CMS Requirements
CMS Resources for NHSN Users
Operational Guidance for Acute Care Hospitals
- 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
- 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 - 108 KB] August 2012
- Operational Guidance for Reporting Surgical Site Infection Data to CDC’s NHSN for the Purpose of Fulfilling CMS’s Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR) Program Requirements [PDF - 132 KB] August 2012
- Operational Guidance for Acute Care Hospitals to Report Healthcare Personnel (HCP) Influenza Vaccination Data to CDC’s National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) for the Purpose of Fulfilling CMS’s Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR) Program Requirements for the 2012-2013 Influenza Season [PDF - 154 KB] August 2012
- 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
Operational Guidance for Long-term Acute Care Facilities
- Operational Guidance for Long Term Care Hospitals* to Report Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection (CLABSI) Data to CDC’s NHSN for the Purpose of Fulfilling CMS’s Quality Reporting Requirements [PDF - 133 KB]Sept 2012
- Operational Guidance for Long Term Care Hospitals* to Report Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI) Data to CDC’s NHSN for the Purpose of Fulfilling CMS’s Quality Reporting Requirements [PDF - 133 KB] Sept 2012
Operational Guidance for Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities
- Operational Guidance for Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities to Report Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI) Data to CDC’s NHSN for the Purpose of Fulfilling CMS’s Quality Reporting Requirements [PDF - 108 KB] August 2012
- Updating Inpatient Rehabilitation locations in NHSN [PDF - 2.79 MB] May 2012
Outpatient Dialysis Facilities
- End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Quality Initiative
- How to Create and Read an NHSN Report for CMS ERSD QIP [PDF - 379 KB ] Sept. 2012
- FAQs about NHSN and CMS ESRD QIP Rule
CMS Reporting
CLABSI (Acute Care Hospitals)
- 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.
CLABSI (Long-term Acute Care Facilities)
- Helpful Tips for CLABSI Reporting for the CMS Long-term Care Hospital Quality Reporting Program [PDF - 116 KB] April 2013
- Using the “Rate Table – CLAB Data for CMS LTCH PPS” Output Option [PDF - 156 KB] April 2013
CAUTI (Acute Care Hospitals)
- 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
CAUTI (Long-term Acute Care Facilities)
- Helpful Tips for CAUTI Reporting for the CMS Long-term Care Hospital Quality Reporting Program [PDF - 116 KB] April 2013
- Using the “Rate Table – CAUTI Data for CMS LTCH PPS” Output Option [PDF - 157 KB] April 2013
CAUTI (Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities)
- Using the “Rate Table – CAUTI Data for CMS IRF PPS” Output Option [PDF - 154 KB] April 2013
- Helpful Tips for CAUTI Reporting for Acute Care Hospital Units Designated as Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities for the CMS IRF Quality Reporting Program [PDF - 116 KB] April 2013
- Helpful Tips for CAUTI Reporting for Freestanding Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities for the CMS IRF Quality Reporting Program [PDF - 116 KB] April 2013
SSI (Acute Care Hospitals)
- How to Report No Procedure or SSI Events for the CMS Inpatient Quality Reporting Program [PDF - 182 KB] June 2012
- Helpful Tips for SSI 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- Complex 30-Day SSI Data for CMS IPPS" Output Option [PDF - 316 KB] September 2012
MRSA Bacteremia and C.difficile LabID Events (Acute Care Hospitals)
- 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
Healthcare Personnel Influenza Vaccination (Acute Care Hospitals)
- Helpful Tips for HCP Influenza Vaccination Reporting for the CMS Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting Program [PDF - 332 KB] April 2013
- Using the “Line Listing – HCP Flu Vaccination Data for CMS IPPS” Output Option [PDF - 361 KB] April 2013
FAQs
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- Operational Guidance for Acute Care Hospitals
- Outpatient Dialysis Facilities
- Operational Guidance for Long Term Acute Care Hospitals
- Operational Guidance for Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities
- CMS Reporting - CLABSI
- CMS Reporting - CAUTI
- CMS Reporting - SSI
- CMS Reporting - MRSA/CDI
- Healthcare Personnel Influenza Vaccination (Acute Care Hospitals)
- FAQs
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