News
Read the latest news releases and articles from the Organ Procurement & Transplantation Network below:
OPTN Modernization
Wednesday, March 22, 2023
HRSA launched the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) Modernization Initiative to better serve the needs of patients and families.
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OPTN Computer Systems online following CrowdStrike update
Friday, July 19, 2024
Please contact Customer Service or the Organ Center for assistance.
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Job Announcement – Interim OPTN Executive Director
Thursday, July 18, 2024
Applicants must submit resume and cover letter no later than 11:59PM (ET) on July 31, 2024.
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Update on the annual OPTN call for nominations
Tuesday, July 2, 2024
The OPTN will continue to send the community updates.
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SRTR previews patient-oriented website design
Friday, June 28, 2024
Patients can explore interactive tools and plain language resources.
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OPTN Board approves exclusion of race, hepatitis C status from estimate of deceased donor kidney function
Friday, June 28, 2024
The OPTN Board of Directors approves several policies at its meeting June 17-18, 2024.
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Three-month monitoring report for updated liver urgency policy shows progress
Tuesday, June 4, 2024
Next planned report will address six-month period after policy implementation.
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National webinar for transplant professionals to provide information about July 2024 implementation of pre-transplant performance metric
Thursday, May 30, 2024
Webinar recording available.
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Lung transplant rate increases by 16 percent one year after continuous distribution policy is implemented
Wednesday, May 29, 2024
A new monitoring report captures one year of post-implementation data.
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Virtual town hall addresses OPTN Board Separation and future Governance
Wednesday, May 29, 2024
Community town hall to be held on June 10, 2024.
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Annual kidney allocation calculator updates
Wednesday, May 29, 2024
The KDPI reference population is updated by June 1 of each year, as required by OPTN Policy.
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