• Board ends probation for UC Irvine Medical Center
  Tuesday, June 26, 2007
  The board also addressed living donor follow-up.
  

• Justice department finds paired donation consistent with federal law
  Thursday, April 5, 2007
  Paired exchanges of living donor kidney transplants do not count as "valuable consideration" under federal law.
  

• CMS regulation addresses transplant program conditions of participation
  Thursday, April 5, 2007
  A final rule regarding Medicare transplant program certification Medicare is effective June 28, 2007.
  

• Board addresses protocols for donation after cardiac death
  Friday, March 23, 2007
  The board also adopted a set of standards for transplant surgeons and physicians.
  

• Memorandum addresses DCD investigation
  Wednesday, February 28, 2007
  News reports have disclosed ongoing investigations of two San Francisco-area surgeons and hospital staff.
  

• Reporting lines available for OPTN members and transplant patients
  Monday, February 12, 2007
  Transplant professionals and patients can use the lines to report issues and concerns about member institutions.
  

• Forum weighs input on new kidney allocation concept
  Thursday, February 8, 2007
  The OPTN/UNOS kidney transplantation committee is considering a number of ways to modify kidney allocation to best match available kidneys to candidates in need.
  

• Fewer required elements on OPTN forms
  Wednesday, February 7, 2007
  transplant professionals now have 40 percent fewer required elements to complete on data forms.
  

• Board approves changes to immunologic matching
  Thursday, December 14, 2006
  The policy modification expected to improve the efficiency of organ allocation.
  

• Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Medical Center declared member not in good standing
  Wednesday, December 13, 2006
  The board of directors made the decision after a hearing today.
  

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