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Living Donation Discussion and News => Living Donation in the News => Topic started by: Clark on January 08, 2023, 01:47:28 PM

Title: OPTN/UNOS Leadership Invite US Digital Service to Meet
Post by: Clark on January 08, 2023, 01:47:28 PM
https://unos.org/wp-content/uploads/UNOSGR-2023-01-04-UNOS-leadership-requests-meeting-with-US-Digital-Service.pdf (https://unos.org/wp-content/uploads/UNOSGR-2023-01-04-UNOS-leadership-requests-meeting-with-US-Digital-Service.pdf)


[/size]  ..."Last year, UNOS was provided with what was purported to be a draft report from the United States Digital Service (USDS), which drew a wide variety of conclusions about our IT systems. As noted in an Aug. 2, 2022, letter to the HRSA Administrator, we would have welcomed a USDS review of our system, but did not receive notice of this review before, during or after its development, nor are we aware of a final version of the document."...

[N.B.: The referenced "draft report" was leaked to the press in advance of the hearing, leading to wide coverage of the accusations made by both senators and witnesses. I watched this hearing and was left wondering what the truth was as I heard only accusations.]