Organ Transplantation
By serving as “kidney transplant patient 10,001,” Dale Sorensen becomes the face of M Health Fairview’s major milestone.
As hospitals and health systems focus on digital transformation to address staffing shortages, efficiencies, and care processes to improve patient outcomes, the focus on technology to support clinical workflows has become part of the overall organizational strategy. Current systems are anchored in…
The United Network for Organ Sharing, which serves as the nation’s transplant system under contract with the federal government, Friday reported its millionth U.S. organ transplant. UNOS and the Organ Donation and Transplantation Alliance credited the organ donation and transplantation community,…
Based on a review of available data and public and stakeholder input, the U.S. Public Health Service has updated its 2020 recommendations for reducing HIV and hepatitis B and C transmission through organ transplantation.
The agency will accept comments until May 9 on ways to improve the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services seeks public comments until Feb. 1 to inform potential changes to the requirements for transplant programs, organ procurement organizations, and end-stage renal disease facilities that participate in the Medicare and Medicaid programs to improve and…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and Health Resources and Services Administration today announced proposed rules aimed at increasing organs available for transplant.
The Health Resources and Services Administration recently recognized more than 1,460 transplant centers and hospitals, including 339 small and rural hospitals, for their efforts to promote organ donation registration between October 2018 and April 2019.