HRSA to begin awarding multi-vendor contracts for organ transplantation services

The Health Resources and Services Administration Sept. 19 announced that it will award multi-vendor contracts for organ transplantation services, continuing an overhaul of the national organ transplant system. HRSA is awarding Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network contracts to support efforts which include improving patient safety, supporting OPTN information technology modernization, increasing transparency and public engagement in OPTN policy development, strengthening patient-centered communications and improving OPTN financial management. In August, HRSA announced that the American Institutes for Research would support the OPTN Board of Directors, separating the board from the United Network for Organ Sharing which previously managed it.