COVID-19 update: April 1, 2022
Answer your patient’s important questions and locate Evusheld therapy; OPTN Policy 1.4.F expires soon; and FDA authorizes second booster
OUT tool now allows OPOs to see movement of organs across the country
Enhancements to OUT (Organ Utilization Tool) give insight into organ movement, timing of responses and use of provisional yes at each program.
Candidate data reporting due to COVID-19 impact will expire April 11
Emergency policy had been approved for a 90-day period.
Lawsuit challenging kidney allocation policy is dismissed
A message from UNOS CEO, Brian Shepard
Patient status confirmation link available in UNet℠ beginning April 4, 2022
Transplant programs are asked to confirm or update patient status for selected patients.
The liver allocation policy is a success we need to share: Terry Box, M.D., liver recipient
Box’s op-ed highlights how effective policy development is resulting in sicker patients getting liver transplants faster.
COVID-19 update: March 18, 2022
Resources for members to share with patients. New COVID-19 data element added to Center STAR files.
Updated 18-month monitoring report available for National Liver Review Board
Report covers activity since the implementation of the acuity circles liver allocation policy.
Education available: Time zone label updates coming to DonorNet
Upcoming changes to DonorNet will add time zone labels to the Potential Transplant Recipient (PTR) Offer Response page. Education on this enhancement is now available on UNOS Connect.
Kidney transplants set new record in 2021 following policy change
The new policy helped increase the number of kidney’s transplanted, but the system is still changing to help more people.