Communication Updates

E-mail updates

Informational e-mails are periodically sent to the NHSN community with updates on news and developments. In an effort to keep the growing NHSN community informed, a copy of the sent e-mails are posted on this page.

June 2017

• Subject: NHSN Version 8.7 now available [PDF – 45 KB]
  Attached Document: NHSN v8.7 Release Notes [PDF – 185 KB]
• Subject: 2017 NHSN Operative Procedure Code Corrections [PDF – 150 KB]
  Attached Document: Compendium of Corrections Document [XLS – 14 KB]
• Subject: NHSN update regarding CAUTI SIRs [PDF – 29 KB]

May 2017

• Subject: Removal of the 2016 Patient Safety Manual and the 2016 NHSN Operative Procedure Codes [PDF – 56K]

April 2017

• Subject: Corrections for NHSN COLO & HYST Operative Procedure Codes [PDF – 469 KB]
• Subject: NHSN update regarding CLABSI SIRs [PDF – 96 KB]

March 2017

• Subject: 2017 NHSN Training Fact Sheet [PDF – 91K]
  Attached Document: 2017 NHSN Training Fact Sheet [PDF – 386K]

November 2016

• Subject: Posting of the 2017 Patient Safety Component Protocols and Related Documents [PDF – 128K]
  Attached Document: 2017 NHSN PSC Manual Summary of Revisions [PDF – 447K]

July 2016

• Subject: NHSN Version 8.5.4 Now Available [PDF – 17K]
  Attached document: NHSN v8.5.4 (July 2016) Release Notes [PDF – 146K]

April 2016

• Subject: New 2016 Training Materials posted to NHSN [PDF – 45K]
• Subject: HAI and POA Worksheet Generator [PDF – 40K]
  Attached document: HAI Worksheet Generator 2016 [PDF – 153K]
• Subject: 2016 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for the NHSN Patient Safety Component [PDF – 46K]
  Attached document: 2016 PSC FAQs [PDF – 99K]

February 2016

• Subject: 2016 Patient Safety Manual [PDF – 40K]

January 2016

• Subject: NHSN Version 8.5 Now Available [PDF – 39K]
  Attached document: NHSN v8.5 (January 2016) Release Notes [PDF – 644K]

December 2015

• Subject: 2016 NHSN Patient Safety Component (PSC) Manual Revisions [PDF – 21K]
  Attached document: 2016 NHSN PSC Manual Revisions [XLSX – 23K]

October 2015

• Subject: Adherence to the CDC’s Infection Definitions and Criteria is Needed to Ensure Accuracy, Completeness, and Comparability of Infection Information [PDF – 70 KB]
  Attached document: CDC and CMS Issue Joint Reminder on NHSN Reporting [PDF – 300K]

September 2015

• Subject: Updated 2016 ICD-10-PCS and CPT codes plus two new mappings [PDF – 80 KB]

July 2015

• Subject: NHSN Version 8.4 Now Available (sent July 27, 2015) [PDF – 13K]
  Attached document: NHSN v8.4 (July 2015) Release Notes [PDF – 466K]

April 2015

• Subject:  NHSN Protocol Updates Posted (sent April 3, 2015) [PDF – 109K]
  Attached document: CDC/NHSN Patient Safety Component Manual Summary of Revisions, April 2015 [PDF – 52K]

February 2015

• Subject:  NHSN Version 8.3 Now Available (sent February 3, 2015) [PDF – 25K]
  Attached document: NHSN v8.3 Release Notes [PDF – 230K]

August 2014

• Subject: NHSN Version 8.2 Now Available (sent August 4, 2014) [PDF – 25K]
  Attached document:  NHSN v8.2 Release Notes [PDF – 167K]

February 2014

• Subject:  NHSN Version 8.1 Release Notes (Sent February 3, 2014) [PDF – 28K]
  Attached document: NHSN v8.1 (January 2014) Release Notes [PDF – 555K]

January 2014

• Subject: Notice for Dialysis Event Users Regarding 2014 Dialysis Survey [PDF – 96K]

December 2013

• Subject:  January 2014 NHSN Patient Safety Component Updates (Sent 12/20/2013) [PDF – 26K]
  Attached document: NHSN Patient Safety Component (PSC) Manual Updates, January 2014 Release [PDF – 194K]

November 2013

• Subject: Updates on NHSN Surgical Site Infection (SSI) 2014 Changes [PDF – 318K]

August 2013

• Subject: NHSN Version 7.2 Release Notes [PDF – 100K]
  Attached document: NHSN v 7.2 Release Notes and Application Changes [PDF – 128K]

February 2013

• Subject:  NHSN Version 7.1 Release Notes (Sent: February 17, 2013) [PDF – 68K]
  Attached document: NHSN v7.1 (February 2013) Release Notes [PDF – 182K]

