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]

• 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]
• 57.400 Annual Facility Survey for ASCs January 2016[PDF – 154K]
  • Table of instructions for Patient Safety Annual Facility Survey for ASCs 57.400[PDF – 245K] 
• 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]

2017 Operative Procedure Code Documents

The documents listed below should be used for procedures performed in 2017.

• Update! ICD-10-PCS Procedure Code Mapping to NHSN Operative Procedure Codes[XLSX – 611K]
• Update! Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) Procedure Code Mapping to NHSN Operative Procedure Codes[XLSX – 313K]
• Additional Guidance for use with NHSN Operative Procedure Codes
  • Update! ICD-10-PCS & CPT Codes – Guidance for HPRO & KPRO Procedure Details[XLSX – 46K]
    This guidance document may be used for completing the NHSN procedure details for HPRO – hip arthroplasty and/or KPRO – Knee arthroplasty operative procedures.
  • FUSN ICD-10-PCS Codes – Guidance for Spinal Level and Approach.[XLSX – 30K]
    This supplemental guidance may be used to complete the spinal level and approach fields in the Operative Procedure Details section for FUSN procedures.
  • ICD-10 CM Diabetes Diagnostic Codes[XLSX – 15K]
    ICD-10-CM codes included in this spreadsheet are acceptable for use to answer “YES” to “Diabetes Mellitus” for completing the NHSN Operative Procedure Details.
  • ICD-10-CM/PCS Codes for ‘prior infection at hip or knee joint’ denominator form question[XLSX – 20K]
    Use ICD-10-PCS/CM diagnosis or procedure codes included in this spreadsheet to determine if patient meets criteria for ‘prior infection at index joint’.
• Document detailing changes made to the 2016 operative procedure codes
  • Update! Summary of 2016 Code Changes[XLSX – 343K]
    This document identifies changes made to the codes 2016 operative procedure codes. It should not be used for identifying NHSN operative procedures or SSI events.
• 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]
• Improving Risk-Adjusted Measures of Surgical Site Infection for the National Healthcare Safety Network[PDF – 527K]
• Sample Procedure Import File[XLSX – 25K]
• How to Import Patient Safety Procedure Data, August 2017[PDF – 509 KB]

• Patient Safety Analysis Tools
• Patient Safety Component – Variable Reference List[PDF – 3M]
• Analysis Quick Reference Guides
• Analyzing Procedure Closure Technique March 2014[PDF – 121K]

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]