As of today, U.S. hospitals are no longer mandated to report COVID-19 admissions, capacity, or occupancy data to the federal government. This change marks the end of a pandemic-era requirement that was crucial for monitoring the spread of the virus and managing public health responses. The CDC, recognizing the importance of this data for patient safety and public health, is encouraging hospitals to continue reporting voluntarily. However, the lack of mandatory reporting is expected to complicate efforts to track the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and could hinder the monitoring of other potential pandemics like bird flu.
HOSPITALS NO LONGER REQUIRED TO REPORT COVID-19 DATA TO CDC (Fierce Healthcare) Hospitals are off the hook for data reporting requirements that have been in place since the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. Per guidance documents from the Department for Health and Human… https://t.co/FBN18rV0bU
JUST IN: The 🇺🇸 CDC says that hospitals no longer need to report COVID-19 data
JUST IN - Hospitals no longer required to report COVID-19 data: CDC
CDC: Hospitals no longer required to report COVID-19 data https://t.co/D5pls3pJ2u
U.S. Hospitals End Mandatory COVID-19 Reporting, Complicating Pandemic Monitoring Read More: https://t.co/7vrMv1wllo
U.S. ends mandatory reporting of COVID hospitalizations, making it more difficult to monitor the spread of the virus https://t.co/LVMn4KguJF
Today marks the first day that US hospitals are no longer required to report on Covid hospital admissions, occupied beds, etc. It makes my job a lot harder, and these changes will lead to a less informed public. https://t.co/kRxndIRCpA
Mandatory hospital reporting of COVID infection has ended as of today. https://t.co/76CFe5dqKB
A pandemic-era requirement for hospitals to report COVID-19 and flu data to @CDCgov has ended But citing "value of these data for patient safety and public health," agency is telling hospitals it "strongly encourages ongoing, voluntary reporting" https://t.co/2wdGtumeZu https://t.co/IZHS0Yu89T https://t.co/AwDESJYnqz
In the early days of COVID-19, CDC was so invested in protecting its bureaucratic fiefdom they refused to send COVID-19 tests unless a hospital proved the patient had COVID-19. Then when the Trump administration made them send tests, they sent ones with faulty reagents. https://t.co/8O42QR4F7G
Today is the last day U.S. hospitals will be required to report COVID admissions, capacity, or occupancy data to the federal government. This will make it even more difficult to track the state of the ongoing COVID pandemic, as well as monitor potential pandemics like bird flu. https://t.co/GfCWVo2U89