IN THE NEWS
Kidney Accelerated Placement Project for national offers begins July 18
OPTN launches Kidney Accelerated Placement Project July 18, 2019, to increase organ utilization.
Updated OPO Benchmark report released today — contains new comparison group
Access the updated report from the data services portal in UNet.
Extra Vessels changes are coming Aug. 15
Changes related to Extra Vessels that will take affect on Aug. 15, 2019.
INNOVATION
Ideas in action
Reducing unwanted organ offers
A new UNOS pilot project tests ways to avoid unwanted offers, speed up organ allocation and transplant more organs.
IMPROVEMENT
Sharing effective practices
How OPOs improve performance and increase transplants nationwide
How the nation’s organ procurement organizations (OPOs) are improving performance and increasing transplants.
INSIGHTS
Data & tools
Will organ perfusion transform transplantation?
UNOS looks at the rapidly evolving state of organ perfusion technology and its potential to transform transplantation
Saving lives together
IN FOCUS
Key takeaways for busy transplant professionals
LifeLink of Georgia nearly triples African-American donors
Through focused quality improvement and education practices, LifeLink of Georgia has almost tripled recovery of African-American donors.
New 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.
OPOs set records for organ donation in 2018
71 percent of organ procurement organizations increased organ donations in 2018, thanks to the generosity of donors and donor families.
Events
Policy changes
Webinars discuss revisions to kidney and pancreas allocation policies
View webinar recordings to learn more.
NLRB update: MMaT calculation now based on DSA of transplant hospital
Find updated policy language on the OPTN website. Read the system notice and view the latest updates here.
Liver allocation policy reverted to DSA and regions
Find updated policy language on the OPTN website. Read the system notice and view the latest updates here.
Video
Asia Hosey, UNOS organ placement specialist, explains what makes working at UNOS so rewarding. Explore careers at UNOS.
STORIES OF HOPE
Bethany & Hannah, kidney donors
On March 14 and 15, Hannah and I each donated one of our healthy kidneys to a complete stranger at Northwestern. It was a wonderful experience and I wish I could do it again.