• Animated videos describe MELD, PELD formulas
  Friday, October 20, 2023
  Resource especially designed to inform transplant patients and their caregivers.
  

• OPTN computer system metrics dashboard displays metrics on the OPTN’s computer system’s performance
  Tuesday, October 17, 2023
  Public-facing page provides metrics on the OPTN’s computer system’s performance and details on policy projects that required the OPTN Contractor’s IT effort.
  

• Second round of simulated modeling results for continuous distribution of kidney and pancreas now available
  Wednesday, October 11, 2023
  Modeling results estimate the benefit of new proposals and inform committees of any needed improvements.
  

• An important message from the MPSC on the implementation of the Offer Acceptance performance metric and other recommendations.
  Friday, October 6, 2023
  The Membership and Professional Standards Committee shares opportunities for improvement with OPTN members.
  

• Recording of OPTN task force town hall regarding organ usage and placement efficiency
  Thursday, October 5, 2023
  Task force leadership addresses goals and approaches for the initiative.
  

• Early lung monitoring report shows increase in transplants following implementation of lung continuous distribution
  Tuesday, October 3, 2023
  Report captures three-months of data post implementation of lung continuous distribution.
  

• Two-year monitoring report available for pancreas allocation policies
  Friday, September 29, 2023
  Report captures two-year data post implementation of 250 nautical mile circles.
  

• Six-month monitoring report for OPTN race-neutral eGFR calculations requirement now available
  Friday, September 29, 2023
  This monitoring report presents six-months of post implementation data (July 27, 2022 – Jan. 26, 2023).
  

• Patient information letter updated, now available in additional languages
  Friday, September 29, 2023
  A shareable web-based version of the patient information letter is also now available on the OPTN website.
  

• OPTN research presented at 2023 American Transplant Congress
  Friday, September 29, 2023
  Meeting held in San Diego June 3-7.
  

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