CMS - Acute Care Hospitals (ACH)
View operational guidance and resources for Acute Care Hospitals (ACHs) to report data to NHSN for fulfilling CMS’s Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR) Requirements.
CLABSI
- Operational Guidance for reporting CLABSI Data pdf icon[PDF – 150 KB]
- How to Report No CLABSI Events for the Hospital IQR Program, May 2015 pdf icon[PDF – 300 KB]
- Using the “SIR-CLAB Data for Hospital IQR” Report, January 2017 pdf icon[PDF – 220 KB]
CAUTI
- Operational Guidance for reporting CAUTI Data pdf icon[PDF – 150 KB]
- How to Report No CAUTI Events for the Hospital IQR Program, May 2015 pdf icon[PDF – 300 KB]
- Using the “SIR-CAUTI Data for Hospital IQR” Report, January 2017 pdf icon[PDF – 220 KB]
MRSA
- Operational Guidance for reporting FacWideIN MRSA Data pdf icon[PDF – 200 KB]
- How to Set Up NHSN Reporting for MRSA Bacteremia and C. difficile LabID Events, May 2019 pdf icon[PDF – 350 KB]
- How to Report FacWideIN Denominator data, May 2019 pdf icon[PDF – 175 KB]
- Using the “SIR – MRSA Blood FacwideIN LabID Data for Hospital IQR” Report, April 2018 pdf icon[PDF – 300 KB]
CDI
- Operational Guidance for reporting FacWideIN CDI LabID Event Data pdf icon[PDF – 200 KB]
- How to Set Up NHSN Reporting for MRSA Bacteremia and C. difficile LabID Events, May 2019 pdf icon[PDF – 350 KB]
- How to Report FacWideIN Denominator data, May 2019 pdf icon[PDF – 175 KB]
- Using the “SIR – FacWideIn CDI LabID Data for Hospital IQR” Report, January 2020 pdf icon[PDF – 350 KB]
SSI
- Operational Guidance for reporting SSI Data pdf icon[PDF – 200 KB]
- How to Report No Procedure or SSI Events for the CMS Inpatient Quality Reporting Program, February 2017 pdf icon[PDF – 250 KB]
- Using the “SIR – Complex 30-Day SSI Data for Hospital IQR” Output Option, January 2017 pdf icon[PDF – 350 KB]
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Page last reviewed: February 24, 2020