A probe found troubling lapses in the country's organ transplant system. Blood types mismatched, diseased organs accidentally transplanted and donor organs lost or damaged in transit.
by the Senate Finance Committee uncovered numerous incidents that were previously undisclosed publicly.
UNOS has held the contract to manage organ distribution since the beginning of the country's transplant system in 1984, and now U.S. senators — both Democrat and Republican — are questioning whether it's time for another entity to step in. ."Right now, UNOS is 15 times more likely to lose or damage an organ in transit as an airline is to lose or damage your luggage. That is a pretty terrible record."The investigation places blame on antiquated technology. The UNOS computer system can go down for an hour or more at a time, delaying matches when every hour counts. There's also no standard way to track an organ, even as companies like Amazon can locate any package, anywhere, anytime.
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