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Implementation notice: Lung policy modification for blood type

Implementation notice: Lung policy modification for blood type

Sep 27, 2023 | Heart/lung, News, Policy changes, Transplant hospital, UNet℠ system changes

Effective Sept. 27, 2023, the points assigned for blood type in lung allocation have been updated

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 data fields available June 29 to prepare for simultaneous heart-kidney and lung-kidney allocation

New data fields available June 29 to prepare for simultaneous heart-kidney and lung-kidney allocation

Jun 13, 2023 | Heart/lung, Kidney/pancreas, News, Policy changes

Updating data in advance will ensure candidates get priority when the policy takes effect.

New data fields available June 29 to prepare for simultaneous heart-kidney and lung-kidney allocation

Safety net policies for kidney-after-heart and kidney-after-lung allocation in effect June 29

Jun 13, 2023 | Heart/lung, Kidney/pancreas, News, Policy changes

Candidates who meet criteria will get additional kidney allocation priority.

Pediatric Status 1A and 1B heart and heart-lung candidates may have expanded access to intended incompatible blood type offers

Pediatric Status 1A and 1B heart and heart-lung candidates may have expanded access to intended incompatible blood type offers

Mar 17, 2023 | Heart/lung, News, Policy changes

On March 16, 2023, the OPTN Executive Committee approved immediate implementation of a key portion of. the recently proposed policy to expand eligibility criteria.

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.

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