• OPTN budget and registration fee for new fiscal year under review
  Thursday, November 10, 2022
  The Fiscal Year 2023 budget and registration fee for the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) are currently under review. The OPTN registration fee will continue at $868 until further notice.
  

• OPTN initiative focuses on performance improvement through coaching and peer mentoring of member organizations
  Friday, November 4, 2022
  Heather Marshall of Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital West on the education and peer support initiative her program helped pilot.
  

• Three-year monitoring report available for changes to adult heart allocation
  Monday, October 31, 2022
  Report shows key measures of adult heart allocation based on policy changes implemented in October 2018.
  

• Reminder – Network breach notifications
  Tuesday, October 25, 2022
  To maintain the integrity of the national OPTN system, it is your responsibility to notify us of any breach or compromise of systems or data experienced by your organization.
  

• OPTN predictive analytics project to launch education in December 2022, is intended to increase organ utilization
  Wednesday, October 19, 2022
  All adult kidney programs will be able to evaluate organ offers using predictive data.
  

• Updated median MELD at transplant scores in effect; revisions made to MMaT and MPaT scores
  Friday, October 14, 2022
  Basing MMaT scores around the donor hospital intended to promote greater patient access.
  

• OPTN Board Declares Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center a Member Not in Good Standing
  Thursday, October 6, 2022
  Action follows recommendation from the OPTN Membership and Professional Standards Committee.
  

• OPTN DCD Procurement Collaborative concludes with Learning Congress; both cohorts increased recovery of DCD donors
  Wednesday, October 5, 2022
  OPO sharing of effective practices supports NASEM recommendations. DCD Procurement Learning Congress recorded sessions are available online.
  

• Monkeypox summary of evidence report available
  Wednesday, October 5, 2022
  The document addresses potential risks and strategies to prevent donor-derived transmission.
  

• McBride appointed interim OPTN executive director
  Wednesday, October 5, 2022
  Dr. McBride has served the organization for 27 years.
  

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