Surveillance for Surgical Site Infection (SSI) Events

• Surgical Site Infections (SSI) Training [CBT – 60 min]
• New! SSI Surveillance and Case Studies – March 2017
  • YouTube Link [Video – 83 min]
  • Slideset[PDF – 8 MB]
• New! SSI Surveillance with Case Studies (cont’d.) – March 2017
  • YouTube Link [Video – 74 min]
  • Slideset[PDF – 8 MB]
• ICD-10 PCS and CPT Transition – January 2016 [Video – 8 min]
  • YouTube link – ICD-10 PCS and CPT Transition
  • CDC Streaming Video – ICD-10 PCS and CPT Transition
• Patient Safety Component (PSC) Annual Survey – January 2016 [Video – 6 min]
  • YouTube link – Completing the 2015 Facility Survey
  • CDC Streaming Video – Completing the 2015 Facility Survey
• New! Surgical Site Infections (SSI) Event form for PATOS – June 2017
  • YouTube Link [Video – 6 min]

Additional Training

• Introduction to Procedure-associated Module Training
• New! General NHSN Definitions for 2017 – March 2017
  • YouTube Link [Video – 54 min]
  • Slideset[PDF – 2M]
• New! Determining Healthcare Association or Present on Admission Infections and Other Rules – July 2017
  • YouTube Link [Video – 16 min]

Analysis Training

• New! Advanced Analysis: Focus on SSI – March 2017
  • YouTube Link [Video – 61 min]
  • Slideset[PDF – 3 MB]
• Data Entry and Analysis Training

Continuing Education

• Obtaining Continuing Education for NHSN Training Events

• Surgical Site Infection (SSI) Event, January 2017[PDF – 539K]
• NHSN Overview January, 2017[PDF – 74K]
• Identifying Healthcare-associated Infections (HAIs) in NHSN, January 2017[PDF – 842K]
• Patient Safety Monthly Reporting Plan, January 2017[PDF – 54K]

For full details on protocol definitions and the application of these definitions, please review the applicable protocol and Chapter 2, Identifying Healthcare-associated Infection (HAI) for NHSN Surveillance[PDF – 233 KB] in the NHSN Module.

• New! FAQs: Surgical Site Infections (SSI) April 2017[PDF – 436K]
• New! FAQs: SSI Procedure Codes April 2017[PDF – 307 KB]
• New! FAQs: Analysis April 2017[PDF – 412K]
• FAQs: Annual Survey April 2016[PDF – 250K]
• FAQs: CDA
• New! FAQs: Locations April 2017[PDF – 254K]
• New! FAQs: Miscellaneous April 2017[PDF – 265K]

• 57.120 Surgical Site Infection (SSI) January 2017[PDF – 102K]
  • Customizable form[DOCX – 47K]
  • Table of Instructions for SSI Event form 57.120[PDF – 73K]
• 57.121 Denominator for Procedure January 2017[PDF – 49K]
  • Customizable form[DOCX – 31K]
  • Table of Instructions for Denominator for Procedure form 57.121[PDF – 227K]
•   57.122 Denominator for Custom Procedure January 2016[PDF – 108K]
  • Customizable form[DOCX – 27K]
• 57.151 Patient Safety Component—Annual Facility Survey for IRF January 2017[PDF – 107K]
  • Table of instructions for Patient Safety Annual Facility Survey for IRF 57.151[PDF – 315K]
• 57.106 Patient Safety Monthly Reporting Plan form January 2017[PDF – 53K]  
  • Customizable form[DOCX – 31K]
  • Table of Instructions for Monthly Reporting Plan form 57.106[PDF – 61K]
• 57.115 HAI Custom Event form January 2017[PDF – 99K]
  • Customizable form[DOCX – 50K]
    **Not to be used for CLABSI, CAUTI, SSI, VAE, pediatric VAP, or LabID events.**
    To be used in conjunction with CDC/NHSN Surveillance Definitions for Specific Types of Infections, January 2017[PDF – 851K] NHSN Patient Safety Manual.

• How to Add a CCN to an IRF Location in NHSN April 2015[PDF – 419K]
• NHSN Key Terms, January 2017[PDF – 255K]
• CDC/NHSN Surveillance Definitions for Specific Types of Infections, January 2017[PDF – 851K]
• CDC Location Labels and Location Descriptions, January 2017[PDF – 808K]
• ICD-9 Mapping Tool for HPRO and KPRO February 2014[PDF – 192K]

  This is an update to the Mapping Tool guidance that was sent out last week for those NHSN users who are following HPRO – hip Arthroplasty and KPRO – Knee Arthroplasty in their monthly surveillance plan. We realized there is a defect in the NHSN system that will cause an error message with the mapping tool we provided. This update addresses how to work around this issue.

• Improving Risk-Adjusted Measures of Surgical Site Infection for the National Healthcare Safety Network[PDF – 527K]

• NHSN Organism List (All Organisms, Top Organisms, Common Commensals, MBI Organisms, and UTI Bacteria) January 2017[XLSX – 296K]
• Unusual Susceptibility Profiles Alert January 2015[PDF – 362K]
• Changing a CCN within NHSN (updated July 2015)[PDF – 290K]
• How to Add a CCN to an IRF Location in NHSN April 2015[PDF – 419K]
• Sample Procedure Import File[XLSX – 25K]
• How to Import Patient Safety Procedure Data, August 2017[PDF – 509 KB]

• Patient Safety Analysis Resources
• Patient Safety Analysis Quick Reference Guides
• Patient Safety Component – Variable Reference List[PDF – 3M]