New HHS Dashboard Aims to Improve Transparency in Organ Donation Process
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Contributed by: Kate Gamble
Summary
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has launched a public dashboard aimed at enhancing transparency in organ donation processes, particularly addressing the rise of out-of-sequence organ allocations. This initiative comes in response to recent reports and investigations exposing increased instances of line-skipping, prompting calls for accountability from lawmakers. The dashboard, developed by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), provides critical data on organ transplants and allows users to filter information by procurement organizations. This tool is intended to build trust in the organ donation system and support broader efforts to reform the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN), which has faced long-standing challenges.
