NHSN e-news ; v. 7, issue 1

NHSN Announces Updates to the Hemovigilance Module -- Reminders and Tips for Participants in CMS’s Hospital Inpatient Quality (IQR) Reporting Program -- Ensure Your Facility’s CCN is Valid in NHSN -- Calling All Facility Administrators -- Determining the Source of Fever in Patients with More Than One Potential HAI -- Methods and Sources of Data for Surgical Site Infection Surveillance -- Prostatectomy ICD-9-CM Code Change -- The Difference between CRBSI and CLABSI -- Double Check Your Surveys -- CDA Corner -- NHSN Questions & Answers.

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.

HSN Announces Updates to the Hemovigilance Module, Reminders and Tips for Participants in CMS’s Hospital IQR Program

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