December 2012

• Subject:  New! 2013 Outpatient Dialysis Center Practices Survey (Sent 12/27/2012) [PDF – 60K]
• Subject:  January 2013 NHSN Patient Safety Component Updates (Sent 12/21/2012) [PDF – 62K]
• Subject:  Training Materials from October 2-4 Training Course Now Available (Sent 12/11/2012) [PDF – 65K]

October 2012

• Subject:  It’s October and officially time to start reporting within the Dialysis Event Module! [PDF – 76K]
• Subject: Dialysis Enrollment Process Review (Sent: October 2, 2012) [PDF – 56K]

September 2012

• Subject:  NHSN Version 7.0 Release Notes [PDF – 161K]
  Attached document: NHSN v7.0 (September 2012) Release Notes [PDF – 108K]

May 2012

• Subject:  NHSN Dialysis Event Update (Sent: May 8, 2012) [PDF – 185K]

April 2012

• Subject:  Changes to Surveillance for Urinary Tract Infections (UTI) (Sent: April 5, 2012) [PDF – 32K]
• Subject: Information about Coding of Laparoscopic Hysterectomy Procedures [PDF – 29K]
  Attached document: Total Laparoscopic Abdominal Hysterectomy and Laparoscopically Assisted Vaginal Hysterectomy [PDF – 264K] (Sent: April 2012)
•  Subject:  NHSN Version 6.6.1 Now Available! [PDF – 28K]  NHSN v6.6.1 (April 2012) Release Notes [PDF – 312K]

February 2012

• Subject:  NHSN Version 6.6 Now Available! (Sent: February 6, 2012) [PDF – 29K]
  Attached document: NHSN v6.6 Release Notes and Application Changes [PDF – 220K]

January 2012

• Subject: NHSN Updates, Including Guidance for CLABSI, CAUTI, and SSI Reporting for CMS [PDF – 37K]

October 2011

• Subject:  NHSN Version 6.5 Release (Sent: October 24, 2010) [PDF – 133K]
• Subject:  ICD-9-CM code updates Oct. 2011 [PDF – 5K]

September 2011

• Subject:  Healthcare Facility Reporting via NHSN to Comply with CMS Rules [PDF – 150K] Sent: September 27, 2011.
• Subject:  Recent Updates to SSI and CAUTI chapters of the NHSN Manual and also upcoming changes to the Denominator for Procedure and SSI forms [PDF – 80K] Sent: August 19, 2011.

July 2011

• Subject:  NHSN version 6.4.2 and a Reminder of Helpful Information Online [PDF – 587K] Sent: July 25, 2011.
• Subject:  IMPORTANT: Compliance with NHSN Reporting Requirements [PDF – 115K] Sent: July 14, 2011.

June 2011

• Subject:  NHSN Version 6.4 Now Available! Sent Monday, June 6, 2011 [PDF – 602K]

February 2011

• Subject:  Discontinuation of Requirements for Matching Antibiograms for Laboratory-Confirmed Bloodstream Infection (LCBI) Criterion 2 and 3 and for Secondary Bloodstream Infection [PDF – 62K] Sent: February 18, 2011.
• Subject:  Reconsenting Facilities; CLIP form; Table 1 of SSI Chapter [PDF – 37K] Sent: February 2, 2011.

December 2010

• Subject:  Determining Patient Days for Summary Data Collection: Observation vs. Inpatients [PDF – 44K] Sent: December 22, 2010.

June 2010

• Subject:  NHSN June 2010 Patch [PDF – 23K]
  Attachment: MDRO Updates [PDF – 58K]  Sent: June 10, 2010.

February 2010

• Subject:  New Version of NHSN [PDF – 38K] Sent: February 10, 2010.

October 2009

• Subject: NHSN 6.0 Now Available! [PDF – 161K]  Sent: October 21, 2009.

September 2009

• Subject: NHSN Healthcare Personnel Safety Component! [PDF – 15K] Sent: September 2, 2009.

May 2009

• Subject:  NHSN 4.0 Now Available! [PDF – 15K] Sent: May 7, 2009.

April 2009

• Subject:  Reporting for “ALL” Locations in MDRO/CDAD Module [PDF – 20K] Sent: April 27, 2009.
• Subject: Introducing the NEW NHSN Website! [PDF – 16K] Sent: April 08, 2009.
• Subject:  Entering MDRO OTH infections; Clarification of ABUTI criteria [PDF – 90K] Sent: April 07, 2009.

March 2009

• Subject:  Additional DA/PA/MDRO Reporting Guidance [PDF – 55K] Sent: March 25, 2009.

February 2009

• Subject: JAMA Publication: MRSA CLABSIs in US Intensive Care Units, 1997-2007 [PDF – 19K]  Sent: February 18, 2009.