Surveillance for Central Line-associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSI)
Resources for NHSN Users Already Enrolled
Training
- CLABSI Surveillance October 2012
- NHSN CLABSI Surveillance [PDF - 2.54 MB] October 2012
- Introduction to Device-associated Module Training
Webinars with Case Studies
Protocols
- Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection (CLABSI) Event [PDF - 351 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
- 57.108 Primary Bloodstream Infection (BSI) Form
- 57.116 Denominators for Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Form [PDF - 42 KB] January 2013
- 57.117 Denominators for Specialty Care Area (SCA)/Oncology (ONC) Form and Instructions for Completion [PDF - 42 KB] January 2013
- 57.118 Denominators for Intensive Care Unit (ICU)/Other locations (not NICU or SCA) Form and Instructions for Completion [PDF - 40 KB] January 2013
- 57.103 Patient Safety Component—Annual Facility Survey form
- 57.106 Patient Safety Monthly Reporting Plan form
CMS Supporting Materials
- Healthcare Facility HAI Reporting Requirements to CMS via NHSN Current and Proposed Requirements [PDF - 117 KB]
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting Program
- CMS’ Hospital Compare tool
- Operational Guidance for Acute Care Hospitals to Report Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection (CLABSI) Data to CDC’s NHSN for the Purpose of Fulfilling CMS’s Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR) Requirements [PDF - 108 KB] August 2012
- How to Report No CLABSI Events for the CMS Inpatient Quality Reporting Program [PDF - 274 KB] June 2012
- Helpful Tips for CLABSI Reporting for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting Program (CMS Reporting Program) [PDF - 294 KB] September 2012
- Using the “SIR - CLAB Data for CMS IPPS” Output Option [PDF - 418 KB] September 2012.
Supporting Material
- NHSN Validation Guidance and Toolkit; Validation for 2012 Central Line-Associated Bloodstream
Infection (CLABSI) in ICUs (Chapters 1—3) [PDF - 798 KB]
- Appendix 1 Facility Self-validation Tool for CLABSI Surveillance [PDF - 96 KB]
- Appendix 2 Template Denominator Collection Methods Survey for CLABSI Surveillance [PDF -107 KB]
- Appendix 3a External Validation; Targeted Facility Selection [PDF - 353 KB]
- Appendix 3b External Validation; 5% Simple Random Sample of Facilities [PDF - 69 KB]
- Appendix 3c External Validation; Medical Record Selection [PDF - 74 KB]
- Appendix 4 Template Letter Requesting External Validation Site Visit [PDF - 67 KB]
- Appendix 5 and 5a ICU CLABSI Medical Record Abstraction Tool and Tennessee Checklists for Validation [PDF - 55 KB]
- Appendix 6 Example Template for CLABSI Audit Discrepancies Report to Facility [PDF - 82 KB]
- Appendix 7 Example Validation Follow-up Letters, With and Without Identified Problems [PDF - 87 KB]
- Appendix 8 Facility-Specific CLABSI Validation Summary and Post-Validation Analysis [PDF - 79 KB]
- Appendix 9 Rate the 2012 CLABSI Validation Guidance and Toolkit [PDF - 77 KB]
- 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
Analysis Resources
- Patient Safety Analysis Tools
- Analysis Quick Reference Guides
- Analyzing MBI-LCBI CLABSI Data [PDF - 109 KB]
- Patient Safety Component - Variable Reference List [PDF - 1.19 MB]
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