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Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network: Legal Liability and Data Confidentiality

OGC-99-47R Published: May 03, 1999. Publicly Released: May 03, 1999.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN), focusing on the impact of proposed Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) modifications on the: (1) confidentiality of information about the program; and (2) possible legal liability of members of the Network arising from their peer review activities.

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