Patterson is a registered nurse and executive director of a consulting firm that supports OPTN contracts.

Paragonix Technologies, a pioneer in organ transplant technologies and organ procurement services, today announced the launch ...

Until the year 2000, transplant center and OPO compliance with OPTN policies was considered voluntary, pending DHHS' issuance of a formal regulation governing the network. Following nearly 4 years ...

One of the major problems contributing to some of these problems was a lack of competition for contracts for organ procurement, according to Grassley. While the organ donation system is overseen ...

Paragonix Technologies, a leader in organ transplant technologies and services, today announced the successful completion of ...

Organ procurement organizations ... It said the switch could be granted as long as the change would increase organ donation rates, assure equitable treatment of patients and improve cost ...

Geraghty serves as vice chair of the OPO Committee for the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network, which links all professionals involved in donation and transplantation in the United States.

Three considerations became immediately apparent: (1) legislation was needed to establish brain death as a legal criterion for organ donation ... the creation of the organ procurement transplant ...