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OPO Committee Update

OPO Committee Update. Spring 2017. Policy Implementation. Reduce Documentation Shipped with Organs No need to ship complete donor record (only ABO , infectious disease) Effective dates: OPTN - March 1, 2016 CMS – Jan. 1, 2017 Imminent and Eligible Definitions

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OPO Committee Update

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  1. OPO Committee Update Spring 2017

  2. Policy Implementation Reduce Documentation Shipped with Organs • No need to ship complete donor record (only ABO, infectious disease) • Effective dates: OPTN - March 1, 2016 CMS – Jan. 1, 2017 Imminent and Eligible Definitions • Makes data collection more consistent sinceimminent and eligible definitions are interpreted differently across OPOs. • Aligns with the recent changes to the CMS definitions • Effective date: Jan. 1, 2017

  3. Committee Projects System Optimizations to Expedite Organ Allocation • Joint work group including representation from multiple committees • Discussing: • Time limits for responding to electronic organ offer • Use of the provisional yes • Technology changes to provide automated notifications (added or modified donor information, primary/backup notification, etc) • Number of offers accepted for one candidate • Transplant center acceptance criteria and acceptance practices • Increasing the number of simultaneous offers • Public comment proposal in late summer 2017

  4. New Committee Project Expedited Placement of Organs • Goal: Reduce organ discards • Issue wasidentified during broader sharing and liver redistricting discussions • Start with liver allocation (depending on POC decision) • Identify policy changes that will allow OPOs to expedite organ allocation to reduce organ discards • POC discussed on January 18

  5. Questions? Jennifer Prinz OPO Committee Chair jprinz@donoralliance.org Robert Hunter Committee Liaison robert.hunter@unos.org

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