Special comment period for Expedited Placement Variance
Thursday, December 21, 2023
The OPTN seeks feedback on the “Expedited Placement Variance,” which proposes expedited organ placement and seeks more rapid studies of potential improvement.

Kidney transplant programs must complete attestations by January 3 for eGFR waiting time modifications
Tuesday, December 19, 2023
As of Dec. 19, 2023, the OPTN has completed 14,211 waiting time modifications.

Adjustment made to CPRA calculation for certain candidates
Thursday, December 7, 2023
The Calculated Panel Reactive Antibody (CPRA) calculation within the OPTN computer system has been adjusted for transplant candidates with certain HLA antigens listed, in order to align with OPTN Policy 4.6.

OPTN Board of Directors releases Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center from Member Not in Good Standing
Thursday, December 7, 2023
The hospital has instituted a number of quality improvements.

One-year monitoring report available for heart recall exception status policy
Monday, December 4, 2023
The OPTN Heart Transplantation Committee's policy prioritizes patient safety by addressing candidates with recalled implanted heart devices.

Correction made to automated approval process for certain HCC exception candidates
Monday, December 4, 2023
Currently listed candidates affected by the change may keep their exception score until it is scheduled to expire.

Research presented at 2023 American Public Health Association annual meeting
Monday, December 4, 2023
Meeting held Nov. 12-15.

Interactive OPTN lung data dashboard offers enhanced insights into lung allocation system, impacts of policy development
Tuesday, November 28, 2023
Public-facing page provides metrics on the OPTN’s lung allocation policy under continuous distribution.

Webinar addresses changes to OPTN computer system access policy
Thursday, November 9, 2023
All programs must align system access, security and incident management reporting requirements with OPTN policy.

Recording of OPTN Modernization Initiative virtual webinar for OPTN volunteers
Friday, November 3, 2023
HRSA leadership addresses efforts for the initiative.