Re:California sets Covid-19 daily record, Bay Area cumulativ...
by reaperducer on Tuesday June 23, 2020 @06:51PM
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For some reason headlines always seem to be number of cases or positive test results, and maybe then the number in the hospital is mentioned
The problem is that in a lot of places, the information about hospital use isn't available, isn't timely, or isn't reliable.
Hospital owners and their lobbying groups have blocked some states and county health departments from reporting such information, claiming it's "proprietary information."
One of the Las Vegas newspapers had a series of articles about it. The hospital lobbying group actually somehow "prohibited" the state from releasing the information, as if hospitals have some kind of authority over the government.
The problem is that in a lot of places, the information about hospital use isn't available, isn't timely, or isn't reliable.
Hospital owners and their lobbying groups have blocked some states and county health departments from reporting such information, claiming it's "proprietary information."
One of the Las Vegas newspapers had a series of articles about it. The hospital lobbying group actually somehow "prohibited" the state from releasing the information, as if hospitals have some kind of authority over the government.