Median MELD at transplant now based around donor hospital
Educational resources will be available
Pre-implementation notice: Two new transplant performance metrics to implement July 14
Policy toolkit and professional education available.
OPTN Board of Directors expected to require transplant hospitals to use race-neutral calculations in assessing patients
Changes will reduce disparities and increase equity in access to transplant.
New and changed data collection on TIEDI: annual update to OMB approved forms
Several policy changes impacting TIEDI forms were approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in March 2022.
Updates to modify data submission policy coming Aug. 30
The policy changes were enacted to improve the quality and timeliness of Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network data.
Time zone label updates added to DonorNet
Time zone labels have been added to the Potential Transplant Recipient (PTR) Offer Response page in DonorNet®.