New kidney waitlist management tool now available in UNet
October 13, 2016
James Pittman, AVP of Transplant Services at Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) and a former transplant administrator/coordinator, knows firsthand how challenging it can be to keep a hospital’s kidney waiting list up-to-date, while juggling multiple priorities. Currently, transplant professionals can generate waiting list reports in UNet to help them with this burdensome task, but these reports […]
Recent DonorNet Changes to the Donor Feedback Form and TIEDI Deceased Donor Registration (DDR) Form
August 24, 2016
Audience All DonorNet users, including all OPO and transplant hospital staff. Please share this notice with anyone in your organization who would benefit from this information. Implementation Date November 10, 2016. At a Glance The OPTN/UNOS Board of Directors approved a change that requires OPOs to submit DDRs only for deceased donors from whom at […]
Organ Recipient Honored with National Donor Memorial Award for Excellence for the first time
June 6, 2016
United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) presented Harvey J. Steele of Toledo, Ohio, the 2016 National Donor Memorial Award for Excellence in recognition of his untiring efforts as a donation advocate.
Policy and system changes effective January 11, 2016, adding serum sodium to MELD calculation
January 11, 2016
OPTN Policy 9.1 has been updated to include serum sodium as a factor in the calculation of the MELD score.
MTS, Donor Alliance Receive Baldrige Recognition
December 29, 2015
Mid-America Transplant Services (MTS) was recently named as one of four recipients of the 2015 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, the nation’s highest Presidential honor for performance excellence.
Policy and system changes adding serum sodium to MELD calculation
December 8, 2015
Learn how this will change your processes in UNet.
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