Inside the Organ Center
They work with OPOs and transplant hospitals around the clock to match organs and save lives across the country, 365 days a year. Meet the team members at the “heart” of UNOS.
Chair of Transplant Administrators Committee previews opening session of TMF
Nancy Metzler of Strong Memorial talks collaboration and mentorship: “Learning from each another – that’s how we grow.”
Public comment open from Jan. 22 through March 24 2020
Public comment is a critical forum for national discussion on organ transplant policy. Add your voice and help us spread the word.
Making DonorNet® more efficient
An eLearning module, Limit Organ Offer Acceptances by Organ Type, illustrates how OPOs use the 2018 DonorNet®system enhancements to manage organ offer acceptances.
Pre-implementation notice: Liver and intestinal organ distribution based on acuity circles to be implemented Feb. 4, 2020
This will also include a conversion of each transplant hospital’s MMaT score to reflect transplants performed at hospitals within a radius of 250 miles.
Updated liver and intestinal organ allocation policy to be implemented Feb. 4, 2020
New policy will be implemented Feb. 4 to allow for computer programming and notification of members.
Pushing boundaries to improve organ utilization efficiency
Innovative natural language processing model could improve upon existing predictive organ utilization models.
Kidney waiting list management tool on UNet℠: Now updated with user-friendly enhancements
Updated each week, the tool allows kidney transplant program staff the ability to quickly understand how many of their patients are active, inactive and the different reasons why.
Educating the next generation: kidney transplant surgeon Stuart Geffner, M.D.
Stuart Geffner, M.D., of Saint Barnabas Medical Center shows teens the importance of organ donation and transplantation.
The new security administration application has been implemented
The new and improved security administration application is now available in UNet.