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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.

A lasting legacy: Lisa Schaffner honored posthumously with newly renamed award

A lasting legacy: Lisa Schaffner honored posthumously with newly renamed award

Jun 28, 2022 | Leadership, News, OPO, Transplant hospital, UNOS in the news

The late UNOS director of public communications helped establish an award recognizing advocates in 2010. Now, the same award has been renamed to honor its very first champion.

Pre-implementation notice: Two new transplant performance metrics to implement July 14

Pre-implementation notice: Two new transplant performance metrics to implement July 14

Jun 15, 2022 | News, Policy changes, Transplant hospital

Policy toolkit and professional education available.

OPTN Board of Directors expected to require transplant hospitals to use race-neutral calculations in assessing patients

OPTN Board of Directors expected to require transplant hospitals to use race-neutral calculations in assessing patients

Jun 14, 2022 | Kidney/pancreas, News, Policy changes, Transplant hospital

Changes will reduce disparities and increase equity in access to transplant.

UNOS researchers present studies at 2022 American Transplant Congress

UNOS researchers present studies at 2022 American Transplant Congress

Jun 14, 2022 | Histocompatibility, News, OPO, Research, Transplant hospital, UNOS in the news

Meeting held in Boston June 4-8.

A message from Matt Cooper, M.D.: 2022 UNOS Member Survey

A message from Matt Cooper, M.D.: 2022 UNOS Member Survey

Jun 10, 2022 | Get involved, Histocompatibility, News, OPO, Transplant hospital

Member survey closes June 17

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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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