Surveillance for Urinary Tract Infections
Resources for NHSN Users Already Enrolled
Training
- HAI Definition and CAUTI Surveillance Training October 2012
- HAI Definition and CAUTI Surveillance Training [PDF - 1.5 MB] Slide set October 2012
- Introduction to Device-associated Module Training
Webinars with Case Studies
Protocols
- Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI) Event [PDF - 243 KB] April 2013
- Protocol Updates July 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
- 57.114 Urinary Tract infection (UTI) form [PDF - 86 KB] January 2013
- 57.116 Denominators for Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) form [PDF - 84 KB] January 2013
- 57.117 Denominators for Specialty Care Area (SCA) form [PDF - 86 KB] January 2013
- 57.118 Denominators for Intensive Care Unit (ICU)/Other locations (not NICU or SCA) form [PDF - 89 KB] January 2013
- 57.103 Patient Safety Component—Annual Facility Survey form [PDF - 68 KB] January 2013
- 57.106 Patient Safety Monthly Reporting Plan form [PDF - 50 KB] January 2013
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 Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI) Data to CDC’s NHSN for the Purpose of Fulfilling CMS’s Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR) Requirements [PDF - 153 KB] August 2012
- How to Report No CAUTI Events for the CMS Inpatient Quality Reporting Program [PDF - 274 KB] June 2012
- Helpful Tips for CAUTI 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-CAUTI Data for CMS IPPS" Output Option [PDF - 380 KB] September 2012
Supporting Materials
- 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
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