Problem
Due to this being a somewhat recent news item, let's explore how hospital data are aggregated and reported. This is a great time to work outside of news stories, using critical thinking to explore the work of various government agencies, especially in the realm of informatics and data aggregation for public health.
Task
1) What is the CDC? What is HHS? How do they have different missions and how do they overlap?
2) What is the National Healthcare Safety Network? What is its purpose? What are its pros and cons?
3) What is the purpose of collecting, aggregating, and reporting hospitalization data?