Newsletters

September 2017 NHSN Newsletter [PDF – 2 MB]
Inside this Issue – Preview of anticipated 2018 PSC Protocol Changes, reminder to review & update User Contact Information, new “Risk Adjustment Factors for FacWideIN SIR” Table, and more.

June 2017 NHSN Newsletter [PDF – 3 MB]
Inside this Issue – information regarding NHSN 8.8 beta testing, NHSN Analysis updates, new NHSN training materials, information on newly available Standardized Utilization Ratio (SUR) Reports, and more.

June 2017 NHSN Members Meeting at APIC [PDF – 3 MB]
Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology 2017 Annual Conference. NHSN topics include general NHSN updates, protocol updates, the upcoming NHSN Beta Testing, Long-term Care, CDA, Training materials, and more.

March 2017 NHSN Newsletter [PDF – 1M]
Inside this Issue – information regarding NHSN presentations at the 2017 APIC conference, CMS Quality Reporting Program Reminder, updates to the NHSN Organism List, and more.

June 2015 NHSN Members Meeting at APIC. [PDF – 3M]
Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology 2015 Annual Conference. NHSN topics include general NHSN updates, protocol updates, update on CMS rules, electronic reporting, training news, analysis updates, and more.

June 2015 NHSN Newsletter [PDF – 2M]
Inside this Issue – Reminders for 2015 reporting including CDI Test Type and RIT, update on ICD-10-PCS/CPT codes, details on the new NHSN website, tips from the NHSN Helpdesk, and more.

• December 2014 NHSN Newsletter  [PDF – 1M]

  Inside this issue – Preparing for 2015 NHSN reporting including information on new NHSN manuals and data collection forms, updated HAI surveillance definitions, CMS reporting requirements, new training resources and more.

• September 2014 NHSN Newsletter [PDF – 2M]

  Inside this issue – Data for CMS quality reporting programs due soon, new NHSN reporting to fulfill CMS quality reporting programs, HAI surveillance changes for 2015 and more.

• June 2014 NHSN Newsletter  [PDF – 1M]

  Inside this issue – Information on the new Dialysis Component, unusual susceptibility profiles alert, Antimicrobial Resistance (AR) Option, reporting for the 2014-2015 influenza season, training updates, planned NHSN HAI surveillance protocol updates for 2015 and more.

• NEW June 2014 NHSN Members Meeting at APIC [PDF – 2M]

  Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology 2014 Annual Conference. NHSN topics include Enrollment /SAMS update, protocol changes, application updates, update on CMS reporting, electronic reporting, training news and more.

• March 2014 NHSN Newsletter  [PDF – 768K]

  Inside this issue – Update on Medicare Beneficiary Number for CMS reporting, highlight of SAMS migration process, information on the new NHSN LabID Event Calculator, reminder for CMS data submission, analysis tips and more.

• December 2013 NHSN Newsletter [PDF – 1M]

  Inside this issue – Update on the 2014 CMS quality reporting rules, reminders about completing annual surveys, information on 2014 protocol changes, guidance on changing location descriptions in NHSN, and more.

• October 2013 [PDF – 699K]

  Inside this issue – Update on NHSN’s proposed use of CPT codes for SSI surveillance, information about 2014 protocol changes, announcements regarding new educational opportunities with NHSN, reminders about due dates and CMS quality reporting requirements for 2014, and more.

• June 2013 NHSN Newsletter [PDF – 611K]

  Inside this issue – Important information about influenza vaccination of healthcare personnel and the NHSN Demo application, updates on NHSN's proposed use of CPT codes for SSI surveillance and NHSN's VAE protocol, announcements about some upcoming webinars (topics are the Hospital IQR Program, MRSA/C. difficile reporting, and the Hemovigilance Module), and reminders about due dates and requirements for CMS quality reporting programs.

• June 2013 NHSN Members Meeting at APIC [PDF – 2M]

  Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology 2013 Annual Conference. Topics included Protocol changes, NHSN application enhancements, update on CMS reporting, training news and more.

