Spahn plans to expand the reporting requirement for COVID-19 hospitalizations

12.07.2021 17:13

On July 12, Federal Health Minister Jens Spahn signed the regulation expanding the reporting requirement for COVID-19 patients in hospitals. They should be encouraged to report more details about corona patients. The regulation is scheduled to come into force on July 13th.

Hospitals are already obliged to report corona patients by name under the Infection Protection Act. You will now be expanded to include some information. This includes gender, date of birth, address of the main residence or usual place of residence and, if different, address of the current place of residence, if necessary, further contact details, admission and discharge from the hospital, intensive medical treatment if necessary and its duration and the ventilation measures taken by the person and so far She has received COVID-19 vaccinations, including the type of vaccines used and, if available, her serostatus.

“Since the vulnerable risk groups have been vaccinated, a high incidence does not automatically mean an equally high burden on intensive care beds. The incidence is increasingly losing its significance, we now need even more detailed information about the situation in the clinics,” wrote Spahn on Twitter. “In future, all Covid patients treated in hospital, their age, type of treatment and vaccination status must be reported. This means we can quickly estimate how high the burden will be on the health system and how well the vaccinations will work,” continued Spahn.

The Ordinance was published in the Federal Gazette on July 12th.