The agency shared several planned updates to its organ donor programs and regulations. The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has announced updates to the systems used for…
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CMS Issues Guidance on Organ Donation Practices and Oversight
The administrator’s memo reinforces patient care standards, family decision time, and accountability for procurement organizations. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released guidance clarifying expectations for…
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NIH Trial Shows Improved Outcomes for Severe Aplastic Anemia Patients
FDA-approved cord blood therapy demonstrates faster recovery and high survival rates. A clinical trial led by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) reported that an experimental stem cell…
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HHS Decertifies University of Miami’s Organ Procurement Organization
The organ recovery agency was found to have unsafe practices, was understaffed, and had poor training and paperwork errors. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is…
Read MoreHHS Launches Initiative to Reform Organ Transplant System
The HRSA investigation showed “disturbing“ practices by a major organ procurement organization. The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) issued a report on the investigation into the organ…
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U.S. Organ Transplant System Undergoes Modernization to Improve Patient Care
HRSA awards multi-vendor contracts to enhance transparency, IT systems, and governance, benefiting over 100,000 patients on the organ transplant waitlist. Recently, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)…
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