The National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) is a secure, internet-based surveillance system designed and maintained by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Resources
Surveillance Tools
- Surveillance tools for enrolled facilities (CDC) – click on your healthcare setting type to access NHSN protocols and resources specific to that setting (i.e., acute care hospital, ambulatory surgery center, inpatient rehabilitation facility, long-term acute care facility, long-term care facility, or outpatient dialysis facility)
- Training (CDC)
- Resources for Users New to NHSN – enrollment and set-up training
- NHSN Educational Roadmaps – guided tour of the NHSN training materials to provide a solid foundation for NHSN
- HAI Checklists (CDC) – tools to assist Infection Preventionists when making a determination about an HAI
- Frequently Asked Questions (CDC) – FAQs for all HAI surveillance events
NHSN Protocols
- Patient Safety Component Manual
- Dialysis Event Surveillance Protocol
- Healthcare Personnel Safety Component Protocol
Additional Resources
- CMS Requirements for Reporting via NHSN (CDC) – current or proposed CMS requirements including HAI event data and reporting specifications
- Deadlines for Reporting via NHSN for CMS Reporting Purposes (CDC) – quarterly deadlines for reporting via NHSN per CMS current and proposed rules for each healthcare setting
- NHSN Guide to the SIR (CDC) – details the risk-adjustment models used to calculate the SIR
- NHSN Guide to the SUR (CDC) – details the risk-adjustment models used to calculate the SUR
- National and State HAI Reports (CDC) – reports that include both national data and state-specific data
- Targeted Assessment for Prevention (TAP) Strategy (CDC) – framework for quality improvement developed by CDC to use data for action to prevention HAIs; the TAP Strategy utilizes the Cumulative Attributable Difference (CAD)
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