OPTN

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OPTN is the U.S. national system that manages the organ transplant waiting list and oversees the allocation and distribution of donated organs.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States health organization ⓘ
national transplant network ⓘ
organ allocation system ⓘ
abbreviation OPTN ⓘ
aimsTo maximize organ utilization ⓘ
promote ethical organ allocation ⓘ
reduce waitlist mortality ⓘ
coordinatesWith histocompatibility laboratories ⓘ
organ procurement organizations ⓘ
transplant centers ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
dataUsedFor policy evaluation and improvement in transplantation ⓘ
develops national organ allocation policies ⓘ
establishedBy National Organ Transplant Act ⓘ
establishedIn 1984 ⓘ
focusesOn heart transplantation ⓘ
intestine transplantation ⓘ
kidney transplantation ⓘ
liver transplantation ⓘ
lung transplantation ⓘ
pancreas transplantation ⓘ
vascularized composite allograft transplantation ⓘ
fullName Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network ⓘ
fundingSource federal government of the United States ⓘ
governedBy Board of Directors ⓘ
hasComponent policy development committees ⓘ
regional committees ⓘ
jurisdiction federal government of the United States ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalBasis National Organ Transplant Act ⓘ
maintains national database of organ donors and recipients ⓘ
national transplant waiting list ⓘ
monitors compliance with organ allocation policies ⓘ
transplant program performance ⓘ
operatesIn United States ⓘ
overseenBy Health Resources and Services Administration ⓘ
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ⓘ
purpose collect and maintain data on organ donation and transplantation ⓘ
increase fairness and equity in organ allocation ⓘ
manage the national organ transplant waiting list ⓘ
oversee allocation and distribution of donated organs ⓘ
regulates allocation of deceased donor organs ⓘ
policies for organ matching and distribution ⓘ
sector healthcare ⓘ
subjectOf U.S. federal regulations on organ transplantation ⓘ
website https://optn.transplant.hrsa.gov ⓘ
worksTo improve access to transplantation for all patients ⓘ

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