Beginning July 8, the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) will make multiple updates and modifications to reporting modules. NHSN users should have received an email notification from NHSN outlining the changes to the system. To help keep your reporting weeks organized at-a-glance, the Health Quality Innovation Network (HQIN) has developed a printable NHSN Weekly COVID-19 Vaccination Data Reporting sheet outlining the NHSN submission deadlines for 2021.

Modules included in the updates are: 

• Point of Care (POC) Test Reporting Tool – adding POC devices to dropdown list 
• Resident Impact and Facility Capacity Pathway – Enhancements to “Vaccination Status of Resident with a Newly Confirmed COVID-19 Viral Test Result” section 
• Ventilator Capacity and Supplies Pathway – removing this module 
• Therapeutics Pathway – adding new therapeutic and removing outdated therapeutic 
• COVID-19 Vaccination Data Modules – including user data quality alert screen 

The CDC will host a webinar to provide information about these modifications on July 8, and July 12, 2021 from 1:00 – 2:00 pm. Register for either date in advance.

NHSN Deadline Tracking & Troubleshooting Assistance from HQIN

In addition to developing this handy NHSN Weekly COVID-19 Vaccination Data Reporting sheet, HQIN has provided NHSN reporting assistance to many facilities across the state. If you would like to receive no-cost assistance, we encourage you to join the HQIN Nursing Home NHSN Reporting Group. This will enable HQIN to view your data for problem-solving and quality improvement purposes. Download How to Join the HQIN Nursing Home Reporting NHSN Group for easy instructions on how to join.

As your dedicated Quality Innovation Network-Quality Improvement Organization (QIN-QIO), HQIN is available to support you and your facility with the required COVID-19 vaccine administration reporting. If you have questions, please contact HQIN.

About the Health Quality Innovation Network

Led by Health Quality Innovators and its quality improvement partners, the Carolinas Center for Medical Excellence, KFMC Health Improvement Partners, and the Kansas Healthcare Collaborative, HQIN is the Quality Innovation Network-Quality Improvement Organization (QIN-QIO) for Kansas, Missouri, South Carolina and Virginia. To learn more visit https://www.hqin.org.