At present, the implementation of a registry-based sample design in Germany for such a representative sample of the migrant population is subject to potential restrictions (Salentin 2014): first, registry-based samples can be drawn only if the survey is of public interest; second, not all existing information can be used as a selection criterion.
Thus, the design and implementation of a global registry is sorely needed in order to prospectively evaluate worldwide patterns of care and outcomes in patients with breast cancer.
Although the government has implemented and refined India's transplant policies, other major policies or programs, such as the implementation of a donor registry, have not been put in place as a means to increase the supply of cadaver organs.
At an urban, publicly funded clinic, the electronic health record (EHR) would not support integration with extant warfarin management software, which led to the creation and implementation of an electronic patient registry and a complementary team-based work flow to provide real-time health-system-level data for warfarin patients.
The intervention included implementation of an electronic diabetes registry, visit reminders, and patient-specific physician alerts.
Individuals without a high level of policy-related expertise would find it difficult to answer the specific questions being posed about the implementation of an organ donor registry.
The purpose of this study is to determine whether the implementation of an organ donor registry is a feasible and appropriate policy option to enhance cadaver organ donation rates in a lower-income country.
Research in high-income countries has shown that one of the ways in which the cadaver organ donation rate can be increased is the implementation of an organ donor registry [ 3, 4].
Key informants cite social, political, and infrastructural barriers to the implementation of an organ donor registry, including widely held myths about organ donation, competing health priorities, and limited hospital infrastructure.
These elements are discussed below in an examination of current organ donation policies in Mumbai, possible reasons why the Indian and Maharashtrian governments have not taken long-term action to increase the cadaver donor rate, and subsequently, whether the implementation of an organ donor registry is a feasible and appropriate policy option.
Interviews were designed to better understand current organ donation policies and procedures and examine key informants' perceptions about whether the implementation of an organ donor registry is a feasible and appropriate policy option to enhance cadaver organ donation rates in Mumbai and Indian government health priorities (see Additional file 1 for interview guide).
