OPO Validated Measures Development Public Comment Opportunity

BETHESDA, Md., May 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Econometrica, Inc., a management and analytics consulting organization, today announced a public comment period to gather information for developing performance measures for Organ Procurement Organizations (OPO). By identifying independently validated measures, the project aims to strengthen accountability, trust, and alignment within the U.S. donation system and ensure it remains lifesaving and world leading for years to come.

To this end, we are seeking information and comments from all interested organizations and members of the public on the following:

• How the performance of OPOs can best be measured.
• Criteria that should be used for the development of measures.
• The pros and cons of the existing measures and measurement framework.
• Recommendations for new or updated measures.

OPO performance is currently measured by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) according to 42 C.F.R. § 486.318 under a rule established in 2020. The project aims to build upon and enhance the existing framework established by CMS.

Stakeholder engagement will be a core part of the project's development process, incorporating feedback from donor families, transplant patients, hospitals, transplant centers, community partners, and oversight bodies.

Comments or information may be submitted electronically here until July 1, 2025. Comments sent by U.S. mail will not be accepted. For assistance with your submission, please contact OPOMeasurements@EconometricaInc.com.

Econometrica has been contracted by the Association of Organ Procurement Organizations (AOPO) in collaboration with 54 OPOs nationwide to carry out this project.

About Econometrica, Inc.

Econometrica is a small management and technical consulting organization with more than 25 years of experience supporting state, federal, and private clients with projects related to econometrics, data analytics, policy, payment, and measurement. AOPO has selected Econometrica to provide measure development support.

About the Association of Organ Procurement Organizations (AOPO)

AOPO is the not-for-profit trade association leading the nation's organ donation community to save and improve lives through organ, eye, and tissue donation. Founded in 1984, AOPO advances organ donation and transplantation by driving continual improvement of the donation process, collaborating with stakeholders, and sharing successful practices with its member OPOs. AOPO envisions a future where every opportunity for donation results in lives saved. For more information, please visit www.aopo.org.

Media Contact: 
Jenny Daigle, MS
Director of Communications
Association of Organ Procurement Organizations
Direct: 703-999-7971
www.aopo.org

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SOURCE Econometrica, Inc.