Broad failings at agencies overseeing organ transplants
Monday, May 19, 2008 - 11:28
in Health & Medicine
In a soon-to-be-released report, federal inspectors confirm findings by The Times that regulators failed to spot problem programs and didn't act quickly to protect patients. Prompted by serious lapses at three California organ transplant programs, federal inspectors have documented broad failings by the agencies that oversee the nation's transplant system and raised doubts about the pace of promised improvements.