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Implementation notice: Two new transplant performance metrics now in effect

Implementation notice: Two new transplant performance metrics now in effect

Jul 14, 2022 | News, Policy changes, Transplant hospital

New metrics will provide a more holistic view of patient care, are expected to reduce emphasis on post-transplant outcomes and increase the number of transplants.

Implementation notice: Two new transplant performance metrics now in effect

New exception pathway available for heart device recalls

Jul 14, 2022 | Heart/lung, News, Patient safety, Policy changes, Transplant hospital

In order to address patient safety concerns, the OPTN Executive Committee approved a modification of OPTN Policy 6.4: Adult and Pediatric Status Exceptions on July 11 that is now in effect.

Implementation notice: Two new transplant performance metrics now in effect

Implementation notice: Pre-transplant HIV, HBV and HCV testing requirement updated for candidates younger than age 12

Jul 1, 2022 | News, Patient safety, Policy changes

Effective July 1, testing no longer required for HIV, HBV and HCV at the time of hospital admission for transplant candidates younger than age 12.

OPTN Board approves improvements to medical urgency scoring of liver transplant candidates

OPTN Board approves improvements to medical urgency scoring of liver transplant candidates

Jun 28, 2022 | Heart/lung, Histocompatibility, Kidney/pancreas, Liver/intestine, News, OPO, Policy changes, Transplant hospital, VCA

The actions will increase the equity of access to liver transplant, and were among a number of additional measures adopted by the board.

Pre-implementation notice: Requirement for race-neutral eGFR formulas

Pre-implementation notice: Requirement for race-neutral eGFR formulas

Jun 28, 2022 | Kidney/pancreas, News, Policy changes

A transition plan will allow race-neutral recalculation of certain candidates’ eGFR values and modifications to their waiting times.

OPTN Board approves elimination of race-based calculation for transplant candidate listing

OPTN Board approves elimination of race-based calculation for transplant candidate listing

Jun 28, 2022 | Equity, Kidney/pancreas, News, Policy changes

The action, to take effect July 27, will ensure that all candidates are consistently assessed in an equitable fashion.

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Notice of data privacy event

As part of our ongoing response to a data privacy event first identified and self-reported to the government in November 2023, UNOS has issued letters to individuals whose personal information was present in the affected IT environments when the event was discovered....

Pre-implementation notice: Standardize six-minute walk for lung allocation

A new policy requirement is going in effect that will require lung transplant programs to perform an oxygen titration test ahead of the initial six-minute walk test.

Transplant programs, OPOs must specify second Patient Safety Contact as of July 25

The secondary contact will be notified if the primary cannot be reached.

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