Spotlight: 2-minute reads
UNOS insights and analysis on healthcare and transplant issues
Issues and Advocacy
Putting patients first: UNOS’ vision for waitlist and organ offer transparency
Updates to the Medicare Increasing Organ Transplant Access Model include increasing transparency for patients.
Is it really a list? What determines how organs are allocated, and the role UNOS technology plays in it
Despite what you may have heard or seen in pop culture, waiting for an organ transplant is not like taking a number and waiting. The reality of how it all works is significantly more complicated.
A ‘No Wrong Door’ system makes safety concerns easier to report
If someone experiences poor care or witnesses a problem related to organ donation or transplant, they shouldn’t have to navigate a maze of agencies to speak up, be heard and get a resolution.
Saving lives with pig livers: FDA approves new trial with a spin on an old treatment
Another promising medical trial could save lives thanks to genetically modified pigs. UNOS Chief Medical Officer Dr. Andrew Klein discusses this new development.
Issues and Advocacy
Putting patients first: UNOS’ vision for waitlist and organ offer transparency
Updates to the Medicare Increasing Organ Transplant Access Model include increasing transparency for patients.
Is it really a list? What determines how organs are allocated, and the role UNOS technology plays in it
Despite what you may have heard or seen in pop culture, waiting for an organ transplant is not like taking a number and waiting. The reality of how it all works is significantly more complicated.
A ‘No Wrong Door’ system makes safety concerns easier to report
If someone experiences poor care or witnesses a problem related to organ donation or transplant, they shouldn’t have to navigate a maze of agencies to speak up, be heard and get a resolution.
Saving lives with pig livers: FDA approves new trial with a spin on an old treatment
Another promising medical trial could save lives thanks to genetically modified pigs. UNOS Chief Medical Officer Dr. Andrew Klein discusses this new development.
Understanding Donation after Circulatory Death (DCD)
Understanding Donation after Circulatory Death (DCD) by Andrew Klein, MD, MBA, Chief Medical Officer, UNOS.
Organ donor hospitals and transplant hospitals –how do they differ?
Donor hospitals are not subject to OPTN policies but transplant hospitals are. So who’s responsible for overseeing donor hospitals?
Organs shouldn’t be transported in airline cargo. Here’s why.
Federal regulations don’t prevent unaccompanied organs from flying above the wing – yet they’re being transported as cargo. The government agrees it can improve its communications to airlines and airports to clarify this.
Tales from the OR and how Congress can help
UNOS Chief Medical Officer Dr. Andrew Klein shares first-hand experiences as a liver transplant surgeon, and how Congressional action can help strengthen the system.
Innovations and Technology
UNOS continues to support new, existing clients with unparalleled business solutions
UNOS continues to provide professional services, develop technology solutions and support clients without disruption.
Transforming transplant program operations with data-driven tools
UNOS offers best-in-class tools tailored to the needs of transplant programs.
Efficiently matching patients with organs for transplant
UNOS’ technology is helping save lives through its ability to quickly and safely implement new policies and match patients with life-saving organs.
UNOS’ high expectations for IT security standards – and what’s next
UNOS continuously tests, maintains and enhances its technology to ensure it’s safe, secure and meets the highest IT security standards.
Innovations and Technology
UNOS continues to support new, existing clients with unparalleled business solutions
UNOS continues to provide professional services, develop technology solutions and support clients without disruption.
Transforming transplant program operations with data-driven tools
UNOS offers best-in-class tools tailored to the needs of transplant programs.
Efficiently matching patients with organs for transplant
UNOS’ technology is helping save lives through its ability to quickly and safely implement new policies and match patients with life-saving organs.
UNOS’ high expectations for IT security standards – and what’s next
UNOS continuously tests, maintains and enhances its technology to ensure it’s safe, secure and meets the highest IT security standards.
What is xenotransplantation, and how far away is it?
UNOS Chief Medical Officer Dr. Andrew Klein explains the complicated treatment that could one day reduce the number of people waiting for a lifesaving transplant.
UNOS’ organ matching technology is working 24/7, 365 days a year
UNOS’ technology is matching critical organs with patients for transplant 365 days a year. Ongoing IT security and stability enhancements provide protection to lifesaving technology.
Research And Data
CARE Tool helps hospital boost transplants
UNOS CARE Tool helps transplant teams understand offer patterns, identify missed opportunities and accept more organs for transplant.
The public supports organ transplants from pigs
Xenotransplantation could shorten the waitlist one day. UNOS researchers wanted to learn how the public feels about this new area of transplant.
UNOS Transplant Benchmark Report is a go-to resource
UPMC’s transplant quality team relies on the enhanced UNOS Transplant Benchmark Report to access real‑time, customizable performance data that streamlines analysis and supports data‑driven decision‑making.
How UNOS uses data to help transplant programs improve
UNOS uses the same process for data requests from the OPTN as any other entity and can provide aggregated, limited or patient-level information about a variety of subjects due to our deep knowledge and understanding based on decades of experience.
Research and Data
CARE Tool helps hospital boost transplants
UNOS CARE Tool helps transplant teams understand offer patterns, identify missed opportunities and accept more organs for transplant.
The public supports organ transplants from pigs
Xenotransplantation could shorten the waitlist one day. UNOS researchers wanted to learn how the public feels about this new area of transplant.
UNOS Transplant Benchmark Report is a go-to resource
UPMC’s transplant quality team relies on the enhanced UNOS Transplant Benchmark Report to access real‑time, customizable performance data that streamlines analysis and supports data‑driven decision‑making.
How UNOS uses data to help transplant programs improve
UNOS uses the same process for data requests from the OPTN as any other entity and can provide aggregated, limited or patient-level information about a variety of subjects due to our deep knowledge and understanding based on decades of experience.
