NHSN

NHSN Opportunities for Long-Term Care & Critical Access Hospitals

Spring 2019

Teri Hulett, RN, BSN, CIC, FAPIC

Pam Webb, RN, MPH, CIC, Infection Prevention Consultant

Leading infection prevention education across the Rocky Mountain Region

Disclosures

u NONE

Objectives

u At the end of this presentation the attendee will be able to:u Identify 2 NHSN tracking modules for long-term care facilities

u Identify resource to contact if interested in participating in NHSN

National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN)u Secure, Internet-based surveillance system to track and

analyze healthcare associated infections

u Managed by the Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion (DHQP) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

u No required reporting for long-term care or critical access facilities at this timeu Encouraged reporting through FLEX and HIIN programs

through MHA

u LTC module launched in 2012

u 2,922 Long-term Care Facilitiesu LTC NHSN Newsletters

u https://www.cdc.gov/nhsn/ltc/newsletters/index.html

Sources:https://www.cdc.gov/nhsn/pdfs/newsletters/nhsn-nl-dec18-508.pdf

https://www.cdc.gov/nhsn/pdfs/ltc/ltcf-manual-508.pdf

https://www.cdc.gov/nhsn/pdfs/ltc/ltcf-manual-508.pdf

Red circles are modules for long-term care

Black circles are modules for acute care and critical care hospitals

NHSN Modules

Long-term care NHSN Modules

u Long-term care Module

u Symptomatic Urinary Tract Infections (SUTI)

u New Antibiotic Starts for UTI Indication

u Lab ID Events for Multi-drug Resistant Organisms

u Number of admissions already on CDI treatment

u Healthcare Personnel Safety Module

u Influenza Vaccines for Healthcare Workers

Critical Access Hospital NHSN Modules

u Patient Safety Moduleu Symptomatic UTIs

u Catheter Associated & Non catheter Associated

u Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infections

u LAB ID Events

u Clostridiodes difficile

u MRSA blood cultures

u Surgical Site Infections

u Ventilator Associated Events

u Healthcare Personnel Safety Moduleu Influenza Vaccines

NHSN Enrollmentu STEP 1: Enrollment Preparation

u STEP 2: Register Facility with NHSN

u STEP 3a: Register with SAMs

u STEP 3b: Complete and Submit Identity Proofing Verification

u STEP 4: Complete NHSN Enrollment

u Annual Facility Assessment

u STEP 5: Accept “NHSN Agreement to Participate and Consent”

u STEP 6: NHSN Setup

u STEP 7: Enter Data

Source: https://www.cdc.gov/nhsn/ltc/enroll.html

Pros and Cons for NHSN Enrollment

u PROS for Using NHSN

u Automated Surveillance System

u It’s Free

u Run Reports

u Encouraged by FLEX and HIIN programs

u Be an early adopter

u CONS for Using NHSN

u Time Consuming

u Training Required

u Monthly data entry

u Takes time to enroll and receive your SAMs card

u May not have enough data for statistical comparisons

Thank you

Leading infection prevention education and training across the Rocky Mountain Region