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Coming to Waitlist℠ March 15: Changes to local acceptance criteria for kidney, pancreas, kidney-pancreas and pancreas islet offers

Coming to Waitlist℠ March 15: Changes to local acceptance criteria for kidney, pancreas, kidney-pancreas and pancreas islet offers

Mar 2, 2021 | Kidney/pancreas, News, UNet℠ system changes

Evaluate your current settings now.

Coming to Waitlist℠ March 15: Changes to local acceptance criteria for kidney, pancreas, kidney-pancreas and pancreas islet offers

Coming to DonorNet® March 15: Changes to notification limits for intestine, pancreas/kidney-pancreas and kidney matches

Mar 2, 2021 | Kidney/pancreas, Liver/intestine, News, UNet℠ system changes

Evaluate your current settings now.

COVID-19 “amnesty” status will end for all follow-up forms due on or after April 1; Retrospective forms due July 1

COVID-19 “amnesty” status will end for all follow-up forms due on or after April 1; Retrospective forms due July 1

Mar 2, 2021 | COVID19, News, Policy changes

Action follows Executive Committee review of transplant hospital progress.

March 15 policy implementation: Removal of DSA from kidney and pancreas allocation

March 15 policy implementation: Removal of DSA from kidney and pancreas allocation

Mar 1, 2021 | Education, Kidney/pancreas, News, Policy changes

New distance-based approach includes changes to released organ allocation, medical urgency prioritization for kidney candidates and allocation of organs recovered in Alaska.

COVID-19 “amnesty” status will end for all follow-up forms due on or after April 1; Retrospective forms due July 1

Policies implemented to align with PHS guideline

Mar 1, 2021 | Education, News, Policy changes

Resource toolkit, webinar recording, and instructions for cases in progress at implementation

Preview available for OPOs: Expedited Liver Placement tools

Preview available for OPOs: Expedited Liver Placement tools

Mar 1, 2021 | News, OPO, Policy changes, UNet℠ system changes

The test site will be available from Tuesday, March 9 through Friday, March 12

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UNOS researchers present studies at 2023 American Transplant Congress

Twenty-two UNOS staff members presented research from 42 studies at the 2023 American Transplant Congress, addressing topics including social determinants of health, offer-acceptance practices, and the impacts of allocation-policy changes.

Pre-implementation notice: VCA coming to UNet Sept 14, 2023

Implementation date Sept. 14, 2023 At-a-glance Allocation of all Vascularized Composite Allograft (VCA) organs will move to UNet on Sept. 14. Please review the information in this notice to ensure that your program is prepared for the transition. Changes to UNet on...

UNOS plan reimagines governance of U.S. transplant system to best serve patients 

Roadmap outlines how to create an independent OPTN Board in a move endorsed by Congress

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