UNOS has developed DonorNet^® to improve the organ allocation process. By working closely with the transplant community, DonorNet has been designed as an open and flexible system that benefits all procurement organizations, transplant centers and waiting patients.

System Improvements

New Screening Criteria 3rd Quarter 2008, 2/14/2008
Programming Priorities, 3/13/2008

News

DonorNet Utilization Data, 4/17/2008
DonorNet Utilization Data, 2/7/2008
DonorNet Utilization Data, 8/3/2007
DonorNet Utilization Data, 7/16/2007
Wilmington, Del. News Journal Article, 2/6/2007
Region 2 Pilot Feedback, 1/3/2007
OPTN/UNOS Board Establishes DonorNet Mandatory Use Date, 9/25/2006

Member Toolkit

DonorNet Fields that cascade to TIEDI, 2/14/2008
Data Entry Utility Quick Start Guide, 2/27/2007
Mobile Configuration Information, 11/3/2006
Mobile Device Test Utility, 10/30/2006

Technology Toolkit

Required Fields for Notification, 02/14/2008
Current Donor Upload Schema, 11/7/2007
Death Notification Record Upload Schema , 10/3/2007
Death Notification Record Data Dictionary, 10/3/2007
Data Dictionary supplement-Decimal Precision, 3/22/2007
Phase 2 XML Interface Required Fields, 2/12/2007
Technical FAQs, 4/10/2006
Donor Data Dictionary

Schedule of Events

4/30/07 - DonorNet implemented nationally

6/1/07 - Electronic Organ Placement Group Meeting

6/26/07 - DonorNet presentation at OPTN/UNOS Board of Directors meeting

7/16/07 - Electronic Organ Placement Group Meeting

8/3/07 - Electronic Organ Placement Group Meeting

8/20/07 - DonorNet Implementation Subcommittee Meeting

9/18/07 - DonorNet presentation at OPTN/UNOS Board of Directors meeting

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The Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network

Electronic Organ Placement Working Group

The Electronic Organ Placement Working Group was established by the OPTN/UNOS Operations Committee to guide the development and implementation of the DonorNet® redesign, and to establish direction regarding a number of specific technical, procedural and policy questions and concerns related to electronic notification and organ placement. The group includes representatives from OPOs, Transplant Centers and Histocompatibility Labs, as well as AST, ASTS, AOPO and NATCO.

Read minutes from the 6/1/07 Live Meeting now >>
Read minutes from the 7/16/07 Live Meeting now >>

Members include:

Marlon Levy, MD
Rick Hasz, MFS
Shirley Schlessinger, MD
Vicki Fioravanti, RN
Rebecca Menza, RN
Tracy Evans-Walker, RN, BSN
Dan Hayes, MD
Geoff Land, PhD
Brian Lunde
Tom Mone, MS
Mark Paster
Cassandra Smith-Fields, RN, MBA, MSN
Christopher McLaughlin
Mitchell Henry, MD
Patricia Adams, MD
John Roberts, MD