Newsletters and Archived Communications
December
- December 2020 LTCF Newsletter
Inside this Issue – We Appreciate You!, Long-term Care Facility Component 2020 Annual Facility Survey, 2021 NHSN LTCF Component Updates, NHSN Releases a New Long-term Care Option for Reporting Point of Care Testing Results for COVID-19, COVID-19 Data Reporting to NHSN What You Should Know, and more..
July
- July 2020 LTCF Newsletter
Inside this Issue – Welcome to NHSN’s LTCF Component!, Did You Receive a COVID-29 Noncompliance Letter from CMS?, What’s New to the LTCF COVID-19 Module?, What’s Coming…, What If My Facility is Enrolled Twice?, and more.
March
- March 2020 LTCF Newsletter
Inside this Issue – See You Next Year! 2021 NHSN LTCF Annual Facility Training, The 2019 Annual Facility Survey, What’s New in 2020, New Process for Requesting NHSN to Re-assign the Role of NHSN Facility Administrator, What’s New on the LTCF Website!, and more.
December
- December 2019 LTCF Newsletter
Inside this Issue – LTCF Component 2019 Annual Facility Survey, Upcoming Webinars, 2020 NHSN LTCF Component Updates, How to Report Healthcare Personnel Influenza Vaccination Summary Data, Enhanced Barrier Precautions: New Guidance for Nursing Homes, and more.
September
- September 2019 LTCF Newsletter
Inside this Issue – RECAP: 2019 NHSN LTCF Component Training, Low-Resolution NHSN LTCF Training Presentations, Facilitated NHSN Enrollment Opportunity for Long-term Care Users, The LTCF Dashboard is Now Available to Our NHSN Users!, Upcoming Webinars, and more.
June
- June 2019 LTCF Newsletter
Inside this Issue – Register now! 2019 NHSN LTCF Component Training, Facilitated NHSN Enrollment – New for 2019, LTCF Annual Training Hands-On Lab Sessions, Update! NHSN LTCF Interactive Infection Dashboard, Education & Training Needs Assessment, and more.
March
- March 2019 LTCF Newsletter
Inside this Issue – 2019 NHSN LTCF Component Training, The 2018 Annual Facility Survey is Due, Steps for Submitting the 2018 LTCF Annual Facility Survey, NHSN LTCF Enrollment Guide, Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training Course is Now Available, NHSN LTCF Interactive Infection Dashboard, and more.
December
- December 2018 LTCF Newsletter
Inside this Issue – Save the Date: 2019 NHSN LTCF Component Training, Long-term Care Facility Component 2018 Annual Facility Survey, Upcoming Webinars, NHSN LTCF Reporting & Surveillance Home Page , 2019 NHSN LTCF Component Updates, and more.
September
- September 2018 LTCF Newsletter
Inside this Issue – Recap: 2018 NHSN LTCF Component Training, Now Available! 2018 NHSN LTCF Training Presentations, Low-Resolution NHSN Training Presentations, Director’s Recognition Award: Training on Antibiotic Stewardship Team, Prevention Process Measures Module, LTCF Data Validation Guidance, and more.
June
- June 2018 LTCF Newsletter
Inside this Issue – Register Now! 2018 NHSN LTCF Component Annual Training, What’s New to the 2018 NHSN LTCF Annual Training Registration, Two New Resources Added to the NHSN LTCF Webpage, Check Out What’s New on the NHSN Training page! The NHSN Educational Roadmap, and more.
March
February
January
December
- December 2017 LTCF Newsletter
Inside this Issue – New NHSN Long-term Annual Training Date, NHSN Long-term Care Component Updates, Release of New 2017 Long-term Care Facility Survey, and NHSN Release Management and Issues Webpage, and more. - December 13, 2017: Coming Soon – Updates to the NHSN Training Website
September
- September 2017 LTCF Newsletter
Inside this Issue – Center for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) Final Rule Revisions for Long-term Care Facility, CDC’s Assessment of Infections and Use of Antibiotics: Project Updates, and more.
June
- June 2017 LTCF Newsletter [PDF – 2 MB]
Inside this Issue – How to Update NHSN Access When Staff Change at Your Facility, How to Add New NHSN Users, Updates to NHSN Enrollment, and How to Deactivate NHSN Users, and more. - UTI Event Reporting Technical Issue Resolved [PDF – 280 KB]
