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\n2024 Q1 (March) NHSN Newsletter [PDF \u2013 695 KB]
\nDecember 2019 NHSN Newsletter [PDF \u2013 1 MB]
Inside this issue \u2013 newly published NHSN surveillance reports, information on the 2020 Patient Safety and Outpatient Procedure Component protocols and related documents, new analysis resource guides for the OPC, updates on NHSN Training for 2020, and more!
September 2019 NHSN Newsletter [PDF \u2013 1 MB]
Inside this Issue \u2013 information on the 2020 PSC and OPC Manual Changes, NHSN 2019 Tool Kit and Guidance for External Validation, updates on the NHSN Pilot of Federal Register to Solicit Input on Surveillance Definitions, information on the opportunity to beta test the NHSN 9.4 release, and more!
June 2019 NHSN Members Meeting at APIC [PDF \u2013 4 MB]
Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology 2019 Annual Conference. NHSN Members Meeting topics include NHSN Education and Training updates, information on the Federal Register Notice pilot, updates for Neonatal and Pediatric work, MDRO/CDI, SSI, CDA, AUR, Long-term Care and more.
June 2019 NHSN Newsletter [PDF \u2013 1 MB]
Inside this Issue \u2013 updates to the PedVAE calculator, changes to CMS Quality Reporting Programs: LTACHs, IRFs, and IRF units within a hospital, Outpatient Procedure Component (OPC) FAQs, and more!
March 2019 NHSN Newsletter [PDF \u2013 500 KB]
Inside this Issue \u2013 updated FAQS, updated guidance related to the use of the NHSN Operative Procedure Codes, reminders for the Outpatient Procedure Component (OPC), and more!
Inside this issue \u2013 Preparing for 2015 NHSN reporting including information on new NHSN manuals and data collection forms, updated HAI surveillance definitions, CMS reporting requirements, new training resources and more.
\nInside this issue \u2013 Data for CMS quality reporting programs due soon, new NHSN reporting to fulfill CMS quality reporting programs, HAI surveillance changes for 2015 and more.
\nInside this issue \u2013 Information on the new Dialysis Component, unusual susceptibility profiles alert, Antimicrobial Resistance (AR) Option, reporting for the 2014-2015 influenza season, training updates, planned NHSN HAI surveillance protocol updates for 2015 and more.
\nAssociation for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology 2014 Annual Conference. NHSN topics include Enrollment /SAMS update, protocol changes, application updates, update on CMS reporting, electronic reporting, training news and more.
\nInside this issue \u2013 Update on Medicare Beneficiary Number for CMS reporting, highlight of SAMS migration process, information on the new NHSN LabID Event Calculator, reminder for CMS data submission, analysis tips and more.
\nInside this issue \u2013 Update on the 2014 CMS quality reporting rules, reminders about completing annual surveys, information on 2014 protocol changes, guidance on changing location descriptions in NHSN, and more.
\nInside this issue \u2013 Update on NHSN\u2019s proposed use of CPT codes for SSI surveillance, information about 2014 protocol changes, announcements regarding new educational opportunities with NHSN, reminders about due dates and CMS quality reporting requirements for 2014, and more.
\nInside this issue \u2013 Important information about influenza vaccination of healthcare personnel and the NHSN Demo application, updates on NHSN\u2019s proposed use of CPT codes for SSI surveillance and NHSN\u2019s VAE protocol, announcements about some upcoming webinars (topics are the Hospital IQR Program, MRSA/C. difficile reporting, and the Hemovigilance Module), and reminders about due dates and requirements for CMS quality reporting programs.
\nAssociation for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology 2013 Annual Conference. Topics included Protocol changes, NHSN application enhancements, update on CMS reporting, training news and more.
\nInside this Issue \u2013 Recent changes and updates to NHSN, a new 2013 NHSN Patient Safety Protocol Errata, information for CMS quality reporting programs, and NHSN at the annual APIC meeting in Ft. Lauderdale, FL in June.
\nInside This Issue \u2013 Information about the Outpatient Dialysis Center Practices Survey and NHSN changes for 2013, as well as a tribute to Teresa Horan as she retires from CDC at the end of this year.
\nInside This Issue\u2014Information about the new module for reporting HCP Influenza Vaccination, reminders about requirements for CMS\u2019s various quality reporting programs, and updates about the Biovigilance Component of NHSN.
\nInside This Issue\u2014The Ventilator-Associated Event (VAE) Surveillance protocol for adults.
\nInside This Issue \u2013 Upcoming Changes to NHSN in Release 7.0, Biovigilance Component and more\u2026
\nInside This Issue \u2013 NHSN Announces Updates to the Hemovigilance Module, Reminders and Tips for Participants in CMS\u2019s Hospital IQR Program and more\u2026
\nInside This Issue \u2013 Ensuring Your CLABSI Data Get to CMS, Conferring Rights Functionality, Medication-associated Module is Relaunched, Biovigilance Updates and more\u2026
\nInside This Issue \u2013 Denominator Simplification Project Update, Primary vs. Secondary BSI.
\nInside This Issue \u2013 CMS Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting Program, NHSN Puroses and Confidentiality Assurance Changes, NHSN Application Updates.
\nInside This Issue \u2013 Updated December 2010. Your Guide to the Standardized Infection Ratio, Central Line-associated Bloodstream Infection (CLABSI) SIRs, Surgical Site Infection (SSI) SIRs, Samples of SIR Output and List of SIR Risk Factors.
\nInside This Issue \u2013 Biovigilance Component Updates, Case Studies, Patient Safety Manual and Document Updates, Spotlight: CDC/DHQP Visits Facilities in Oregon and Questions and Answers.
\nInside This Issue \u2013 ARRA CDC Funding, Healthcare Personnel Safety, Prevent Infections in Hemodialysis, Hemovigilance, Questions and Answers and What is SAIC?
\nInside This Issue \u2013 Updates to ICD-9-CM, Updated High Risk Inpatient Influenza Vaccination, NHSN drops CSEP Requirement and Digital Certificate Renewals
\nInside This Issue \u2013 A Rale is Just a Rale\u2026or is it? Can\u2019t Generate Aggregate CAUTI Data? Case of the Missing Manual, Questions and Answers and Digital Certificate Renewals.
\nInside This Issue \u2013 NHSN Members Meeting, Corrected UC-associated BSI Rates, Saving Keystrokes When Entering SSI Events, Need to Enroll Another Facility?, NHSN Releases Version 4.0.2.7, UTI Reminder, Questions and Answers.
\nInside This Issue \u2013 NHSN Helpdesk Tips, Changing Your Email Address, Annual Facility Surveys, Reassignment of Facility Administrator
\nInside This Issue \u2013 Updated Operative Procedure Codes, Need help with specific event criteria?, Annual Facility Surveys, New NHSN Facility Administrator, Reminders about Digital Certificates and Implant and Transplant Definitions
\nInside This Issue \u2013 New Version of NHSN Coming Soon, NHSN Contact Information, Inactive Users, Protocol Pointers, Use ID# when requesting assistance, SHEA/CDC Epidemiology Course and NHSN Statistics \u2013 July 24, 2008.
\nInside This Issue \u2013 NHSN Member Meetings, NHSN Publications, Monthly Data Reporting Requirement, Setting the \u201cDate Variable\u201d option in analysis, Protocol Pointers and NHSN Statistics \u2013 March 31, 2008.
\nInside This Issue \u2013 Central Line Insertion Practices (CLIP) measure coming soon! Changing your email address, Conferring rights to Survey data in a Group, Protocol Pointers, Attribution of SSIs and Pneumonia and secondary BSI
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