National Healthcare Safety Network data submission deadline approaching
Hospitals and inpatient rehabilitation facilities participating in Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services quality reporting programs for inpatient, IRF or prospective payment system-exempt cancer hospitals must report second-quarter 2015 data for certain infection measures to the National Healthcare Safety Network by Nov. 15. Long-term care hospitals participating in the LTCH quality reporting program must report third-quarter 2015 data for certain infection measures by Nov. 15. The NHSN Helpdesk is not staffed on federal holidays or weekends, the agency notes. For guidance on submitting data, visit www.cdc.gov/nhsn/cms/index.html.
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