Liver forum and committee update- June 30,2015
The current distribution options that have been modeled include 4 and 8 districts, with potential priority (proximity) points for candidates close to the location of the donor hospital. An additional option to be modeled is to add a proximity point component to the existing 11 OPTN regions. Based on your feedback, future results for modeling these options will include variation in candidates’ biologic (or “lab”) MELD/PELD score at transplant, to evaluate the results without the bias of varying exception point practices across the country.
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