Expedited Liver Placement: Phase 1 implementation underway
Transplant centers need to opt-in their candidates to receive expedited liver offers from deceased donors
Updated Median MELD at Transplant scores take effect Sept. 23
Calculations are updated twice each year.
NLRB HCC extension automatic approval to take effect Sept. 10
On Sept. 10, an NLRB enhancement will allow automatic system approval of an exception extension request for any candidate meeting standardized criteria for hepatocellular carcinoma.
Policy implementation notice: National Liver Review Board enhancements effective August 4
Review these NLRB enhancements, implemented on Aug. 4, to determine any impact on your clinical practice.
System notice: Reactivation of liver candidates to MELD or PELD score without entering new lab values
Effective May 6, 2020, a transplant program reactivating a liver transplant candidate to a MELD or PELD status in Waitlist is no longer required to input updated lab values to support the listing.
Pre-implementation system notice: Reactivation of liver candidates to MELD or PELD score without entering new lab values
Effective May 6, 2020, a transplant program reactivating a liver transplant candidate to a MELD or PELD status in Waitlist will no longer be required to input updated lab values to support the listing.
