Reports

• NHSN Report 2006
  June 2007 (285KB / 12 pages)
• NNIS Report 2004
  For SSI and AUR reference (588 KB / 16 pages)

Facility Enrollment Information

• Purposes, Eligibility, Requirements and Confidentiality
  April 2006 (46KB / 2 pages)
• NHSN Facility Administrator Enrollment Guide
  March 2008 (1.23MB / 29 pages)
• NHSN Rules of Behavior for Facility Administrators
  Aug 2005 (130KB / 13pages)
• NHSN System Requirements

Group Administrator Information

• NHSN Group Administrator Guide
  March 2007 (1.3MB / 23 pages)
• NHSN Rules of Behavior for Group Administrators
  Aug 2005 (130KB / 13pages)

User Information

• NHSN User Start-up Guide
  March 2008 (1.33MB / 24 pages)
• NHSN Rules of Behavior for Users
  Aug 2005 (103KB / 12 pages)

Manual, Definitions & Methods

• Multidrug-resistant Organism (MDRO) and Clostridium difficile-Associated Disease (CDAD) Module
• NHSN Manual: Patient Safety Component Protocols
  January, 2008 (1.21 MB / 98 pages)
• CDC definitions for nosocomial infections
  2004 (140KB / 18 pages)
• Outline for HAI Surveillance
  April 2006 (52KB / 8 pages)

Data Collection Forms & Import Data

• Data Collection Forms
  PDF and Powerpoint versions of the data collection forms that can be printed and/or customized
• Importing Patient Safety Procedure Data
  Nov 2006 (139KB / 8 pages)

Codes

• ICD-9-CM Codes Operative Procedures
  Oct. 2007 (183KB / 20 pages)
• 2008 ICD-9-CM Procedure Code Changes
  Oct. 2007 (154KB / 2 pages)
• Variable Codes
  (56KB / 8 pages)
• Location Codes
  Feb 2006 (269KB / 24 pages)

Frequently Asked Questions

• About NHSN
  
• About NHSN Enrollment
  
• About NHSN Protocols
  
• About NHSN Training
  
• About NHSN Security
  
• Frequently Asked Questions About Digital Certificates
  PDF (42KB/2 pages)