“The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Monday revealed a new Coronavirus Data Hub to display COVID-19 patient data.”
“The Trump administration has faced a flurry of concerns, including with regard to data transparency, from stakeholders and members of the public following its directive to hospitals last week to bypass the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention when reporting patient data.”
“’We’re showing you a data set that is more robust and has more coverage than anything we have published, historically, before,’ said HHS Chief Information Officer Jose Arrieta on Monday, as reported by CNBC.”
WHY IT MATTERS
“Some hospital associations expressed concerns that the public-facing data that is available is not accurate.”
“Dave Dillon, vice president of public and media relations at the Missouri Hospital Association, says the HHS Protect system, used to present the data publicly, is listing closed hospitals as being without reports – meaning, for example, that the 82% hospital-reporting statistic currently displayed for that state is lower than he believes it should be…”
THE LARGER TREND
“Questions have swirled since last week about the potential politicization of COVID-19 data if it’s warehoused under HHS rather than the CDC…” Read the full article here.
Source: HHS unveils Coronavirus Data Hub, but accuracy is still in question – By Kat Jercich, July 21, 2020. Healthcare IT News.
