Resource Library
NHSN Guides
- Purposes, Eligibility, Requirements and Confidentiality NHSN's purpose and participation criteria. April 2006 PDF (46 KB / 2 pages)
- NHSN Facility Administrator Enrollment Guide June 2008. PDF (970 KB / 29 pages) A step-by-step start-up guide for enrolling a facility in NHSN
- NHSN Group Administrator Guide June 2008 PDF (1.35 MB / 26 pages) A step-by-step start-up guide for forming a group in NHSN
- NHSN Rules of Behavior for Facility/Group Administrators Aug 2005 PDF (130KB / 13pages)
- User Start-up Guide
A step-by-step start-up guide for NHSN Users who are not Facility Administrators or Group Administrators June 2008 PDF (1.29MB / 24 pages) - Rules of Behavior for Users
Aug 2005 PDF (103 KB / 12 pages)
NHSN Codes and Variables
- NHSN Operative Procedure Categories
Reference list includes NHSN operative procedures, ICD-9-CM codes. Jan. 2009 PDF (83 KB / 4 pages) - ICD-9-CM codes
Includes mapping to NHSN operative procedures codes. January 2009 PDF (9.54 MB / 20 pages) - CDC Location Labels and Location Descriptions
List of CDC location labels and location descriptions. PDF (268 KB / 15 pages) - NHSN Variable List
Reference list of NHSN variable names and labels used in analysis. PDF (285 KB / 29 pages)
Patient Safety Component
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Download the complete NHSN Manual: Patient Safety Component Protocols May, 2009 PDF (3.20 MB / 205 pages)
Download the NHSN Manual: Patient Safety Protocol by section:
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Table of Contents PDF (38 KB / 2 pages) - NHSN Overview PDF (51 KB / 5 pages)
- Identifying Healthcare-associated Infections (HAIs) in NHSN PDF (84 KB / 2 pages)
- Patient Safety Monthly Reporting Plan PDF (26 KB / 1 pages)
- Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection (CLABSI) Event PDF (66 KB / 7 pages)
- Central Line Insertion Practices (CLIP)Adherence PDF (82 KB / 3pages)
- Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (VAP) Event PDF (242 KB / 12 pages)
- Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI) Event PDF (236 KB / 11 pages)
- Dialysis Event PDF (53 KB / 3 pages)
- Surgical Site Infection (SSI) Event PDF (180 KB / 13 pages)
- Post-Procedure Pneumonia (PPP) Event PDF (36 KB / 2 pages)
- Antimicrobial Use and Resistance (AUR) Option PDF (54 KB / 4 pages)
- Multidrug-resistant Organism (MDRO) and Clostridium difficile-Associated Disease (CDAD) Module Protocol PDF (413 KB/ 25 pages)
- High Risk Inpatient Influenza (HRIIV) Protocol PDF (438KB / 20 pages)
- Tables of Instructions PDF (623 KB / 49 pages)
- CDC Location Labels and Location Descriptions PDF (268 KB / 15 pages)
- NHSN Key Terms PDF (169 KB / 10 pages)
- Surveillance Definition of Healthcare-Associated Infection and Criteria for Specific Types of Infections in the Acute Care Setting PDF (1.13 MB / 28 pages)
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- Importing Patient Safety Procedure Data
NHSN allows the importation of operative procedures. This document provides the required file specifications needed in order to successfully import these data. Oct. 2008 PDF (139 KB / 8 pages) -
Overview of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Surveillance through the NHSN
Summary of the main MRSA-related metrics that can be produced by facility data reported to the NHSN through its Multidrug-Resistant Organism (MDRO) and Clostridium difficile-Associated Disease (CDAD) Module and its Device-Associated Module that may be useful in this context. PDF (97 KB / 3 pages)
Biovigilance Component
- NHSN Manual: Hemovigilance Module PDF (523 KB / 32 pages)
Guidelines and procedures for monitoring hemovigilance. March 2009. - Error processing SSI file
Feb. 2009
HIPAA
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HIPAA Privacy Rule and Public Health
The new regulations provide protection for the privacy of certain individually identifiable health data, referred to as protected health information (PHI). MMWR April 11, 2003 / 52;1-12 - The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule
Summary: The Privacy Rule expressly permits PHI to be shared for public health purposes without individual authorization PDF (87 KB/ 12 pages)
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