A new report from the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine makes near-term and long-term recommendations to create a fairer and more equitable, transparent, cost-effective and efficient system for deceased donor organs. The report says the federal department of Health and Human Services should aim to reach 50,000 organs transplanted annually by 2026 and reduce the nonuse of donated kidneys by transplant centers to 5 percent or less (from 20 percent nonuse at present).
The report reviewed all key components of the transplantation system including donor hospitals, where the deceased donor is admitted; organ procurement organizations (OPOs), which procure organs after declaration of death; transplant centers, where the recipient is taken to surgery and gets the organ transplant; and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), which oversees the system’s performance. The US donation and transplant system is among the best performing in the world
Read the full report here: Realizing the Promise of Equity in the Organ Transplantation System