Special Session
An IOTA of Sense: What Should Nephrology Professionals Know About the Increasing Organ Transplant Access Model?
November 09, 2025 | 09:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Location: Room 371A, Convention Center
Session Description
The next frontier in kidney value-based care models, the Increasing Organ Transplant Access Model (IOTA), is underway. This session is an opportunity for those involved to share early experiences, provide insights on successes and challenges, and develop strategies to optimize and improve kidney transplant rates and outcomes.
ASN thanks the ASN Transplant Workgroup for assistance with this session.
Learning Objective(s)
- Identify key objectives of the IOTA mandatory payment model
- Articulate the implications of this model for patients with kidney diseases, general nephrologists, and transplant nephrologists
- Discuss strategies to balance increasing kidney transplant rates and optimizing outcomes
Learning Pathway(s)
- Kidney Transplantation
- Dialysis
Moderators
Presentations
- What Is the IOTA Model? What Are the Proposed Metrics? Perspectives from an IOTA Program
09:30 AM - 10:00 AM
- What You Need to Know About IOTA as a General Nephrologist: This Matters for Your Patients
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
- Outcome Metrics and Insurance Coverage: Balancing Risks and Rewards for Stakeholders in the IOTA Era
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
- How Can Hospitals Increase Their Kidney Transplant Volumes While Maintaining Outcomes?
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM