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?