686410login-checkMany Hospitals Ignore Directives of Organ Transplant Waiting Lists: Study |
By Cara Murez, HealthDay Reporter
Many transplant centers routinely practice “list-diving,” when the top candidate among potential organ recipients is skipped in favor of someone further down the list, new research shows.
The top candidate is ranked that way based on an objective algorithm using age, waiting time and other factors, while choosing someone else happens with little oversight or transparency. Read more from U.S. News and World Report.
686410login-checkMany Hospitals Ignore Directives of Organ Transplant Waiting Lists: Study |