“The Trump administration’s new coronavirus database is forcing hospitals and states to completely revamp their reporting systems and will have ‘serious consequences on data integrity,’ a group of more than 30 current and former government health officials warned.”
“The officials are all current or former members of the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee, a federal advisory committee that provides guidance to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).”
“In a statement first reported by The New York Times on Wednesday, the officials said the administration’s abrupt change in COVID-19 reporting has left hospitals ‘scrambling to determine how to meet daily reporting requirements.’”
“Last month, the Trump administration abruptly told hospitals to send crucial COVID-19 data to a new online system run by HHS rather than the CDC…”
“In their statement, the experts said they were “troubled” by the decision to divert COVID-19 data to HHS since the CDC’s National Healthcare Safety Network is considered one of the country’s most robust health tracking systems…” Read the full article here.
Source: Nearly three dozen health experts object to HHS coronavirus database – By Nathaniel Weixel, August 12, 2020. The Hill.
