{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["9(11)"],"submitter":["Krmpotic K"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Background</h4>Legislation and accountability frameworks are key components of high-performing deceased-donation systems. In 2021, Nova Scotia (NS), Canada, became the first jurisdiction in North America to enact deemed consent legislation and concurrently implemented mandatory referral legislation similar to that found in other Canadian provinces. Frontline financial resources were provided by the government to support the development of program infrastructure, including implementation of means to evaluate system performance.<h4>Methods</h4>The Organ Donation Program (ODP), in collaboration with other stakeholders, developed a Potential Donor Audit (PDA) tool and database for referral intake and manual performance audits. Medical record reviews of deaths in the year before legislative"],"journal":["Transplantation direct"],"pagination":["e1545"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC10593262"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Development of the Nova Scotia Potential Donor Audit (PDA) Tool and 2020 Historic Performance Database: Lessons Learned From the First 1000 Medical Record Reviews."],"pmcid":["PMC10593262"],"pubmed_authors":["Krmpotic K","James L","Landry A","Tennankore K","Weiss MJ","Gallant J","Laybolt A","Isenor C","Hancock J","Beed S","Dirk J"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Development of the Nova Scotia Potential Donor Audit (PDA) Tool and 2020 Historic Performance Database: Lessons Learned From the First 1000 Medical Record Reviews.","description":"<h4>Background</h4>Legislation and accountability frameworks are key components of high-performing deceased-donation systems. In 2021, Nova Scotia (NS), Canada, became the first jurisdiction in North America to enact deemed consent legislation and concurrently implemented mandatory referral legislation similar to that found in other Canadian provinces. Frontline financial resources were provided by the government to support the development of program infrastructure, including implementation of means to evaluate system performance.<h4>Methods</h4>The Organ Donation Program (ODP), in collaboration with other stakeholders, developed a Potential Donor Audit (PDA) tool and database for referral intake and manual performance audits. Medical record reviews of deaths in the year before legislative","dates":{"release":"2023-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2023 Nov","modification":"2025-04-22T15:38:04.795Z","creation":"2025-04-06T01:26:53.212Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC10593262","cross_references":{"pubmed":["37876919"],"doi":["10.1097/TXD.0000000000001545"]}}