A Trump administration change in the way hospitals report Covid data is bringing confusion and more work to medical centers as cases explode across the U.S. And hospitals that don’t get it right every day could end up receiving fewer critical drugs
Hospitals are generally required to send information ranging from case reports and data on the symptoms of incoming patients, and often do so automatically. Adding new requirements sets off a scramble to adapt.
Erroneous reports — or failing to enter the data daily — could limit the supply of remdesivir, among the most promising coronavirus treatment tested so far. Shipments of convalescent plasma that could boost patients’ ability to fight the virus and gowns and other protective gear could also be reduced.
An HHS spokesperson said the data change for remdesivir was necessary to get real-time information to determine which Covid-19 patients were most likely to need the drug, particularly those newly showing symptoms who NIH guidelines state should get priority. HHS officials have maintained that CDC will still have access to the data, adding the new system is more nimble.
Recent guidance from HHS to hospital administrators, obtained by POLITICO, warns recipients that failure to report data daily will result in incorrect calculations of remdesivir, the intravenous drug that clinical trials suggest aids in faster recovery from coronavirus.
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