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IN THE NEWS
Policy and programming changes associated with the “Clarifications on reporting maintenance dialysis” proposal will be implemented in the first quarter of 2020
The living donor adverse event form within the patient safety portal in UNet will look different. The changes will not affect any historical forms that UNet users may have submitted in the past.
Key personnel to be displayed in OPTN Member Directory
Beginning Feb. 27, search results will display names of key personnel for OPOs, histocompatibility labs and all programs and components at each transplant center.
Introducing UNet℠ Image Sharing: A Q&A with Randall Fenderson
UNOS will begin a phased release of UNet Image Sharing in the spring. The first national donor imaging study sharing hub will subsequently be made available to ten OPOs each quarter.
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IMPROVEMENT
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INSIGHTS
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Saving lives together
Winter public comment open Jan. 22–Mar. 24. See what the community is saying.
IN FOCUS
Key takeaways for busy transplant professionals
2019: Record-setting year for living donation
Education has become an essential tool transplant programs are using to increase understanding and awareness of the procedure.
Is natural language processing useful in predicting organ acceptance?
UNOS data scientists explore donor admission text to help understand and predict how kidney acceptance decisions are made
CARE tool visualizes organ acceptance and refusal
Center Acceptance and Refusal Evaluation (CARE) Report allows transplant centers to see all of the offers they accept as well as all those they refuse.
Events
Policy changes
System notice: Access for urgent liver candidates in Hawaii and Puerto Rico implemented Feb. 18
The variance will improve timely access to donors for liver candidates listed as Status 1A, Status 1B, or with a MELD or PELD score of 37 or higher in Hawaii and Puerto Rico.
New national liver and intestinal organ transplant system in effect Feb. 4, 2020
New national liver and intestinal organ transplant system based on acuity circles implemented Feb. 4, 2020
Public comment open from Jan. 22 through March 24 2020
Public comment is a critical forum for national discussion on organ transplant policy. Add your voice and help us spread the word.
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Transplant Management Forum
Sessions help to increase collaboration between transplant centers and OPOs, and to expand transplant professionals’ knowledge of operations, finances, strategies, and more. Sign up for TMF 2020.
STORIES OF HOPE
The gift of life
Omar was gifted “a second shot at life” when his brother became his living liver donor.
Learn how programs across the country are contributing to the recent rise in living donation.