Six-month monitoring report now available for expedited liver policy
Report covers policy outcomes through Sept. 25, 2021.
What is LAS? A new animation for patients explains the lung allocation score
New animated video for patients and their caregivers explains the lung allocation score used in transplant.
What is KDPI? A new animation for patients explains the kidney donor profile index
New animated video for patients and their caregivers explains the kidney donor profile index.
For kidney programs: granting access to Offer Filters
The Offer Filters tool will increase kidney utilization by helping transplant hospitals avoid unwanted offers.
Pre-implementation notice: Clarification of multi-organ allocation policy
Changes in DonorNet effective Feb. 10.
All-time records again set in 2021 for organ transplants, organ donation from deceased donors
Deceased donation sets record for eleventh consecutive year.
Updated monitoring report of liver data shows increase in transplants, new policies having anticipated impact
Report addresses first 18 months of data following implementation of acuity circles.
Candidate data reporting policy action reinstated due to COVID-19 impact
Effective immediately, OPTN Policy 1.4.F has been reinstated, addressing data submission requirements for transplant candidates in cases where data collection is affected by the COVID-19 outbreak.
COVID-19 update: Jan. 11, 2022
OPTN Policy 1.4.F has been reinstated, which authorizes transplant programs, as needed, to “carry forward” the most recent clinical data available when obtaining updated data is not feasible due to effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
What is EPTS? A new animation for patients explains the estimated post-transplant survival score
New animated video for patients and their caregivers explains the estimated post-transplant survival score.