• April 2013 NHSN Newsletter [PDF – 880K]

  Inside this Issue – Recent changes and updates to NHSN, a new 2013 NHSN Patient Safety Protocol Errata, information for CMS quality reporting programs, and NHSN at the annual APIC meeting in Ft. Lauderdale, FL in June.

• December 2012 NHSN Newsletter [PDF – 406K]

  Inside This Issue – Information about the Outpatient Dialysis Center Practices Survey and NHSN changes for 2013, as well as a tribute to Teresa Horan as she retires from CDC at the end of this year.

• September 2012- NHSN Newsletter [PDF – 697K]

  Inside This Issue—Information about the new module for reporting HCP Influenza Vaccination, reminders about requirements for CMS's various quality reporting programs, and updates about the Biovigilance Component of NHSN.

• September 2012- NHSN Special Edition: VAE Protocol for Adults [PDF – 406K]

  Inside This Issue—The Ventilator-Associated Event (VAE) Surveillance protocol for adults.

• June 2012 – NHSN Newsletter [PDF – 430K]

  Inside This Issue – Upcoming Changes to NHSN in Release 7.0, Biovigilance Component and more…

• March 2012 [PDF – 481K]

  Inside This Issue – NHSN Announces Updates to the Hemovigilance Module, Reminders and Tips for Participants in CMS’s Hospital IQR Program and more…

• June 2011 [PDF – 242K]

  Inside This Issue – Ensuring Your CLABSI Data Get to CMS, Conferring Rights Functionality, Medication-associated Module is Relaunched, Biovigilance Updates and more…

• March 2011 [PDF – 227K]

  Inside This Issue – Denominator Simplification Project Update, Primary vs. Secondary BSI.

• October 2010 [PDF – 376K]

  Inside This Issue – CMS Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting Program, NHSN Puroses and Confidentiality Assurance Changes, NHSN Application Updates.

• October 2010: Special Edition [PDF – 557K]

  Inside This Issue – Updated December 2010. 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 [PDF – 586K]

  Inside This Issue – Biovigilance Component Updates, Case Studies, Patient Safety Manual and Document Updates, Spotlight: CDC/DHQP Visits Facilities in Oregon and Questions and Answers.

• April 2010 [PDF – 246K]

  Inside This Issue – ARRA CDC Funding, Healthcare Personnel Safety, Prevent Infections in Hemodialysis, Hemovigilance, Questions and Answers and What is SAIC?

• December 2009 [PDF – 274K]

  Inside This Issue – Updates to ICD-9-CM, Updated High Risk Inpatient Influenza Vaccination, NHSN drops CSEP Requirement and Digital Certificate Renewals

• August 2009 NHSN Focuses on Quality Assurance [PDF – 102K]

  Inside This Issue – A Rale is Just a Rale…or is it? Can’t Generate Aggregate CAUTI Data? Case of the Missing Manual, Questions and Answers and Digital Certificate Renewals.

• May 2009 NHSN Announces New Website [PDF – 217K]

  Inside This Issue – 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 – 368K]

  Inside This Issue – NHSN Helpdesk Tips, Changing Your Email Address, Annual Facility Surveys, Reassignment of Facility Administrator

• Winter 2008 2000 Facilities Enrolled [PDF – 274K]

  Inside This Issue – Updated Operative Procedure Codes, Need help with specific event criteria?, Annual Facility Surveys, New NHSN Facility Administrator, Reminders about Digital Certificates and Implant and Transplant Definitions

• Summer 2008 NHSN Member Meeting [PDF – 95K]

  Inside This Issue – New Version of NHSN Coming Soon, NHSN Contact Information, Inactive Users, Protocol Pointers, Use ID# when requesting assistance, SHEA/CDC Epidemiology Course and NHSN Statistics – July 24, 2008.

• Spring 2008 NHSN Member Meetings [PDF – 78K]

  Inside This Issue – NHSN Member Meetings, NHSN Publications, Monthly Data Reporting Requirement, Setting the “Date Variable” option in analysis, Protocol Pointers and NHSN Statistics – March 31, 2008.

• January 2008 Revised LCBI Definition [PDF – 130K]

  Inside This Issue – 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 and Pneumonia and secondary BSI