Increasing Organ Donation and Transplantation: The Challenge of Evaluation
March 1998
DHHS, Health Resources and Services Administration
The organ donor community has been active in its attempts to increase organ donation but needs to establish a methodology to evaluate the success of its activities. The study cites three essential elements of a successful evaluation: rigorous evaluation methodology, tested performance indicators, and an evaluation activity that relates to the ultimate goal of the program. The report provides an overview of evaluation methods, a discussion of performance indicators, and examples of evaluation elements for selected types of organ donation activities.