Glossary Term

Program Goals

A set of annual and 10-year performance goals for the national transplant network established by the Department of Health and Human Services within the Federal Government. They include measurable objectives relating to increasing the number of donors and transplants, increasing life years gained among kidney recipients and increasing operational efficiency of the OPTN. The OPTN contract requires the OPTN to play a significant and substantive role in achieving these goals. (OPTN Glossary May 2021)