policy
Policy changes and monitoring
Policy changes: All organs
Median MELD at transplant now based around donor hospital
Educational resources will be available
Pre-implementation notice: Two new transplant performance metrics to implement July 14
Policy toolkit and professional education available.
OPTN Board of Directors expected to require transplant hospitals to use race-neutral calculations in assessing patients
Changes will reduce disparities and increase equity in access to transplant.
Find information about OPTN policy and bylaws changes approved at OPTN Board of Directors meetings, including implementation dates and any actions you need to take.
System changes
System notices explain changes to UNetSM
Patient status confirmation link available in UNet℠ beginning April 4, 2022
Transplant programs are asked to confirm or update patient status for selected patients.
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.
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.
Liver and intestine
Read more about liver and intestine policy. Or visit toolkits.
Heart and lung
Visit toolkits.
Kidney and pancreas
Read more about kidney and pancreas policy. Or visit toolkits.
VCA
Visit Vascularized Composite Allograft toolkit.
OPTN Board of Directors updates
Stay up to date on the latest news from the OPTN Board of Directors meetings.