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The National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) is a secure, internet-based surveillance system that integrates and expands legacy patient and healthcare personnel safety surveillance systems managed by the Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion (DHQP) at CDC. NHSN also includes a new component for hospitals to monitor adverse reactions and incidents associated with receipt of blood and blood products. Enrollment is open to all types of healthcare facilities in the United States, including acute care hospitals, long term acute care hospitals, psychiatric hospitals, rehabilitation hospitals, outpatient dialysis centers, ambulatory surgery centers, and long term care facilities. For more information, click on the topics below.
Topics
- Join NHSN
- Welcome to NHSN, CMS Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting Program Training...
- About NHSN
- Overview, Purposes, Confidentiality statement, How data are used, External Peer Review report...
- Forms
- Component-specific manuals containing data collection protocols, instructions for completing forms...
- NHSN Manuals
- Component-specific manuals containing data collection protocols, instructions for completing forms...
- Resource Library
- Guides, Component Manuals, NHSN Codes & Variables, Protocols, Metrics, Frequently Asked Questions, HIPAA...
- Enrollment Requirements
- Eligibility, Required Training, Reporting & System Requirements, Security, Begin Enrollment...
- Training
- Self-study slide sets and corresponding materials for NHSN modules...
- Patient Safety Component
- Overview of the Modules: Device-associated, Procedure-associated, MDRO/CDAD, Vaccination...
- Biovigilance Component
- Hemovigilance Module Overview, Protocol and Tables of Instructions, Frequently Asked Questions...
- Healthcare Personnel Safety Component
- Overview, Benefits of Participation, Management, Vaccination Modules...
NHSN Demo
Communication Updates
Live video streaming training sessions October 2-4, 2012
NHSN is offering live web-streaming training sessions, "Protocol, Analysis, and Reporting: Getting the Most from NHSN," being held October 2-4, 2012 from 8am-5pm ET
Long-term Care Facility Component
Dialysis Facilities
Attention!
The Healthcare Personnel Influenza Vaccination Summary reporting option is currently unavailable for use, as it is undergoing revisions related to upcoming CMS reporting requirements.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
National Healthcare Safety Network
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1600 Clifton Rd
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(800-232-4636)
TTY: (888) 232-6348 - New Hours of Operation
8am-8pm ET/Monday-Friday
Closed Holidays - nhsn@cdc.gov