The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has announced a major initiative to reform the organ transplant system. This action follows an investigation by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) that uncovered possible troubling practices at a major organ procurement organization.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has launched a reform of the organ-transplant system and threatened to close a major procurement body, after a probe found premature attempts to start organ retrieval while patients showed signs of life.

The nation's organ transplant system will be overhauled following reports of rushed or premature surgeries, health officials said Monday.