A Houston hospital has halted its liver and kidney transplant programs after discovering that a doctor reportedly manipulated records for liver transplant candidates.'Inappropriate changes … effectively inactivated the candidates on the liver transplant waiting list,' Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center said in a statement published Thursday in the Houston Chronicle. 'Subsequently, these patients did not/were not able to receive organ donation offers while inactive.
'We are committed to protecting patient safety and equitable access to organ transplant services for all patients,' the statement said. 'HHS will pursue all appropriate enforcement and compliance actions ... to protect the safety and integrity of the organ procurement and transplantation system.
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