Newly disclosed data identifies the privately run nursing homes in Iowa that have had the most infections among residents and staff, the most outbreaks, and those that have spent much of the past year in outbreak status. (Photo by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Newly disclosed COVID-19 data shows the state of Iowa has retroactively reduced the number of nursing … [Read more...] about State discloses long-withheld data showing it miscalculated nursing home infections
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State withholds nursing home outbreak data while asking that open-records complaint be dismissed
In response to a formal open-records complaint, the Iowa Department of Public Health is continuing to withhold data regarding COVID-19 outbreaks in Iowa nursing homes. (Photo by Clark Kauffman/Iowa Capital Dispatch) In response to a formal open-records complaint, the Iowa Department of Public Health is continuing to withhold data regarding COVID-19 outbreaks in Iowa nursing … [Read more...] about State withholds nursing home outbreak data while asking that open-records complaint be dismissed
Iowa Capital Dispatch files second complaint over access to COVID-19 data
A portion of a heavily redacted document related to the state's tracking of COVID-19 in Iowa care facilities. (Document courtesy of the Iowa Department of Public Health) The Iowa Capital Dispatch has filed its second complaint this month with the Iowa Public Information Board, alleging state officials are withholding additional data related to COVID-19. In March 5, the Capital … [Read more...] about Iowa Capital Dispatch files second complaint over access to COVID-19 data
Iowa Capital Dispatch files public-records complaint over COVID-19 outbreak information
A portion of a heavily redacted document related to the state's tracking of COVID-19 in Iowa care facilities. (Document courtesy of the Iowa Department of Public Health) The Iowa Capital Dispatch has filed a formal complaint with the Iowa Public Information Board over access to a state report detailing COVID-19 outbreaks in the state’s 440 nursing homes. On Dec. 9, the news … [Read more...] about Iowa Capital Dispatch files public-records complaint over COVID-19 outbreak information