Director of kidney transplant at HCA Henrico Doctors’ Hospital Lisa Matthias
Hear from HCA Henrico Doctors’ Hospital kidney transplant program director Lisa Matthias about why she chooses to volunteer her time with UNOS.
In Memoriam: Jeremiah Turcotte, M.D.
UNOS honors the leadership and service of Jeremiah Turcotte, M.D., who passed away Feb. 12, 2020.
Policy and programming changes associated with the “clarifications on reporting maintenance dialysis” proposal to be implemented on April 1
The living donor adverse event form within the patient safety portal in UNet will look different. The changes will not affect any historical forms that UNet users may have submitted in the past.
Key personnel to be displayed in OPTN Member Directory
Beginning Feb. 27, search results will display names of key personnel for OPOs, histocompatibility labs and all programs and components at each transplant center.
Introducing UNet℠ Image Sharing: A Q&A with Randall Fenderson
UNOS will begin a phased release of UNet Image Sharing in the spring. The first national donor imaging study sharing hub will subsequently be made available to ten OPOs each quarter.
System notice: Access for urgent liver candidates in Hawaii and Puerto Rico implemented Feb. 18
The variance will improve timely access to donors for liver candidates listed as Status 1A, Status 1B, or with a MELD or PELD score of 37 or higher in Hawaii and Puerto Rico.
Using data to save lives
Neelam Singh’s business intelligence and data products team works with the community to build effective, efficient and user-friendly data tools.
UNet℠ API now available for retrieval of Waitlist℠ registration information
With the new API, users can now retrieve Waitlist registration information for their program without the need to log in to UNet, navigate to Waitlist and export the files manually.
Using data to save lives: Neelam Singh on UNOS business intelligence
“Everyone in the donation and transplant community will tell you that managing data through information technology is at the heart of the work. It’s how people save lives every day.”
2019: Record-setting year for living donation
Education has become an essential tool transplant programs are using to increase understanding and awareness of the procedure.