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OPTN Board approves measures to improve kidney offer acceptance process

OPTN Board approves measures to improve kidney offer acceptance process

Jul 3, 2023 | Kidney/pancreas, Leadership, News, Performance

Greater use of Offer Filters expected to increase efficiency of organ matches.

Community update: Policy development based on continuous distribution

Community update: Policy development based on continuous distribution

Apr 14, 2023 | Education, Leadership, News, Performance

Updates on the status of each of the continuous distribution initiatives from Board of Directors President Jerry McCauley, M.D.

New lung allocation policy in effect

New lung allocation policy in effect

Mar 9, 2023 | Heart/lung, News, OPO, Performance, Policy changes, Transplant hospital

First organ type to use continuous distribution framework.

Another record year for heart transplants: Steep increases seen in DCD transplants in 2022

Another record year for heart transplants: Steep increases seen in DCD transplants in 2022

Feb 14, 2023 | Heart/lung, In Focus, News, Performance

February is American Heart Month

2022 organ transplants again set annual records

2022 organ transplants again set annual records

Jan 10, 2023 | News, Performance

Total kidney transplants exceeded 25,000 for the first year ever; annual records also set for liver, heart and lung transplants.

7,000 organs tracked with UNOS Organ Tracking Service

7,000 organs tracked with UNOS Organ Tracking Service

Dec 14, 2022 | In Focus, News, Performance

30% of all OPOs use the UNOS Organ Tracking Service to monitor organs in transit.

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