With Maryland’s nursing homes at the epicenter of the Covid-19 outbreak, it is understandable that the public is clamoring for information about the pandemic’s impact on loved ones who live or work at these facilities.
But even the most basic information that state and county officials collect from nursing homes is now under quarantine by the Maryland Department of Health.
An MDH spokesman told The Brew last week that the agency “cannot release a detailed list of nursing homes and other long-term care facilities affected by Covid-19 due to HIPAA [the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act] and state laws surrounding confidentiality.”
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