Surveillance for C. difficile, MRSA, and other Drug-resistant Infections
Resources for NHSN Users Already Enrolled
Training
- MRSA Bacteremia and CDI LabID Event Reporting October 2012
- MDRO and CDI Laboratory-Identified (LabID) Event Reporting - slideset [PDF - 2.63 MB] Oct. 2012.
- Prevention Process and Active Surveillance Testing Outcome Measures - Video [WMV - 3.57MB]
- Prevention Process and Active Surveillance Testing Outcome Measures - Slideset [PDF - 1.24MB] Dec 2008.
Webinars with Case Studies
Protocols
- Multidrug-Resistant Organism & Clostridium difficile Infection (MDRO/CDI) Module Protocol [PDF - 255 KB] April 2013
- Errata April 2013 [PDF - 291 KB] Protocol Corrections, Clarification, and Additions
- NHSN Overview [PDF - 89 KB] April 2013
- Identifying Healthcare-associated Infections (HAIs) in NHSN [PDF - 74 KB] April 2013
- Patient Safety Monthly Reporting Plan [PDF - 41 KB] April 2013
Data Collection Forms
- 57.128 Laboratory-identified MDRO or CDI Event [PDF - 47 KB] January 2013
- 57.126 MDRO or CDI Infection Event [PDF - 54 KB] January 2013
- 57.127 MDRO and CDI Prevention Process and Outcome Measures Monthly Reporting [PDF - 42 KB] January 2013
- 57.106 Patient Safety Monthly Reporting Plan form
- 57.103 Patient Safety Component—Annual Facility Survey form
CMS Supporting Materials
- Healthcare Facility HAI Reporting Requirements to CMS via NHSN Current and Proposed Requirements [PDF - 117 KB]
- Operational Guidance for Acute Care Hospitals to Report Facility-Wide Inpatient (FacWideIN) Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Blood Specimen (Bacteremia) Laboratory-Identified (LabID) Event Data to CDC’s NHSN for the Purpose of Fulfilling CMS’s Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR) Requirements [PDF - 126 KB] Dec. 2012
- Operational Guidance for Acute Care Hospitals to Report Facility-Wide Inpatient (FacWideIN) Clostridium difficile Infection (CDI) Laboratory-Identified (LabID) Event Data to CDC’s NHSN for the Purpose of Fulfilling CMS’s Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR) Requirements [PDF - 125 KB] Dec. 2012
- How to Set Up NHSN Reporting for Facility-Wide Inpatient MRSA Bacteremia and C. difficile LabID events for the CMS Inpatient Quality Reporting Program [PDF - 519 KB] Dec. 2012
- Helpful Tips for FacWideIn MRSA Bacteremia LabID Event Reporting for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR) Program [PDF - 117 KB] April 2013
- Helpful Tips for FacWideIn CDI LabID Event Reporting for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR) Program [PDF - 117 KB] April 2013
- Using the “SIR - MRSA Blood FacwideIn LabID Data for CMS IPPS” Output Option [PDF - 150 KB] April 2013
- Using the “SIR - FacWideIn CDI LabID Data for CMS IPPS” Output Option [PDF - 164 KB] April 2013
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting Program
- CMS’ Hospital Compare tool
Supporting Material
- MDRO/CDI Module LabID Event Specimen Source Codes [PDF - 461KB]
- CDC Location Labels and Location Descriptions [PDF - 250 KB] January 2013
- NHSN Key Terms [PDF - 418 KB] January 2013
- Surveillance Definition of Healthcare-Associated Infection and Criteria for Specific Types of Infections in the Acute Care Setting [PDF - 1.22 MB] January 2013
- NHSN Organisms Lists (All Organisms, Top Organisms, Common Commensals, MBI Organisms, & Uropathogens) [XLS - 223 KB] January 2013
- CDC Vital Signs: Making Healthcare Safer
- SHEA-IDSA Guideline Clinical Practice Guidelines for Clostridium difficile Infection in Adults: 2010 Update by SHEA and IDSA [PDF - 549KB]
Analysis Resources
- Risk Adjustment for Healthcare Facility-Onset C. difficile and MRSA Bacteremia Laboratory-identified Event Reporting in NHSN [PDF - 367 KB] March 2013 This report describes the risk modeling that CDC applied to LabID event CDI and MRSA bacteremia data submitted to NHSN, the results of which have been incorporated into the analysis options in the NHSN application.
- Patient Safety Analysis Tools
- Analysis Quick Reference Guides
- Patient Safety Component - Variable Reference List [PDF - 1.19 MB]
FAQs
New Users - Start Here
Resources to Help Prevent Infections
- Resources for Patients and Healthcare Providers
- HHS Action Plan to Prevent Healthcare-associated Infections
- Management of Multidrug-Resistant Organisms In Healthcare Settings, 2006
- Guideline for Isolation Precautions: Preventing Transmission of Infectious Agents in Healthcare Settings, 2007
- Guideline for Environmental Infection Control in Healthcare Facilities, 2003 [PDF - 1.4 MB]
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