US EditionNew transplant rules proposed
The proposal seeks to expand the donor pool by increasing use of marginal organs while adding safety standards for donor groups, aiming to improve transplant outcomes nationwide.
- The federal government proposed new rules to increase use of 'less-than-perfect' organs and add safety standards for donor groups, Mark Humphrey and Lauran Neergaard reported.
- To expand the donor pool, the proposal encourages use of marginal organs and pairs this with added safety requirements for donor groups to protect recipients.
- Transplant centers and organ procurement teams would implement the new procedures and assessments while hospitals would change donor evaluation and safety protocols under the proposal.
- Patients on waitlists could see more transplant opportunities as hospitals and transplant providers adjust day-to-day decisions, shifting waitlist dynamics with new organ acceptance criteria.
- If finalized, the federal rulemaking process could reshape transplant practice and national oversight of organ allocation, signaling an unusual policy shift toward accepting higher-risk organs while balancing safety.
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Major Overhaul of Organ Transplant System Oversight Proposed
Organ procurement organizations—the groups responsible for connecting organ donors with patients—will face big changes if the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS’s) proposed rule is finalized. The changes come in the wake of disturbing practices in organ procurement organizations. The new rules proposed on Jan. 28 aim to ensure patient safety, hold underperforming organizations accountable, and increase the number of successful transp…
The aim is to maximize the use of organs that, although not perfect, can offer elderly or sick patients the opportunity to improve their quality of life.
The Federal Government is planning a reform of the Transplantation Act: Cross donations and a central register are intended to enable more organ donations. Prof. Mario Schiffer of the Transplantation Center Erlangen calls this "lifesaving".
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