Glossary Term

Match System

The computerized algorithm used to prioritize patients waiting for organs. It eliminates potential recipients whose size or ABO type is incompatible with that of a donor and then ranks those remaining potential recipients according to the ranking system approved by the OPTN Board. (OPTN Glossary May 2021)

The computerized algorithm used to prioritize patients waiting for organs. (OPTN Policy Definitions May 2021)