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.
Measuring success: data highlights from the first cohort of the DCD procurement collaborative
Participating OPOs surpassed their project goals, saw higher increases than the rest of the nation.
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.
TMF 2022 presenter Olivia Kates, M.D., on the theory and practice of vaccine mandates
Transplant infectious disease doctor examines the factual and ethical issues involved in vaccine mandates.
Multi-factor authentication (MFA) for UNet is now open and will become mandatory on April 6 for all UNet users
Starting today, March 7, all UNet users will be able to connect MFA to their UNet account. UNet users will have approximately one month to enable MFA.
Two new data elements added to Center STAR files
Users should adjust any automated process used to import these files.
COVID-19 update: March 4, 2022
Patient resources to share and COVID-19 Therapeutics Locator. Reminder: reporting COVID-19-related cause of death. Site surveys in-person by end of March. NIH updates treatment guidelines.
Two new transplant performance metrics to implement July 14, 2022
Educational resources are in development.