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The SRTR supports ongoing evaluation of the scientific and clinical status of solid organ transplantation including kidney, pancreas, liver, intestine, heart, lung, and heart-lung.

Our responsibilities include designing and carrying out rigorous scientific analyses of data and disseminating information to the transplant community. Much of this work is a result of investigative efforts by SRTR researchers and scientific collaborators.

The U.S. organ transplantation system employs evidence-based allocation policy development through collaborative efforts between the transplant community, the SRTR, and the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN). While policy-making is the OPTN's responsibility, the SRTR plays a critical role in policy development through ongoing development of statistical, analytic, and simulation models responsive to policy goals.

The entire system benefits from transparency, consensus, and cooperation among all interested parties including the public, the SRTR, the OPTN, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), and the Advisory Committee on Organ Transplantation (ACOT).

Visit the SRTR website. Acronyms Key: CMS --- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services DOT --- Division of Transplantation HRSA --- Health Resources and Services Administration OPO --- Organ Procurement Organization OPTN --- Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network OSP --- Office of Special Programs UNOS --- United Network for Organ Sharing Arbor Research --- Arbor Research Collaborative for Health