News

10/9/24: Learn about the OPTN's dedication to assisting member institutions, transplant candidates, and living donors in the event of natural disaster.

10/1/24: The OPTN confirms that updated median MELD at transplant scores are in effect. The national median PELD at transplant value has decreased to 31.

10/1/24: Learn about an OPTN webinar for OPO, transplant hospital, histocompatibility lab, and kidney transplant professionals on virtual crossmatching trends.

9/19/24: Read a message from the OPTN Membership and Professional Standards Committee (MPSC) on best practices for organ verification and other topics.

9/18/24: Learn about two OPTN data monitoring reports that evaluate key measures of two related kidney policies that were implemented in 2022 and 2023.

9/17/24: OPTN is seeking feedback on a proposal designed to remove barriers to increasing the number of transplants in 2026.

9/17/24: Read the OPTN statement on disruptions in availability of Becton Dickinson (BD) BACTEC Blood Culture Bottles.

8/6/24: The OPTN asks members to review updates to the Member Evaluation Plan and other documents to stay current and revise compliance procedures as needed.

8/5/24: Learn about a new risk-adjusted transplant performance monitoring metric, the pre-transplant mortality rate ratio, which took effect on July 25, 2024.

8/2/24: The OPTN offers 8 items for review during the summer 2024 public comment cycle and encourages the community to provide feedback.