April 10, 2020 – The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a memo and Frequently Asked Questions document intended for hospitals, hospital laboratory and acute care facility data reporting.
This document details the Federal Government’s data needs, explains the division of reporting responsibility between hospitals and states, and provides clear, flexible options for the timely delivery of this critical information. The objective is to allow states and hospitals either to leverage existing data reporting capabilities or, where those capabilities are insufficient, to provide guidance in how to build upon existing capabilities.
The link to the Memo from the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, Alex Azar II, along with the Frequently Attached Questions is below.
Per the memo, if you have technical questions, please direct them to Protect-ServiceDesk@hhs.gov. Your question(s) will be answered as soon as possible.