Hospitals will begin sending coronavirus patient information to the Department of Health and Human Services directly, not the Centers for Disease Control, under new instructions from the Trump administration.
The move will take effect on Wednesday, according to a new guidance and FAQ document for hospitals and clinical labs quietly posted on the HHS website.
Previously, hospitals reported to the CDC’s National Healthcare Safety Network, which the agency describes as the nation’s most widely used healthcare-associated infection tracking system.
CDC tracked information including how many beds are available, number of ventilators available and how many COVID patients the hospitals have.
Beginning Wednesday, hospitals will report the same data, but will bypass the CDC and send it to HHS directly.
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