UNITED NETWORK FOR ORGAN SHARING
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Organizations Filed Purposes: UNOS' MISSION IS TO ADVANCE ORGAN AVAILABILITY AND TRANSPLANTATION BY UNITING AND SUPPORTING OUR COMMUNITIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF PATIENTS THROUGH EDUCATION, TECHNOLOGY AND POLICY DEVELOPMENT.

ADMINISTER THE ORGAN PROCUREMENT AND TRANSPLANTATION NETWORK (OPTN) WHICH PERFORMS THE MATCHING AND FACILITATES THE DISTRIBUTION OF DONATED HUMAN ORGANS WITH POTENTIAL RECIPIENTS. A COMPUTER DATABASE IS MAINTAINED AT UNOS THAT INCLUDES THE RELEVANT MEDICAL INFORMATION OF ALL INDIVIDUALS IN THE NATION WHO ARE LISTED FOR A TRANSPLANT. AS ORGANS BECOME AVAILABLE, THE DATABASE IS USED TO MATCH THE ORGANS WITH THE BEST POTENTIAL RECIPIENT. A ONE-TIME FEE OF $979 IS CHARGED TO LIST A REGISTRANT IN THE DATABASE. AS OF 9/30/2019 THERE WERE 125,380 REGISTRANTS/PATIENTS ON THE WAITING LIST. DURING FISCAL YEAR 2019, 39,091 TRANSPLANTS WERE PERFORMED FOR 37,800 UNIQUE PATIENTS/RECIPIENTS.

DATA ANALYSIS, INCLUDING PROVIDING MEMBER SERVICES (WHICH INCREASES THE EFFICIENCY AND ACCURACY OF DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS) AND FACILITATING CONSENSUS BUILDING FOR UNOS POLICY DEVELOPMENT.

PROVIDE TRANSPLANTATION AND DONATION INFORMATION AND EDUCATION TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC, POTENTIAL DONORS AND MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS. THIS IS DONE THROUGH VARIOUS FORUMS AND EDUCATIONAL OFFERINGS, AND INFORMATION CAN BE REQUESTED ON TOPICS SUCH AS THE TRANSPLANTATION AND DONATION PROCESS, LIVING DONATION, AND VARIOUS NATIONAL, REGIONAL, STATE AND CENTER-SPECIFIC DATA REPORTS.

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