New identity verification process when calling UNOS
June 30, 2022
Starting late summer 2022, any caller who requests access to private information or UNet services from UNOS, will use a new identity verification process that utilizes Authy, the same application used for accessing UNet.
2021 Staffing Survey results now available
June 29, 2022
Transplant hospitals that have completed the 2021 UNOS Staffing Survey may now access their program’s results, along with comparison statistics for transplant program staffing benchmarks with the 2021 data.
Capital Pride: WRTC on being meaningful community advocates all year round
June 29, 2022
D.C. OPO’s LGBTQIA+ advocacy work increases organ donation.
OPTN Board approves improvements to medical urgency scoring of liver transplant candidates
June 28, 2022
- Heart/lung
- Histocompatibility
- Kidney/pancreas
- Liver/intestine
- News
- OPO
- Policy changes
- Transplant hospital
- VCA
The actions will increase the equity of access to liver transplant, and were among a number of additional measures adopted by the board.
Pre-implementation notice: Requirement for race-neutral eGFR formulas
June 28, 2022
A transition plan will allow race-neutral recalculation of certain candidates’ eGFR values and modifications to their waiting times.
OPTN Board approves elimination of race-based calculation for transplant candidate listing
June 28, 2022
The action, to take effect July 27, will ensure that all candidates are consistently assessed in an equitable fashion.
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