Changes to security personnel requirements and reporting
June 30, 2023
Changes to security personnel requirements and reporting to be implemented following policy changes approved by the OPTN Board of Directors.
Improvements to MELD, PELD, Status 1A and Status 1B to take effect July 13
June 28, 2023
Educational and resource materials are available to support implementation.
Pre-implementation notice: New transplant performance metric to go into effect July 27
June 27, 2023
A new risk-adjusted pre-transplant performance monitoring metric – the offer acceptance rate ratio – will take effect July 27, 2023.
UNOS names 2023 Lisa Schaffner Community Advocate Award recipient
June 27, 2023
United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) has awarded the 2023 Lisa Schaffner Community Advocate Award to Brittany Clayborne, in recognition of her tireless advocacy on behalf of organ donation and her work to address the mental health needs of transplant recipients.
New data fields available June 29 to prepare for simultaneous heart-kidney and lung-kidney allocation
June 13, 2023
Updating data in advance will ensure candidates get priority when the policy takes effect.
Safety net policies for kidney-after-heart and kidney-after-lung allocation in effect June 29
June 13, 2023
Candidates who meet criteria will get additional kidney allocation priority.
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