The federal government is starting to crack down on the nation’s hospitals for not reporting complete COVID-19 data into a federal data collection system.
The enforcement timeline starts Wednesday, said Seema Verma, administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, in a call with reporters Tuesday. CMS issued a rule in early September requiring hospitals to report full, daily COVID-19 data to the federal government, including such information as the number of patients and ventilators they have. On Wednesday, CMS is sending letters to hospitals across America alerting many that they have not been in compliance.
Later this month, the department of Health and Human Services will also start posting a list of hospitals noting whether they are out of compliance.
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