National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN)

E-Newsletters

2008 Newsletters

  • NHSN newsletterSpring 2008
    In This Issue
    NHSN Member Meetings

    NHSN Member Meetings
    NHSN Publications
    Monthly Data Reporting Requirement
    Setting the “Date Variable option in analysis
    Protocol Pointers
    NHSN Statistics – March 31, 2008

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  • NHSN newsletterJanuary 2008
    In This Issue
    Revised LCBI Definition

    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
    Pneumonia and secondary BSI

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2007 Newsletters

  • NHSN newsletterDecember 2007
    In This Issue
    Revised LCBI Definition

    Annual Application for a New Digital Certificate
    Adding Users
    Protocol Updates
    Protocol Pointers
    CAUTI Events
    Cellulitis
    NHSN Statistics - Nov 28, 2007
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  • NHSN newsletterFall 2007
    In This Issue
    Coming Soon! NHSN Manual Revisions

    NHSN Manual Revisions
    LCBI Clarification
    Notes about Obtaining a New Digital certificate
    Adding Users
    Facility Administrators - Please Review Users
    NHSN Interactive Computerized Training Courses
    Protocol Pointers
    NHSN Statistics - October 1, 2007
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  • NHSN newsletterMay 2007
    In This Issue
    NHSN Meeting at APIC Conference in San Jose

    NHSN Meeting at APIC Conference
    Reminder: Back Up Your Digital Certificate
    How to Change an Incorrectly Mapped Location
    Protocol Pointers
    NHSN Statistics - May 2007
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  • NHSN newsletterApril 2007
    In This Issue
    NHSN Meeting at APIC Conference in San Jose

    Annual Facility Survey Requirement
    "Confer Rights to a Group" Training Archived
    Protocol Pointers
    Incorrect Mapping of Location Codes
    Update on NHSN for Mandatory Reporting of HAIs
    First Dialysis Outcomes Report Planned
    NHSN Statistics - April 2007
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  • NHSN newsletterMarch 2007
    In This Issue
    Help Messages in NHSN

    Help Messages in NHSN
    Documenting Training for New Users
    "Post-procedure" Field Changes
    MMWR Hard Copy Distribution Discontinued
    Editing/Deleting NHSN Users
    Protocol Pointers
    Analysis Reminders
    NHSN Staff Change
    NHSN Statistics - March 2007
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  • NHSN newsletterFebruary 2007
    In This Issue
    CDC Influenza Links

    CDC Influenza Links
    Thank you!
    Protocol Pointers
    New Improvements in Dialysis Incident Surveillance
    NHSN Statistics - February 2007
    NHSN Protocol Revisions
    Update on the NHSN HELP system
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  • NHSN newsletterJanuary 2007
    In This Issue
    Happy New Year Form NHSN

    2006 Certificates of Participation
    2006 Data Submission
    Web Cast Training Sessions
    NHSN Statistics - January 2007
    NHSN Protocol Clarifications
    ICD-9-CM Code Removed from NHSN CARD Category
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2006 Newsletters

  • December 2006 PDF (80 KB/5 pages)
    In This Issue NHSN Training - Analysis Training
    . Reminders about Digital Certificates
    . Changing your Email Address
    . Expansion of NHSN
    . NHSN Report - 2007
  • November 2006 PDF (78 KB/4 pages)
    In This Issue NHSN Training - Save the Dates!
    . NHSN Version 1.1 Coming Soon
    . Clean up Time! Delete Inactive Users
    . Help Messages in NHSN
  • Sept/Oct 2006 PDF (118 KB/5 pages)
    In This Issue NHSN Anniversary - October 20
    . Updated ICD-9-CM Procedure Codes
    . NHSN Manual (Patient Safety Protocol) Revisions
    . Reminder! Digital Certificate Renewal
    . Please Include Your ID!
    . NHSN Statistics
  • July/August 2006 PDF (57 KB/3 pages)
    In This Issue Renewing your Digital Certificate
    . Tips from the Trenches
      . Implants and SSIs
      . Output for All Device-Associated Infections
    . Please Include Your ID!
    . NHSN Statistics
    . Editing/Deleting Your NHSN Users
  • June 2006 PDF (47 KB/3 pages)
    In This Issue Tips from the Trenches
    . NHSN Statistics
    . Changes to BSI Criteria
    . Operations with Implants
  • May 2006 PDF (48 KB/3 pages)
    In This Issue NHSN Users Meeting Scheduled for APIC Conference in Tampa
    . NHSN Patient Safety Component Protocol Document Revised
    . NHSN Opens to Groups
    . NHSN Statistics
    . Newsletters to be Posted not Emailed
    . IT Support for Blast Emails
  • April 2006 PDF (64 KB/6 pages)
    In This Issue NHSN Users Meeting Scheduled for APIC Conference in Tampa
    . Web Conferences
    . NHSN Statistics
    . Output Options - Tips from the Trenches
    . Email Inquiries
    . Important New Clarification about Central Lines

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Date last modified: April 2, 2008
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