# CPSC expands hospital data collection program

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/cpsc-expands-hospital-data-collection-program
> Updated: 2026-07-30T14:43:20.000Z. Sources: 17. Developments: 2.

In late July 2026, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a overhaul of its National Electronic Injury Surveillance System, creating a new electronic‑health‑record component called NEISS‑R. The agency awarded a contract to Kansas‑based Konza Health to gather detailed emergency‑room records, including names, addresses and diagnoses, from at least 100 hospitals by year‑end. The program expands the scope of injury reporting to more than 10,000 diagnostic conditions, some unrelated to product safety, raising concerns from hospital lawyers and privacy experts about statutory authority and patient confidentiality.

Two days later, the CPSC reiterated its request for the same data, describing participation as mandatory. Former CPSC chairman Alexander Hoehn‑Saric expressed surprise, while legal scholars criticized the move as troubling. The agency, operating with a reduced staff after the loss of three Democratic commissioners, framed the effort as modernizing its surveillance system, though it offered little detail on enforcement mechanisms.

## Claims

- The Consumer Product Safety Commission requested 100 U.S. hospitals to submit patient‑visit information to private contractor Konza Health. (corroborated by 11 sources)
- The data request includes names, addresses and medical information, not just de‑identified injury data. (corroborated by 11 sources)
- Previously hospitals voluntarily sent de‑identified data to the CDC. (corroborated by 11 sources)
- Former CPSC chairman Alexander Hoehn‑Saric said he was surprised by the request. (corroborated by 11 sources)
- Health‑law professor Sharona Hoffman called the data request “troubling.” (corroborated by 11 sources)
- President Donald Trump fired three Democratic commissioners from the CPSC, leaving the agency without leadership. (corroborated by 11 sources)
- CPSC spokesperson Steve Roney said the agency is “modernizing” its surveillance system. (corroborated by 11 sources)
- Konza Health described participation in the data collection as mandatory or required. (corroborated by 11 sources)

## Timeline

### 2026-07-30: CPSC to collect U.S. hospitals' patient records for Konza Health

The CPSC has asked 100 U.S. hospitals to send identifiable patient records to Konza Health, sparking privacy concerns and criticism from former officials and experts.

13 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/us-consumer-product-safety-commission-seeks-private-medical-records-from-hospitals

### 2026-07-28: Consumer Product Safety Commission expands ER data program, seeks patient IDs via Konza Health

The Consumer Product Safety Commission is launching NEISS‑R, a program with Konza Health to collect identifiable ER records from 100 U.S. hospitals, sparking privacy concerns.

4 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/consumer-product-safety-commission-pushes-hospitals-to-share-er-records-with-konza-health

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