http://jama.jamanetwork.com/ en-us Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT Tue, 01 Jan 2013 00:45:24 GMT Silverchair editor@jama.jamanetwork.com webmaster@jama.jamanetwork.com http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleID=187055 Wed, 15 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT Roberts MS. <span class="paragraphSection">Donor organs are a valuable but scarce resource that provide a lifesaving procedure to thousands of patients per year. However, the demand for organs of all types far exceeds supply. In 2009, 50 463 patients were added to the United Network for Organ Sharing's wait list, 28 463 patients received an organ transplant, and 6683 patients died while waiting for a suitable organ. Despite substantial effort and research devoted to improving donation rates in the United States, these rates remain substantially lower than those in many other developed countries. Many techniques such as implied consent, opt-out policies, breakthrough collaborative and quality improvement methods, and financial incentives have been proposed to expand the pool of organ donors.</span> 304 23 2643 2644 10.1001/jama.2010.1846 http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleID=187055