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]
• 57.103 Patient Safety Component—Annual Facility Survey form January 2017 [PDF – 92K]
  • Table of Instructions for Patient Safety Component – Annual Hospital Survey 57.103 [PDF – 412K]
• 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.

• Unusual Susceptibility Profiles Alert January 2015 [PDF – 362K]
• Changing a CCN within NHSN (updated July 2015) [PDF – 290K]
• 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]