Nursing homes reveal need for CDC to improve national data reporting site

Published: Feb. 13, 2024, 12:34 p.m.

b"For nearly 20 years, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has operated a data gathering site, called the National Healthcare Safety Network. In 2020,\\xa0CDC made it mandatory for nursing homes to report COVID cases. Suddenly thousands of nursing homes had to enroll in the network. It didn't go well, but things have improved since then. For the latest, Federal Drive Host Tom Temin talked with Health and Human Services Assistant Regional Inspector General, Marshall Allen.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"