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
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