Surveillance for Urinary Tract Infections
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Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI) and non-catheter-associated Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) and Other Urinary System Infection (USI)
Resources for NHSN Users Already Enrolled
Training
- CAUTI Training [CBT – 60 min]
- New! CAUTI Definition and Case studies – March 2017
- Patient Safety Component (PSC) Annual Survey January 2016 [Video – 6 min]
- Common CAUTI Questions April 2016 [Video – 10 min]
Additional Training
- Introduction to Device-associated Module Training [CBT – 60 min]
- New! General NHSN Definitions for 2017 – March 2017
- New! Determining Healthcare Association or Present on Admission Infections and Other Rules – July 2017
Analysis Training
- New! NHSN Analysis: Focus on Device-associated Data SIR for CLABSI, CAUTI, and VAE – March 2017
- Device-associated Denominator Sampling for January 2015 [Video – 7 min]
- Data Entry and Analysis Training
Continuing Education
Protocols
Frequently Asked Questions
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: Urinary Tract Infection (Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection [CAUTI] and Non-Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection [UTI]) and Other Urinary System Infection [USI]) Events April 2017 [PDF – 332K]
- 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]
Data Collection Forms
- 57.114 Urinary Tract infection (UTI) form January 2017 [PDF – 108K]
- 57.116 Denominators for Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) form January 2017 [PDF – 72K]
- 57.117 Denominators for Specialty Care Area (SCA) form January 2017 [PDF – 42K]
- 57.118 Denominators for Intensive Care Unit (ICU)/Other locations (not NICU or SCA) form January 2017 [PDF – 40K]
- 57.103 Patient Safety Component—Annual Facility Survey form January 2017 [PDF – 92K]
- 57.106 Patient Safety Monthly Reporting Plan form January 2017 [PDF – 53K]
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57.115 HAI Custom Event form January 2017 [PDF – 99K]
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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.
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Customizable form [DOCX – 50K]
CMS Supporting Materials
- Healthcare Facility HAI Reporting Requirements to CMS via NHSN Current and Proposed Requirements September 2015 [PDF – 102K]
- Reporting Requirements and Deadlines in NHSN per CMS Current Rules September 2015 [PDF – 157K]
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting Program
- CMS’ Hospital Compare tool
- Operational Guidance for Acute Care Hospitals to Report Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI) Data to CDC’s NHSN for the Purpose of Fulfilling CMS’s Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR) Requirements November 2014 [PDF – 113K]
- How to Report No CAUTI Events for the CMS Inpatient Quality Reporting Program May 2015 [PDF – 639 KB]
- Helpful Tips for CAUTI Reporting for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting Program (CMS Reporting Program) December 2014 [PDF – 28K]
- Using the “SIR-CAUTI Data for CMS IPPS” Output Option January 2017 [PDF – 210K]
- Operational Guidance for Applicable Cancer Hospitals to Report Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI) Data to CDC’s NHSN for the Purpose of Fulfilling CMS’s PPS-Exempt Cancer Hospital Quality Reporting Program Requirements November 2014 [PDF – 111K]
- Helpful Tips for CAUTI Reporting for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ PPS-Exempt Cancer Hospital Quality Reporting (PCHQR) Program September, 2013 [PDF – 115K]
- Using the “Rate Table – CAUTI Data for CMS PPS-Exempt Cancer Hospitals” Output Option July 2014 [PDF – 153K]
- Changing a CCN within NHSN (updated July 2015) [PDF – 290K]
Supporting Material
- NHSN Patient Safety Component Alerts [PDF – 1M]
- Unusual Susceptibility Profiles Alert January 2015 [PDF – 362K]
- CDC Location Labels and Location Descriptions, January 2017 [PDF – 808K]
- NHSN Key Terms, January 2017 [PDF – 255K]
- CDC/NHSN Surveillance Definitions for Specific Types of Infections, January 2017 [PDF – 851K]
- NHSN Organism List (All Organisms, Top Organisms, Common Commensals, MBI Organisms, and UTI Bacteria) January 2017 [XLSX – 296K]
- Guidance for Missing Device-associated Denominator Data [PDF – 145K]
Worksheet Generator (electronic) and Worksheets (manual)
- Healthcare–associated Infection (HAI) and Present on Admission Infection (POA) Worksheet Generator (must have JavaScript enabled)
- Worksheet for Determining Date of Event, Infection Window Period, Repeat Infection Timeframe, and Secondary BSI Attribution Period 2017 [XLSX – 18K]
- Example Worksheet for Determining Date of Event, Infection Window Period, Repeat Infection Timeframe, and Secondary BSI Attribution Period 2017 [XLSX – 21K]
Analysis Resources
- Page last reviewed: April 5, 2017
- Page last updated: August 3, 2017
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