Overcoming the financial obstacles to living donation
The National Living Donor Assistance Center is available to help living donors cover travel expenses, lost wages and other costs.
MFA coming for TransNet mobile iOS users
To further safeguard protected information, TransNet mobile for iOS devices will soon support multi-factor authentication (MFA).
Over 5,000 organs tracked with UNOS Organ Tracking Service
26% of all OPOs are now utilizing the UNOS Organ Tracking Service to monitor organs in transit.
UNet user audit now open
The UNet user audit is now open and will close Friday, Sept. 2, close of business. All audits must be completed by site security administrators by this time.
UNet user audit begins Aug. 15
Starting Aug. 15, site security administrators will have three weeks to conduct a required audit of UNet users. It must be completed by Sept. 2.
Pre-implementation notice: Minimum kidney donor criteria established for biopsies
Effective Sept. 6, OPOs will be required to perform renal procurement biopsies for deceased kidney donors meeting certain criteria.
Two-year monitoring report for liver, intestine policy shows success in key aspects
Report details outcomes since policy implementation in February 2020.
Monkeypox and solid organ donation
The OPTN Ad Hoc Disease Transmission Advisory Committee (DTAC) is evaluating this situation as it develops.
Changes to HLA and unacceptable antigen options coming Aug. 30
Updates to HLA typing and unacceptable antigen reporting options and equivalencies will go into effect Aug. 30.
Public comment open from Aug. 3 through Sept. 28, 2022
The OPTN is offering 15 items for review, including one white paper, one committee update, three concept papers, and 10 policy proposals.