CDC analysis raises questions about HHS COVID-19 patient data tracking system

Healthcare IT News: A new report in Science suggests that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' COVID-19 patient data tracking system, HHS Protect, shows inconsistency with other sources that could lead to problems with resource allocation.   

According to a data analysis obtained by Science from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, HHS Protect figures differ from 30 states' public health data by more than 20%. HHS Protect's inpatient data was also "erratic" in the past two months for 21 states.

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