Changes coming to the Organ Offer Report for transplant centers
The ROO will be updated at the end of March. The report available to every transplant program and includes 180 days of organ offers to candidates at each hospital.
System notice: Clarification of pre-existing liver disease implemented March 1
Clarification addresses how candidates with prior liver disease may be listed for an urgent repeat transplant.
Changes to histocompatibility typing and CPRA display
Effective Feb. 27, UNet users who enter HLA typing manually into any UNet system are required to double enter HLA typing for verification of data entry.
Policy and programming changes associated with the “clarifications on reporting maintenance dialysis” proposal to be implemented on April 1
The living donor adverse event form within the patient safety portal in UNet will look different. The changes will not affect any historical forms that UNet users may have submitted in the past.
Introducing UNet℠ Image Sharing: A Q&A with Randall Fenderson
UNOS will begin a phased release of UNet Image Sharing in the spring. The first national donor imaging study sharing hub will subsequently be made available to ten OPOs each quarter.
System notice: Access for urgent liver candidates in Hawaii and Puerto Rico implemented Feb. 18
The variance will improve timely access to donors for liver candidates listed as Status 1A, Status 1B, or with a MELD or PELD score of 37 or higher in Hawaii and Puerto Rico.