NHSN e-news ; v. 8, issue 4

Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library collection

Patient Safety Component -- Healthcare Personnel Safety Component -- Dialysis Component -- Long Term Care Facility (LTCF) Component -- Biovigilance Component -- General NHSN Information.

The National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) is a voluntary, secure, Internet-based surveillance system that integrates patient and healthcare personnel safety surveillance systems managed by the Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion (DHQP) at CDC.

Inside this issue - Update on the 2014 CMS quality reporting rules, reminders about completing annual surveys, information on 2014 protocol changes, guidance on changing location descriptions in NHSN, and more.