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OPTN Board approves elimination of race-based calculation for transplant candidate listing

OPTN Board approves elimination of race-based calculation for transplant candidate listing

Jun 28, 2022 | Equity, Kidney/pancreas, News, Policy changes

The action, to take effect July 27, will ensure that all candidates are consistently assessed in an equitable fashion.

Pre-implementation notice: Updates to living donor exclusion criteria

Pre-implementation notice: Updates to living donor exclusion criteria

Jun 28, 2022 | Kidney/pancreas, Liver/intestine, News, Policy changes, VCA

Updates to OPTN policy language will impact four living donor exclusion criteria. These policy changes take effect July 26.

One-year monitoring report available for pancreas allocation policies

One-year monitoring report available for pancreas allocation policies

Jun 24, 2022 | Kidney/pancreas, News, Policy monitoring reports

Report captures first 12 months of data after implementation of 250 nautical mile circles.

OPTN Board of Directors expected to require transplant hospitals to use race-neutral calculations in assessing patients

OPTN Board of Directors expected to require transplant hospitals to use race-neutral calculations in assessing patients

Jun 14, 2022 | Kidney/pancreas, News, Policy changes, Transplant hospital

Changes will reduce disparities and increase equity in access to transplant.

One-year monitoring report available for pancreas allocation policies

Interactive visualizations now available as part of policy development for kidney and pancreas allocation

May 26, 2022 | Kidney/pancreas, News

Sensitivity tools help analyze effects of specific potential changes.

Annual kidney allocation calculator updates to KDPI and EPTS reference populations

Annual kidney allocation calculator updates to KDPI and EPTS reference populations

May 18, 2022 | Kidney/pancreas, News

Reference populations have been updated for the KDPI and EPTS calculators.

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Implementation notice: Standardize six-minute walk for lung allocation

New policy requirement in effect that requires lung transplant programs to perform an oxygen titration test ahead of initial the six-minute walk test.

Notice of data privacy event

As part of our ongoing response to a data privacy event first identified and self-reported to the government in November 2023, UNOS has issued letters to individuals whose personal information was present in the affected IT environments when the event was discovered....

Pre-implementation notice: Standardize six-minute walk for lung allocation

A new policy requirement is going in effect that will require lung transplant programs to perform an oxygen titration test ahead of the initial six-minute walk test.

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