organizations worldwide.
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