In Memoriam: Jeremiah Turcotte, M.D.
February 24, 2020
UNOS honors the leadership and service of Jeremiah Turcotte, M.D., who passed away Feb. 12, 2020.
Policy and programming changes associated with the “clarifications on reporting maintenance dialysis” proposal to be implemented on April 1
February 20, 2020
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.
Key personnel to be displayed in OPTN Member Directory
February 20, 2020
Beginning Feb. 27, search results will display names of key personnel for OPOs, histocompatibility labs and all programs and components at each transplant center.
Introducing UNet℠ Image Sharing: A Q&A with Randall Fenderson
February 18, 2020
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
February 18, 2020
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.
Using data to save lives
February 17, 2020
Neelam Singh’s business intelligence and data products team works with the community to build effective, efficient and user-friendly data tools.
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