Heart allocation is changing.
Thank you for providing input.
Watch videos: Heart recipents and members of the OPTN Heart and Transplant Coordinators Committees talk more about the changes coming to heart allocation.
Special online exercises were open through March 19, 2024 that gave everyone — patients, their caregivers and anyone connected to transplant — the chance to weigh in on the policy development process for heart.
Understand what’s changing
The community is building a new system for organ allocation called continuous distribution.
The new system helps patients because it:
- Is fairer and more flexible
- Is predicted to increase equity
- Lets patients be part of the policy development process sooner
Learn
Visit the OPTN continuous distribution resources page for important information:
- The current system: how does it work?
- The new system: what makes it different?
- Composite scoring: how does it prioritize patients?
- How can I help build the framework?