Hospital COVID-19 Public Health Reporting: Lessons from Validation of an Automated Surveillance Tool to Facilitate Data Collection.
Shantini D GamageMartin E EvansBrian P McCauleyKaren R LipscombLinda FlaridaMakoto M JonesMichael BazaJeremy BarrazaLoretta A SimbartlGary A RosellePublished in: Infection control and hospital epidemiology (2022)
A comparison of computer-extracted and facility-reported counts of hospitalized COVID-19 patients for public health reporting at 36 hospitals found 42% of days with matching counts between the data sources. Mis-categorization of suspect cases was a primary driver of discordance. Clear reporting definitions and data validation facilitate emerging disease surveillance.