In this session, our nursing home experts will do a brief review of changes to NHSN. Following our “small talk” you’ll have the chance to discuss any challenges you’re experiencing with our in-house experts. Register for any of these opportunities: Oct 14, 10:30 AM, EST Oct 18, 2:30 PM, EST Oct 20, 9:15 AM, EST
Additional/Secondary Vaccination Series: First Update August 2021 What are the changes? In anticipation of recommendations for additional vaccine series, new questions on vaccine doses will be added to the data collection forms. The main changes are outlined below. Question #2 remains the same, except it asks about the primary vaccination series. Added question #4 for …
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The IPRO QIN-QIO held a live demonstration of using NHSN to submit and track COVID-19 vaccine data. At the end of this demonstration, participants will: Learn how to submit COVID-19 vaccine data for staff and residents. Understand the steps to successfully submit data. CDC Resources Training and Instructions: Reporting Summary Forms: Data Tracking Worksheets: These Excel documents …
IPRO QIN-QIO Webinar: Live Demo Entering COVID-19 Vaccine Data into NHSN Read More »
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published the 2019 National and State Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAI) Progress Report. The report shows that the U.S. has continued to make significant reductions in several types of HAIs – notably, about an 18% decrease in hospital onset Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile) infections in acute care hospitals — …
2019 National and State HAI Progress Report: HAI Prevention Possible Read More »
The National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) offers two new features for long-term care facilities to track weekly influenza vaccination data beginning with the 2020-2021 influenza season for health care personnel and residents. Please join the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for a webinar on Thursday, October 1 or Tuesday, October 6, 2020 at …
NHSN Webinars on Oct. 1 & 6, 2020: New Healthcare Personnel Vaccination Module Updates Read More »
The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) will be hosting a Live Q & A Session on Thursday, May 14, 2020. This session will solely discuss COVID-19 Module for Groups and answer Group User specific questions. You will have the opportunity to join this session via ZOOM and you must register to gain access. Please note …
Thursday, May 14, 2020, 10:30-11am Our COVID-19 Workshop Series continues on Thursdays, 10:30 – 11:00 am. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) created a module within the web-based National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) reporting system for long-term care facilities (LTCFs) to enter COVID-19 data. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) mandates …
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REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED – SPACE IS LIMITED The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is hosting four live Q&A sessions on the NHSN COVID-19 Module. Sessions: If you plan to attend more than one session, you must register for each individually. May 6, 1:00pm ET: LTCFs COVID-19 Live Q&A Session Pt. 1: Module and …
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CDC is holding additional NHSN trainings on the COVID-19 Module for Long-term Care Facilities (LTCF). Please check the NHSN website before each training session to make sure that the information has not changed. COVID-19 Module for Long-term Care Facilities Enrollment Guidance When: May 4, 2020 Time: 2:00 – 3:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) …
CDC’s NHSN LTCF COVID-19 Module: CDC Holds Additional NHSN Trainings Read More »
CDC’s NHSN provides healthcare facilities, such as long term care facilities (LTCF) with a customized system to track infections and prevention process measures in a systematic way. Tracking this information allows facilities to identify problems, improve care, and determine progress toward facility and national healthcare-associated infection goals. The NHSN Long-term Care Facility Component is supporting …
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) continues to support the nation’s COVID-19 response and has released two additional data collection pathways in the COVID-19 Module found within the Patient Safety Component. In addition to the Patient Impact and Hospital Capacity Pathway, the Healthcare Worker Staffing Pathway and the …
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