OPOs: Toxoplasmosis testing of all donors is now required
A required Toxoplasma IgG field was added to the Infectious Diseases tab in DonorNet® on April 6th, 2017.
OPOs need to transition to new organ transport labels throughout 2017
New labels that accomodate TransNet labels will be available in the UNOS store beginning in March.
Changes to requirements for donor information shipped with organs
Changes align with CMS regulatory changes, effective January 1, 2017.
New OPO Best Practices Video Available
In the latest best practices video series, two Region 4 OPOs share how using the Dual Advocacy® method helped them increase the number of organs available for transplant.
OPOs now have 180 days to upload donor attachments
This is an increase from the previous limit of 30 days.