2012
- March 2012 - NHSN Newsletter [PDF - 466 KB]
Inside This Issue -NHSN Announces Updates to the Hemovigilance Module, Reminders and Tips for Participants in CMS’s Hospital IQR Program and more...
2011
- December 2011 - NHSN Newsletter [PDF - 723 KB]
Inside This Issue - Updated NHSN Patient Safety Component Manual, Healthcare Facility Reporting via NHSN to Comply with CMS Rule for 2012, NHSN Alerts and more... - September 2011 - NHSN Newsletter [PDF - 158 KB]
Inside This Issue - Changes to the Group Function
CMS IPPS Reporting Requirements via NHSN
and more... - June 2011 - NHSN Newsletter [PDF - 255 KB] Updated Dec 2011
Ensuring Your CLABSI Data Get to CMS
Conferring Rights Functionality
Medication-associated Module is Relaunched
Biovigilance Updates
and more... - March 2011 - NHSN Newsletter [PDF - 673 KB] Updated Dec 2011
Denominator Simplification Project Update
Primary vs. Secondary BSI
2010
- October 2010 - NHSN Newsletter [PDF - 374 KB]
CMS Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting Program
NHSN Puroses and Confidentiality Assurance Changes
NHSN Application Updates - October 2010: Special Edition - NHSN Newsletter [PDF - 538 KB]
Your Guide to the Standardized Infection Ratio
Central Line-associated Bloodstream Infection (CLABSI) SIRs
Surgical Site Infection (SSI) SIRs
Samples of SIR Output and List of SIR Risk Factors - July 2010 - NHSN Newsletter [PDF - 587 KB]
Biovigilance Component Updates
Case Studies
Patient Safety Manual and Document Updates
Spotlight: CDC/DHQP Visits Facilities in Oregon
Questions and Answers - April 2010 - NHSN Newsletter [PDF - 247KB]
ARRA CDC Funding
Healthcare Personnel Safety
Prevent Infections in Hemodialysis
Hemovigilance
Questions and Answers
What is SAIC?
2009
- December 2009 - NHSN Newsletter [PDF - 274KB]
Updates to ICD-9-CM
Updated High Risk Inpatient Influenza Vaccination
NHSN drops CSEP Requirement
Digital Certificate Renewals - August 2009 NHSN Focuses on Quality Assurance [PDF - 113KB]
A Rale is Just a Rale…or is it?
Can’t Generate Aggregate CAUTI Data?
Case of the Missing Manual
Questions and Answers
Digital Certificate Renewals -
May 2009 NHSN Announces New Website [PDF - 218KB]
NHSN Members Meeting
Corrected UC-associated BSI Rates
Saving Keystrokes When Entering SSI Events
Need to Enroll Another Facility?
NHSN Releases Version 4.0.2.7
UTI Reminder
Questions and Answers -
Feb 2009 Sessions at the SHEA Conference [PDF - 369KB]
NHSN Helpdesk Tips
Changing Your Email Address
Annual Facility Surveys
Reassignment of Facility Administrator
2008
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Winter 2008 2000 Facilities Enrolled [PDF - 275KB]
Updated Operative Procedure Codes
Need help with specific event criteria?
Annual Facility Surveys
New NHSN Facility Administrator
Reminders about Digital Certificates
Implant and Transplant Definitions -
Summer 2008 NHSN Member Meetings [PDF - 95KB]
New Version of NHSN Coming Soon
NHSN Contact Information
Inactive Users
Protocol Pointers
Use ID# when requesting assistance
SHEA/CDC Epidemiology Course
NHSN Statistics – July 24, 2008 -
Spring 2008 NHSN Member Meetings [PDF - 78.27KB]
NHSN Member Meetings
NHSN Publications
Monthly Data Reporting Requirement
Setting the “Date Variable” option in analysis
Protocol Pointers
NHSN Statistics - March 31, 2008 -
January 2008
Revised LCBI Definition [PDF - 131KB]
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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