Surveillance for Urinary Tract Infections
Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI) and non-catheter-associated Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) and Other Urinary System Infection (USI)
Resources for NHSN Users Already Enrolled
- 2021 Urinary Tract Infection Protocol Change – December 2020 [Video – 14 min]
- CAUTI Training [CBT – 60 min]
- Catheter-associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI) – May 2019
- CAUTI Surveillance and Analysis Group Exercise – May 2019
- Patient Safety Component (PSC) Updates to the 2018 Annual Facility Survey – January 2019
- Common CAUTI Questions April 2016
- Patient Safety Component (PSC) Annual Survey – January 2016
Additional Training
- Introduction to Device-associated Module Training [CBT – 60 min]
- General NHSN Definitions for 2019 – May 2019
- Determining Healthcare Association or Present on Admission Infections and Other Rules – July 2017
Analysis Training
- Analyzing Device-associated HAI Data – May 2019
- Analyzing Device-associated SURs – May 2019
- Device-associated Denominator Sampling for January 2015
- Data Entry and Analysis Training
Continuing Education
For full details on protocol definitions and the application of these definitions, please review the applicable protocol and Chapter 2, Identifying Healthcare-associated Infection (HAI) for NHSN Surveillance in the NHSN Module.
All Data Collection Forms are Print-only
- 57.114 Urinary Tract infection (UTI) form July 2020 pdf icon[PDF – 150 KB]
- 57.116 Denominators for Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) form January 2020 pdf icon[PDF – 250 KB]
- 57.117 Denominators for Specialty Care Area (SCA) form January 2020 pdf icon[PDF – 80 KB]
- 57.118 Denominators for Intensive Care Unit (ICU)/Other locations (not NICU or SCA) form January 2020 pdf icon[PDF – 80 KB]
- 57.103 Patient Safety Component—Annual Facility Survey form January 2020 pdf icon[PDF – 250 KB]
- 57.106 Patient Safety Monthly Reporting Plan form January 2020 pdf icon[PDF – 80 KB]
- 57.115 HAI Custom Event form July 2020 pdf icon[PDF – 150 KB]
- Customizable form word icon[DOCX – 80 KB]
**Not to be used for CLABSI, CAUTI, SSI, VAE, pediatric VAP, or LabID events.**
To be used in conjunction with the CDC/NHSN Surveillance Definitions for Specific Types of Infections, January 2020 pdf icon[PDF – 400 KB] Chapter in the NHSN Patient Safety Manual.
- Customizable form word icon[DOCX – 80 KB]
- NHSN Location Mapping Checklist pdf icon[PDF – 663 KB]
- Healthcare Facility HAI Reporting Requirements to CMS via NHSN Current and Proposed Requirements January 2019 pdf icon[PDF – 102K]
- Reporting Requirements and Deadlines in NHSN per CMS Current Rules August 2019 pdf icon[PDF – 157K]
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting Programexternal icon
- CMS’ Hospital Compare toolexternal icon
- Operational Guidance for Acute Care Hospitals to Report Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI) Data to CDC’s NHSN for the Purpose of Fulfilling CMS’s Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR) Requirements November 2019 pdf icon[PDF – 113K]
- How to Report No CAUTI Events for the CMS Inpatient Quality Reporting Program May 2015 pdf icon[PDF – 639 KB]
- Helpful Tips for CAUTI Reporting for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting Program (CMS Reporting Program) December 2014 pdf icon[PDF – 28K]
- Using the “SIR-CAUTI Data for Hospital IQR” Output Option January 2017 pdf icon[PDF – 210K]
- Operational Guidance for Applicable Cancer Hospitals to Report Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI) Data to CDC’s NHSN for the Purpose of Fulfilling CMS’s PPS-Exempt Cancer Hospital Quality Reporting Program Requirements November 2019 pdf icon[PDF – 111K]
- Helpful Tips for CAUTI Reporting for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ PPS-Exempt Cancer Hospital Quality Reporting (PCHQR) Program September, 2013 pdf icon[PDF – 115K]
- Using the “Rate Table – CAUTI Data for CMS PPS-Exempt Cancer Hospitals” Output Option July 2014 pdf icon[PDF – 153K]
- Changing a CCN within NHSN – July 2020 pdf icon[PDF – 350K]
- NHSN Guide to Mapping COVID-19 Locations pdf icon[PDF – 200 KB]
- NHSN Patient Safety Component Alerts pdf icon[PDF – 1 MB]
- Unusual Susceptibility Profiles Alert – January 2021 pdf icon[PDF – 650 KB]
- CDC Location Labels and Location Descriptions, January 2021 pdf icon[PDF – 1 MB]
- NHSN Key Terms, January 2021 pdf icon[PDF – 150 KB]
- CDC/NHSN Surveillance Definitions for Specific Types of Infections, January 2021 pdf icon[PDF – 1 MB]
- NHSN Organism List (All Organisms, Common Commensals, MBI Organisms, and UTI Bacteria) January 2021 excel icon[XLSX – 296 KB]
- Guidance for Missing Device-associated Denominator Data pdf icon[PDF – 145 KB]
- Mapping an HOPD in NHSN, October 2020 pdf icon[PDF – 400 KB]
- Healthcare–associated Infection (HAI) and Present on Admission Infection (POA) Worksheet Generator (must have JavaScript enabled)
- Worksheet for Determining Date of Event, Infection Window Period, Repeat Infection Timeframe, and Secondary BSI Attribution Period 2017 excel icon[XLSX – 18K]
- Example Worksheet for Determining Date of Event, Infection Window Period, Repeat Infection Timeframe, and Secondary BSI Attribution Period 2017 excel icon[XLSX – 21K]
Page last reviewed: December 2, 2020