U.S. Department of Health & Human Services

COVID-19 Provider FAQ Template

Name: COVID-19 Provider FAQ Template
Creator: U.S. Department of Health & Human Services

Template for requested daily data reports on testing, capacity and utilization, and patient flows to facilitate the public health response to the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19).

Example records

Namelegal entity	Stateaddress	ZIP Codeaddress	Reporting For Datetemporal	Ccnregistration	Organization IDidentifier	Countyaddress	All Hospital Bedsquantity	All Adult Hospital Bedsquantity	All Hospital Inpatient Bedsquantity	All Adult Hospital Inpatient Bedsquantity	All Hospital Inpatient Bed Occupiedquantity
EXAMPLE	EXAMPLE	EXAMPLE	01/23/1111 12:00:00 AM	EXAMPLE	EXAMPLE	EXAMPLE	0	0	0	0	0

Use cases

Hospital Capacity Underwriting for Specialty Insurers

A medical malpractice or business interruption insurer evaluating a hospital client reviews daily ICU occupancy rates, ventilator utilization, and COVID patient volumes over time to assess whether the facility was operating under sustained surge conditions that elevate claims risk.

CcnNameTotal Staffed Icu BedsStaffed Icu Bed OccupancyMechanical Ventilators In Use

Vendor Due Diligence for Healthcare Supply Chain Buyers

A procurement team at a health system evaluating a potential equipment supplier cross-references the supplier's hospital customers against this dataset to verify that those facilities were actively reporting and operational during the pandemic, confirming the supplier's claimed client base is real.

NameCcnStateZIP CodeReporting For Date

Fraud Pattern Detection in COVID Relief Claims

A financial investigator reviewing CARES Act or HHS Provider Relief Fund disbursements checks whether a hospital claiming emergency funding actually reported patient volumes and bed occupancy consistent with the surge conditions cited in their application.

CcnNameTotal Adult Patients Hospitalized Confirmed CovidPrevious Day Deaths CovidStaffed Icu Adult Patients Confirmed Covid