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Covid-19 Data Will Once Again Be Collected by CDC, in Policy Reversal :
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is reversing course on a change to the way hospitals report critical information on the coronavirus pandemic to the government, returning the responsibility for data collection to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Deborah Birx, the White House's coronavirus coordinator, told hospital executives and government officials in Arkansas this week that the current system under which hospitals report new cases is "solely an interim system" and that the reporting would soon go back to the CDC.
"CDC is working with us right now to build a revolutionary new data system so it can be moved back to the CDC, and they can have that regular accountability with hospitals relevant to treatment and PPE," Dr. Birx said, referring to personal protective equipment used by doctors and nurses.
The reversal comes after increasing reports that the new system has been plagued by delays and inconsistencies in data since being implemented in July. Among other things, certain key statistics, such as inpatient beds occupied by Covid-19 patients, were updated only once a week, rather than daily or multiple times a week, as under the CDC system.
(Score: 4, Insightful) by Runaway1956 on Monday August 24 2020, @02:47AM (1 child)
It's all political gamesmanship. Somebody important was embarrassed by CDC statements and numbers, so they took action to remove some of CDC's authority. But - it has backfired. There is no agency in the US capable of taking on the CDC's responsibilities.
They may come up with some new forms, and customize the software, change some faces by appointing new lackeys, but none of that is revolutionary.
Hail to the Nibbler in Chief.
(Score: 4, Interesting) by fustakrakich on Monday August 24 2020, @03:28AM
No it didn't. Nothing happened at all. Trump is still president. And he still might win.
La politica e i criminali sono la stessa cosa..