New NHSN Reporting Requirements: Confident Your Organization Is Prepared?

“Beginning November 1, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will require hospitals and critical access hospitals (CAHs) to electronically report information, like confirmed infections and bed capacity, related to flu, COVID-19 and RSV, on a schedule specified by the Secretary of Health and Human Services” (CDC, 2024).

With Flu season in full swing and Covid cases on the rise, it is important to understand updated, mandatory reporting requirements for hospitals as well as critical access hospitals. The National Healthcare and Safety Network (NHSN) is working to prepare facilities for new reporting requirements through web-based education. Individuals who are tasked with reporting quality data into NHSN will need to be prepared to do so in coming months.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is providing the following upcoming webinars:

Reporting of Hospital Respiratory Data to NHSN – Data Submission Overview
Wednesday, September 11, 2024, from 1-2pm ET
Register: https://cdc.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_bbJez6ECRpqTvGe7mtnuGA
Reporting of Hospital Respiratory Data to NHSN – Data Submission Overview (Replay)
Thursday, September 12, 2024, from 2-3pm ET
Register: https://cdc.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_aJ3P-EdJRi6nQTRV_PlF3A
You can also click on the link below to view a pre-recorded webinar on demand:
https://www.cdc.gov/nhsn/pdfs/pscmanual/Hospital-Respiratory-Data_Webinar.pdf

Now is the time to ensure that data is being collected daily. In addition, data reports should be shared with the individual who is responsible for NHSN data reporting in your organization. Data points that should be collected include bed capacity, patients admitted and hospitalized with Covid-19, Influenza and RSV along with patient age. Additional reporting requirements such as personal protective equipment supply on hand is optional.

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References:

https://www.cdc.gov/ncird/whats-new/updated-hospital-reporting-requirements-for-respiratory-viruses.html#:~:text=Beginning%20November%201%2C%202024%2C%20the,Secretary%20of%20Health%20and%20Human

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