Government May Publish Names of Hospitals with Missing Data Reporting

On September 2, 2020, the Wall Street Journal reported that the federal government is planning to publicize the names of hospitals that have not met COVID-19 data reporting requirements as early as next week.  Hospitals are required to submit data daily to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Protect reporting system on testing, capacity and utilization, and patient flows to facilitate the public health response to COVID-19.