COVID-19 update: May 7, 2021
May 6, 2021
Lower respiratory COVID testing to be required for all potential lung donors; Summary of Evidence document updated; and updates to candidate data emergency policy to end July 27
Messaging enhancement for Expedited Liver Placement now available
May 5, 2021
New notifications will be sent to the original primary on-call contact when a liver match has been expedited
U.S. leads world in rates of deceased donors, key transplant categories
May 3, 2021
International data ranks U.S. highest in rates of deceased donors and kidney, liver and lung transplants.
MPSC at work on transplant program performance monitoring project
April 28, 2021
Commitee reviewing member monitoring metrics, finalizing proposal for public comment.
Special public comment is now open for proposal to refine lung data fields for the Lung Allocation Score
April 27, 2021
The Lung Committee is sponsoring the proposal that is open for special public comment through May 27
Organ offer messaging enhancement for Expedited Liver Placement now available
April 21, 2021
Voice and text now will state if a liver offer is “expedited.”
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