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Now in effect: Changes to security personnel requirements and reporting

Now in effect: Changes to security personnel requirements and reporting

Aug 1, 2023 | Histocompatibility, News, OPO, Policy changes, Transplant hospital

These changes were approved by the OPTN Board of Directors at their June 26, 2023 meeting.

New kidney biopsy fields coming to DonorNet and TIEDI

New kidney biopsy fields coming to DonorNet and TIEDI

Jul 31, 2023 | Kidney/pancreas, News, UNet℠ system changes

These new fields aim to reduce inconsistencies in both the reporting of kidney biopsy results as well as the specific biopsy parameters reported.

New kidney biopsy fields coming to DonorNet and TIEDI

Match result data archiving now in effect

Jul 27, 2023 | News, UNet℠ system changes

If you navigate to an archived match result, a message will display explaining the match has been archived, along with instructions on how to obtain the results if needed.

Public Comment open from July 27 through Sept. 19, 2023

Public Comment open from July 27 through Sept. 19, 2023

Jul 27, 2023 | Collaborative improvement, Get involved, Histocompatibility, News, OPO, Patient, Patient safety, Policy changes, Transplant hospital

The OPTN is offering 14 items for review.

New kidney biopsy fields coming to DonorNet and TIEDI

New candidate inactivation code available for multi-organ transplant candidates

Jul 20, 2023 | Heart/lung, Kidney/pancreas, Liver/intestine, News, Transplant hospital, UNet℠ system changes

The new code (“Candidate requires multi-organ TX only, isolated offers not accepted”) will exclude the candidate from receiving offers of the specified individual organ type(s).

Updated liver allocation policy regarding HCC criteria in effect

Updated liver allocation policy regarding HCC criteria in effect

Jul 13, 2023 | Liver/intestine, News, Policy changes

Policy terminology updated for consistency with imaging standards

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UNOS fires back at defamatory statements that it has acted unlawfully

UNOS aims to help those who are in desperate need of organ donation. But some members of the donation and transplant community continue to malign and defame UNOS, accusing our organization of unlawful behavior. These unfounded statements are just plain wrong.

UNOS sets the record straight

To set the record straight and correct some false information, UNOS is fact-checking statements made during the
House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Oversight Subcommittee hearing titled “A Year Removed: Oversight of Securing the U.S. Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network Act Implementation.

Implementation notice: Standardize six-minute walk for lung allocation

New policy requirement in effect that requires lung transplant programs to perform an oxygen titration test ahead of initial the six-minute walk test.

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