Dialysis Event Surveillance

Annual Training Course

• New! Dialysis Event Surveillance Annual Training Instruction Guide pdf icon[PDF – 350 KB]
• New! Dialysis Event Surveillance Annual Training Course and Post-Assessmentexternal icon
  (Self-paced interactive multimedia instruction, now hosted in CDC Train. Click the link to register and take the course)
  • This training course and post-assessment are required annually for all users participating in Dialysis Event Surveillance
  • Review the Dialysis Event Surveillance Annual Training course material ONLY
  • Free Continuing Education Course # WB2961 pdf icon[PDF – 22 KB]
• Click here for the Dialysis Training page

Training Presentations

• Introduction to the NHSN Dialysis Event Surveillance Protocol pdf icon[PDF – 4M]
• Advanced NHSN Dialysis Event Surveillance Reporting and Introduction to NHSN Reports pdf icon[PDF – 3M]
• Introduction to the NHSN Dialysis Event Surveillance Protocol 2016  [Video – 59 minutes]
  • YouTube link – Introduction to Dialysis Event

• 2018 Dialysis Event Protocol pdf icon[PDF – 1 MB]

All Data Collection Forms are Print-only

Survey

• 57.500 Outpatient Dialysis Center Practices Survey Form January 2021 pdf icon[PDF – 250 KB]

Reporting Plan

• 57.501 Dialysis Component Monthly Reporting Plan form January 2021 pdf icon[PDF – 100 KB]
  • Customizable form word icon[DOCX – 80 KB]

Denominator Form

• 57.503 Denominators for Dialysis Event Surveillance form January 2021 pdf icon[PDF – 80 KB]
  • Customizable form word icon[DOCX – 80 KB]

Event Form

• 57.502 Dialysis Event January 2021 pdf icon[PDF – 200 KB]
  • Customizable form word icon[DOCX – 80 KB]

• NHSN Dialysis Event Surveillance & Reporting Data Quality Evaluation – Project Implementation Guide pdf icon[PDF – 187K]
  • Appendix 1 – 4 pdf icon[PDF – 848K]
• Data Quality Checklist for Group Users pdf icon[PDF – 322K]

Analysis Resources

Analysis Manual

• Dialysis Analysis Manual pdf icon[PDF – 2M]

Guides for NHSN Reports

• 3 Steps to Review NHSN Dialysis Event Surveillance Data pdf icon[PDF – 286 KB]
• How to Create and Read an NHSN Report for CMS ESRD QIP pdf icon[PDF – 272 KB]
• How to Create and Read an NHSN Report for Bloodstream Infections pdf icon[PDF – 321 KB]
• How to Create and Read an NHSN Report for Access Related Bloodstream Infections pdf icon[PDF – 310 KB]
• How to Create and Read an NHSN Report to Find 21 Day Rule Violations pdf icon[PDF – 235 KB]
• How to Create and Read an NHSN Report for Prevention Process Measures Percent Adherence pdf icon[PDF – 300 KB]
• How to Create and Read an NHSN Report for Line Listing – Dialysis Events (Detailed) pdf icon[PDF – 250 KB]
• How to Create and Read an NHSN Report for Dialysis Event BSI Run Charts pdf icon[PDF – 250 KB]

User Interface Resources

• Changing Your Email Address in NHSN: Guidance for Current NHSN Users pdf icon[PDF – 350 KB]
• CCN Effective Date Guidance for Dialysis Facilities pdf icon[PDF – 350 KB]
• How to Report Data as a Pediatric Dialysis Facility pdf icon[PDF – 250 KB]
• How to Update the Patient ID Field to Indicate Medical Record Number pdf icon[PDF – 300 KB]

Reporting Resources

• Healthcare Facility HAI Reporting Requirements to CMS via NHSN Current and Proposed Requirements pdf icon[PDF – 102 KB]
• Reporting Requirements and Deadlines in NHSN per CMS Current Rules pdf icon[PDF – 157 KB]
• FAQs about NHSN and CMS ESRD QIP Rule
• For more information about the CMS rule, go to End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Quality Incentive Program (QIP)external icon
• QIP Questions? Email CMS ESRD QIP Helpdesk at ESRDQIP@cms.hhs.gov

Additional Resources

• Bloodstream Infection (BSI) Rate Stratified by Vascular Access Type—NHSN Dialysis Event Data, 2014 pdf icon[PDF – 46 KB]
• Guide to the NHSN Dialysis Event Surveillance BSI SIR Measure pdf icon[PDF – 898 KB]

• NQF NHSN Dialysis Event Bloodstream Infection (BSI) Measure Information pdf icon[PDF – 578K]

• Dialysis Event Reporting
• NHSN and CMS ESRD QIP Rule
• Electronic Reporting to NHSN (CDA)
• NHSN Security