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NHSN Data Entry for Long Term Care Facilities

Introduction to atom Alliance

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Multi-state alliance for powerful change composed of three nonprofit, healthcare QI consulting companies.

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Overview of NHSN Project Timeline

Project Goal: To develop a baseline for C. Difficile Infections (CDI) in Long Term Care facilities.

10 Consecutive months of NHSN data entry, March 2017 through December 2017.

Steps to Complete Each Month

Complete Monthly Reporting Plan

Complete Summary Data

If there are CDI events, enter details

for those

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Reporting Plan

Reporting Plan (cont.)

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Reporting Plan (cont.)

For C. difficile Reporting, under the “LabID Event Module” choose “CDIF – C. difficile” from the drop down menu for specific organism type.

Monthly Summary Data

*Enter the month and year in which you are entering data for.

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Monthly Summary Data (cont.)

*Total admissions, resident days and number of residents admitted on CDI treatment.

If reporting ZERO events for the month, just make sure the “reporting no events” box is checked.

Monthly Summary Data (cont.)

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Entering a CDI Event

Entering a CDI Event (cont.)

**Don’t forget to click “Save”

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Resources

Visit atom Alliance’s website for resources:http://atomalliance.org/lsscc

Included on the page:

Tracking and Reporting CDI in Nursing Homes (Webinar)

National Healthcare Safety Network Enrollment for LTC Facilities (Webinar)

Preparing your Long Term Care Facility to Report C. difficile in NHSN (Webinar)

Beyond CDI Basics Prevention Strategies: Reaching Across the Continuum of Care to Decrease CDI Events (Webinar Series)

Also, the CDC’s website has many training resources here: https://www.cdc.gov/nhsn/training/ltc/index.html

On-Demand Learning (ODL)

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Our On-Demand Learning (ODL) area on www.atomAlliance.org allows you to participate in archived events when it is most convenient.

Live events are usually posted as an ODL opportunity 10 days after the live session.

Requirements to participate?

Review the list of ODL opportunities

Click “Go”

Submit your name and other information for documentation

Click “Submit” and you’ll have access to the ODL of your choice.

Share the opportunity with your peers!

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Connect with Us Reminders

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