News

The OPTN website has been updated to reflect changes to governance documents, including division of the previous OPTN bylaws section into two sections.

All OPTN winter 2025 regional meetings will now be held virtually. If you wish to attend, please register for the virtual session.

The OPTN offers nine items for review during the winter 2025 public comment cycle and encourages the community to provide feedback.

Read highlights of findings and access the full report on the feasibility of modeling the impact of allocation policies on non-use and non-utilization.

More organ transplants occurred in the United States in 2024 than ever before, according to preliminary data from the OPTN.

Read recommendations from the OPTN Membership and Professional Standards Committee (MPSC) on best practices for ABO verification and other topics.

Read an OPTN data monitoring report for 18 months of lung allocation, which is operating under a new framework called continuous distribution (CD).

Learn about positive highlights from a data report on changes made to the deceased donor registration form.

Learn how OPTN requirements may be amended regarding HOPE Act provisions, pursuant to a Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) directive.

Read about the Spring 2025 special election of a new Board of Directors to advance the OPTN Modernization Initiative and Securing the U.S. OPTN Act.