Hospitals, labs told to explain incomplete case reporting system
The government pandemic task force is planning to invite certain hospitals, laboratories and disease reporting units to a meeting to get their explanation behind the incomplete case reporting system that hampers contract tracing efforts.Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said they sent a “strongly worded” letter to these health facilities, particularly those in Quezon City, calling for compliance to the submission of accurate, complete and timely information about coronavirus patients.
“Nakakabahala nga na nakikita namin na meron mga disease reporting units na hindi nakakapagbigay ng tamang datos in terms of pangalan ng complete name, complete address, pati contact numbers of patients. Mayroon din tayo mga ospitals na ganun na hindi sila nagre-report ng mga complete addresses at contact details ng mga pasyente nila na may COVID at ganun rin ang mga confirming laboratories. ,” Nograles said in an interview over DZBB Sunday.
Without giving names of the facilities, Nograles said a hospital in Quezon City had 1,999 cases with incomplete critical data about the patient while another hospital had 838 incomplete cases. Other hospitals recorded incomplete cases ranging between 300 and 500.“Kapag kulang ang data na binibigay o sina-submit nila, magkakaroon tayo ng problema sa contact tracing ,” he said.
The data collected from a patient must include full name, complete address, contact number, and completely filled up case investigation form. The information is necessary to initiate contact tracing, according to the IATF.
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