Sharing images to save more lives
UNOS begins phased release of UNet Image Sharing to organ procurement organizations across the country. See how UNet Image Sharing saves lives!
High-flying hopes: Are drones the future of organ transportation?
The University of Maryland’s Joseph Scalea, M.D., delivered a kidney via drone in April 2019. Now, he’s founded a nationwide organ transplant logistics company.
Better screening accelerates organ offers
The University of Florida’s kidney-pancreas surgical director, Kenneth Andreoni, M.D., on his participation in UNOS’ organ offer filters project.
An Expedia for organ transplantation: Predicting travel time
A privately funded research project aims to help OPO professionals make more informed decisions about optimal travel routes for procured organs.
UNOS researchers discover a new way to predict kidney utilization rates
UNOS data science manager used natural language processing (NLP) to improve kidney utilization. Learn more about organ placement discoveries.
Next steps for the first national donor image sharing hub
Phase 1 of the UNOS imaging study pilot concluded successfully in April. Key findings will form the blueprint for future planning.