NHSN Changes Coming Soon
Great news out of CDC today regarding NHSN. The COVID-19 Long-Term Care Facility (LTCF) and COVID-19 Vaccination modules will undergo changes in May. These two modules will be streamlined with several data elements being eliminated or pared down to reduce reporting burden while continuing to collect essential data. Examples include eliminating requests for vaccine manufacturer information in multiple data elements, eliminating breakdowns of test type on testing data elements, and removing data elements related to co-infections and re-infections. Data elements to be modified include those related to boosters and staffing shortages.
CDC will update forms and instructions and host training webinars at the time.
Questions?
Contact:
Laura Hofmann, MSN, RN – Director of Clinical and Nursing Facility Regulatory Services
c: 425-231-4804