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New pre-transplant performance metric now in effect, offer acceptance rate ratio

New pre-transplant performance metric now in effect, offer acceptance rate ratio

Sep 14, 2023 | News, Policy changes, Transplant hospital

Phase 2 of new system implements to more holistically evaluate transplant program performance.

UNet is online: VCA and data collection projects released

UNet is online: VCA and data collection projects released

Sep 14, 2023 | Heart/lung, Kidney/pancreas, Liver/intestine, News, OPO, Policy changes, Transplant hospital, UNet℠ system changes, VCA

Allocation of 10 Vascularized Composite Allograft (VCA) organs has been added to UNet, along with extensive changes to existing data collection forms across organs.

New pre-transplant performance metric now in effect, offer acceptance rate ratio

Now in effect: Changes to security personnel requirements and reporting

Aug 1, 2023 | Histocompatibility, News, OPO, Policy changes, Transplant hospital

These changes were approved by the OPTN Board of Directors at their June 26, 2023 meeting.

Public Comment open from July 27 through Sept. 19, 2023

Public Comment open from July 27 through Sept. 19, 2023

Jul 27, 2023 | Collaborative improvement, Get involved, Histocompatibility, News, OPO, Patient, Patient safety, Policy changes, Transplant hospital

The OPTN is offering 14 items for review.

Updated liver allocation policy regarding HCC criteria in effect

Updated liver allocation policy regarding HCC criteria in effect

Jul 13, 2023 | Liver/intestine, News, Policy changes

Policy terminology updated for consistency with imaging standards

Updated liver allocation policy regarding HCC criteria in effect

Improvements to MELD and PELD now in effect

Jul 13, 2023 | Liver/intestine, News, Policy changes

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